On thin ice

AS Enid O’Dowd says (‘Why ice victims are getting a bad break from the Government — twice’, Letters, January 16), the Government in its wisdom prioritised the artists’ tax exemption for a “needy” pensioner for a ghostwritten book over the needs of ice victims having to pay privately for physio sessions.

The figure quoted for the advance this needy pensioner received is €100,000.

As the needy pensioner has a Dáil salary of more than €100,000, his Taoiseach’s pension and other earnings, he is clearly on the top rate of tax (41%) and will save €41,000 in income tax from the Government’s largesse.