Driven to distraction: a conspiracy theory

IS there not something curious about the way in which the driving licence law was introduced? It was rushed in to operate with only a few days’ notice.

Most peculiar of all, it must have been known that it was half-baked and bound to cause massive controversy. Herein lies the clue.

The Government knew the salary hike problem was about to be publicised and it was a question of how best to minimise reaction.

The bank holiday weekend has been used for such nefarious purposes before, so why not now?

However, some minister, possibly of a Green persuasion, felt this would be too devious and argued they should come clean.

Then up steps the Department of Transport with the half-finished driving licence scheme which, on the surface, ticked most of the right boxes and provided the perfect smokescreen at the right time.

Everybody fell for it. It was a cunning ploy that dominated media coverage and debate virtually to the exclusion of the obscene salary hikes. It looks as if the Sultan of Brunei is the only leader ahead of our Taoiseach in the salary stakes. That is if the residence in Drumcondra is left out of the equation.

Ted O’Keeffe

90 Sandford Road

Ranelagh

Dublin 6