Minister for Finance wants me to start spending in order to boost the economy.

YOUR two page special investigation (Keeping the Faith, June 24) continues to roll out the 40-year myth which should never have happened.

PLEASE thank Steven King for his recent article (Opinion, June 22).

I THOUGHT I heard some arrogant things said on TV over the last number of years but I think two of the panel members on the recent Vincent Browne TV show must now receive the prize trophy for arrogance.

UNLIKE Anna Kingston (Letters, June 25) I fully support Deputy Joanna Tuffy in her opposition to the proposed gender quotas legislation.

AS Leo Varadkar “cannot do anything” about “legitimate” pay rises for state company CEOs, one wonders why we need ministers at all.

THE latest spat between those in high places in receipt of large bonuses and the Government surely highlights two glaring problems in this country.

VERY soon we will know who the candidates for the office of Presidency will be, and just as soon as they are known, they will be interviewed ad nauseum about their credentials, what they can bring to the office, what they propose to do for the term, and why they want the job.

CURRENTLY there is an employer’s market in operation with respect to hiring procedures in local restaurants and bars throughout Co Cork.

I FIND myself reading the views of Deputy Joanna Tuffy with nothing short of amazement (Letters, June 22).