Further to Noel Baker’s report (‘Delays put children at significant risk: HIQA’, Nov 16, 2013), it is vital to note the HIQA report identifies a lack of resources as a central and significant problem that causes delays and limits services.

As someone who has recent experience fighting to get (and then fighting to keep) a discretionary medical card for a very sick family member, I found the letter from Paul Connors, National Director of Communications HSE (Letters, Nov 16), quite disingenuous.

The discovery in Munich of artefacts stolen by the Nazis has prompted examination of the origins of exotic items in our museums in Ireland.

I was incensed to read that tenants of local authority houses, or councillors on their behalf, are objecting to a rent increase of maybe €100 per annum. It is to cover, or partly cover, the local authority’s Local Property Tax (LPT) liability.

I read the article by Dr Daniel McCarthy (Feelgood, Nov 8) with utter astonishment and alarm. While Dr McCarthy may be a lecturer in human nutrition, and in his opinion adding hexafluorosilicic acid to drinking water supplies in order to increase the fluoride concentration of water is safe, the scientific facts demonstrate otherwise.

Every so often, letters appear in the papers about the Irish Government’s contributions to overseas aid.

It seems to me there is one way to prevent fraudulent credit card transactions, such as from those whose data was stolen recently.

The Dáil is currently examining an amended FoI Bill, which will in practice greatly increase FoI charges, and bring Ireland even more out of line with international best practice in this important area.

The Federation of Irish Salmon and Sea Trout Anglers (FISSTA) has protested and lodged complaints to both Inland Fisheries Ireland and Mayo County Council at the damming of a river on Clare Island.

Why are students always advised to be careful in dealing with landlords? I wonder why it always seems to be the landlords that tenants are advised to be careful in dealing with, and never the other way around.