I read the letter of Jerry Buttimer TD (June 14) with amusement and interest.

Mary Regan says Sinn Féin has few answers to the country’s problems, and she is dismissive of our call for a wealth tax (Irish Examiner, Apr 15).

The huge oil field off Kinsale will be worthless to the Irish economy unless our over-generous fiscal regime is altered.

CIT Economics Lecturer Tom O’Connor believes the IMF/EU deal “should be cast aside”.