Why no elected mayor outside Pale?

Sir, – Phil Hogan proposes to ask the people of Dublin whether or not they want a directly elected mayor (Home News, June 17th). Why are none of the inhabitants in the other cities asked whether or not they want directly-elected mayors?

Or better yet, why not ask the people living outside the cities if they would prefer to elect their chief executive rather than have the Dublin-based Department of Local Government appoint one for people living up to 200 kilometres away?

Is it that only the “enlightened” people living in the Pale can be trusted to elect their own regional leaders? – Yours, etc,

TOMÁS M CREAMER,

Aughnasheelin,

Ballinamore,

Co Leitrim.