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Gender imbalance

FOLLOWING the recent announcement that gender discrimination against male candidates is to be encouraged for political party selections for future elections, will we, this week, see another sexist practice: the list of Oireachtas committees, including one that covers women’s issues with no equivalent for men, as has happened in the past?

State pensioners spared budget cuts

Some teachers in the ‘overpaid’ ranks?

Aptitude test

I BELIEVE the system for college entry would be improved if everyone sat a common set of aptitude tests.

Mon, 31 Aug, 2009

Uniformity for aptitude tests

I BELIEVE the system for college entry would be improved if everyone sat a common set of aptitude tests.

Mon, 24 Aug, 2009

Bonus maths

WE hear yet again of the low percentage of Leaving Cert students taking honours maths (May 29).

Tue, 09 Jun, 2009

In the balance

I HOPE that whoever takes over from Niall Crowley as CEO of the Equality Authority will ensure it takes a more balanced view in relation to gender rather than being some sort of feminist stronghold.

Wed, 17 Dec, 2008

Healthcare crisis

BILLY WALSH says "any decent democratic state should cherish all of its citizens regardless of age or health status" (Letters, November 4).

Mon, 10 Nov, 2008

Formula to reverse decline of maths

IN his letter (October 7), Tony Proctor suggests religious influence in Irish schools may be the reason why there are problems with levels of mathematical attainment here.

Tue, 14 Oct, 2008

Drugs payment scheme compares favourably

IN his letter (October 1), Peadar Ó Laoire complains that the Drugs Payment Scheme monthly maximum fee may rise to €105 in the upcoming budget and contrasts this with the situation in the North where the prescription fee is to be scrapped.

Wed, 08 Oct, 2008

Men in their own right

LABOUR Women chair Sinéad Ní Chulacháin, tell us that “the Labour party supports linking political State funding with better gender balance (Letters, February 23).

Mon, 03 Mar, 2008

Holding the balance

JA BARNWELL (Irish Examiner letters, June 29) tells us that the “cornerstone of its (Amnesty International’s) credibility is consistency... no exceptions.”

Wed, 06 Jul, 2005