Madam, - So the census says over half of us live in Leinster! If Ireland were afloat, already more than half of our population would be under the Irish Sea! Dublin commuter area traffic is at "ass 'n' cart" pace and half of our Mayo graduates have to go to Dublin for their first jobs.
Is it not time, then, to end all State aid to new industry and enterprises in the Dublin commuter belt and use it in the BMW region? This would do wonders for ultra-deprived areas such as Mayo, and be in line with Government policy on balanced regional development. - Yours, etc.,
Dr JERRY COWLEY, TD, Mulranny, Co Mayo.