GUNTER the German saved his money and lodged it with his German bank and pension fund.

IF we had dug up all the fertile soil on the earth, or if we had poisoned every last drop of fresh water, or if our sun threatened to not rise, then and only then would we have real debts.

GIVEN the present cost over-runs in the health service, paying unqualified people 80% of a full wage where everything they do has to be overseen by a qualified person anyway is a massive cost duplication.

THE issue of child protection and welfare has been glaringly absent throughout this 2011 general election campaign but the ISPCC has been unyielding in our insistence that parties and candidates be clear about their strategy for government with particular regard to children.

I WAS appalled to learn about Fine Gael’s plan to possibly abolish compulsory Irish from the Leaving Certificate curriculum.

THERE has been much criticism of Fine Gael’s policy on the Irish language.

COVERAGE of teacher-TDs and their double pensions is just another example of one rule for our politicians and a different rule for “ordinary” people.

I WONDER if I might offer a sincere apology to all the general practitioners of Ireland to whom I caused such offence with my media comments last week, including on the pages of this paper.

I NOTICE that the Cork Christian radio station Life FM Cork (93.1 FM) broadcasts a regular slot from an American creationist who invariably makes a point of rejecting scientific evidence for biological evolution and for cosmic evolution.

IN a recent letter, voters in Cork South Central were condemned by the writer for retaining their vote for Fianna Fáil.