Sir, – Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn (Elaine Edwards, Home News, September 6th) states he will respect whatever decision teachers make in their ballots on the Haddington Road proposals in the coming week. Given that the Minister is part of a Government which has already imposed pay cuts and increment freezes on teachers from July 1st, 2013 under emergency legislation, his statement means very little. I believe this legislation is a form of bullying. The best way to deal with bullies is to stand up to them. – Yours, etc,
PHILIP IRWIN,
Woodstock Park,
Knocklyon, Dublin 16.