The Irish Sea is one of the most nuclear polluted, because of the number of nuclear power stations and facilities on its English, Welsh and Scottish coastlines, and because its partial enclosure leads to a build-up of pollutants.

Listening to our Minister for Health recently, I was reminded of that little boy we all knew at school ‘Please, sir, it wasn’t me sir, it was Murphy’.

The moment of truth has arrived for this Government, particularly for Labour.

Recent events surrounding Garda involvement in two cases of children who were taken on the basis of conjecture from their homes into care, are reminiscent of the darkest days of European history.

How much longer can we, the plain people, put up with continued attacks on equality in Ireland?

There is an increasing acceptance that Budget 2014 was not fully costed by the Department of Finance and the focus is on cuts to health.

Following another week of Government spin about growth in our economy, truth tells a different tale.

I’m concerned about the terminology used in media coverage of human trafficking.

The Programme for Government states “we will abolish the position of county manager and replace it with that of chief executive, with a limited range of executive functions.”

I refer to your report titled ”Government urged to reaffirm commitment to mental health” (Irish Examiner, Oct 23) in which Minister with Responsibility for Mental Health, Kathleen Lynch, states that the €15m dropped from the mental health budget of €35m specifically set aside and ringfenced in 2014 to populate and enhance the roll-out of a community mental health service, will be restored in 2015.