I take grave objection to the description of the Palestinian people put forward by Desmond Fitzgerald (Letters, October 2).

Social housing must be priority of the next Government.

With Lucinda Creighton’s new flat rate tax of 23% people on the minimum wage will be worse off! (Irish Examiner, October 6). For years people in this category have been struggling with paying bills, property tax and water charges.

Finally the word is out on the damage caused by the flood waters of the Lee back in 2009. In the interim, thousands of Corkonians have watched the film, River Runner, which gives a cinematic, detailed account of the true story of our ancient and well-loved river.

The Building Control Act 1990 was introduced almost a quarter of a century ago. The act was introduced to establish our building control authorities and for the Minister of the Environment to draw up building regulations.