Madam, – Three of our constituencies have managed perfectly well for over a year with one fewer TD than their allotted complement. Surely this is an indication, if one were needed, that we could slim down the whole Dáil on a similar basis. Think of the savings in “walking around” money, travel expenses, allowances for turning up to work, etc. Why, we mightn’t need a budget at all! – Yours, etc,