HSE’s waiting lists for child assessments
After waiting over five years for support, we received a letter from the HSE on a Friday telling us to reply by Monday or the assessment application will not proceed
Letters
Letters to the Editor, January 11th: On the climate crisis and energy policy, and health sector management
Energy policy based on science, in the best interests of society as a whole, starts by assessing all available options objectively
The Seanad is not intended to be a second Dáil
In any Seanad reform, the primacy of the Dáil would have to be at the forefront of considerations
Letters to the Editor, January 10th: on Ireland, Israel and the ICJ genocide case, and the National Women’s Council
Does widening the definition of genocide risk making it so broad as to void it of any particular meaning?
Rowing back on flexible work options
A real opportunity to modernise the Irish workplace has been missed
Letters to the Editor, January 9th: on social media and fact-checking, and filling Seanad vacancies
How can we reclaim control of the flow of information, and build systems that serve people rather than profit?
Time for a national clinical programme for chronic kidney disease
Action is required to tackle this silent epidemic
Letters to the Editor, January 8th: On making the world a better place, and the flu season and medical staffing
An opportunity to renew our moral, political, and economic standing internationally
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Technology and anxiety
Each generation believes that its problems are unique, but we have always blamed technology for our anxiety
Letters to the Editor, January 7th: On blaming citizens for planning delays, and the Occupied Territories Bill
We have a system of wild-west planning, where nobody knows what to expect on any given site
Irish exemptions at second level
How many of the exempted students are studying other second languages?
Letters to the Editor, January 6th: On ill-judged changes to the Leaving Cert, and soccer chants and society
Affluent examinees will have even greater advantages sitting the Leaving Certificate than they do now
Letters to the Editor, January 4th: On the teacher supply crisis, and Dublin’s ‘holistic blueprint’
It is essential to have appropriately qualified personnel in every classroom
Letters to the Editor, January 3rd: On lessons from the 1980s, and reforming the Seanad
The workforce and the populace in this country owe a great deal to the trade union movement
Letters to the Editor, January 2nd: On climate action and agriculture, and standards in rental property
The stark reality is that current climate action measures are insufficient
New Year customs
Our homes were thoroughly cleaned, symbolically sweeping away the old year’s misfortunes
Letters to the Editor, January 1st: On Trump and an unstable world, and immigration figures
Centrist parties and politicians are ignoring economic grievances and concerns over migration
Letters to the Editor, December 31st: On neglecting our National Archives, bylaws and homelessness, and reforming the Seanad
The superb staff of the National Archives need the independence to make their own decisions on policy, budget and hiring
Letters to the Editor, December 30th: On Dublin’s on-street soup kitchens, and Maud Gonne’s legacy
Feeding vulnerable people on the street is not a dignified solution to their needs
Letters to the Editor, December 28th: On the Occupied Territories Bill, and subsidising private education
Ireland should not permit itself to be restricted by the EU’s immoral indifference
Letter to the Editor, December 27th: On investing in the Naval Service, and Ireland’s international aid obligations
The remuneration model offered by the Naval Service does not match what is available in the merchant navy