Add and subtract

A chara, – Further to "Schools 'in the dark' on whether new public holiday will shorten school year" (News, February 11th), only the Department of Education would see nothing wrong in: (a) hesitation before subtracting one from 183, a primary school-level problem; (b) reluctance at confirming when the answer to this sum will be available; (c) pausing before giving teachers a public holiday.

Another case of where it is easier to make things difficult and harder to make things simple. – Is mise,

DERMOT O’ROURKE,

Lucan, Co Dublin.

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Sir, – Is it my imagination or is the entire Cabinet now running the country using an iterating algorithm combining gaffes, faux pas and mess-ups?

It’s no wonder nobody knows what’s going on. – Yours, etc,

LIAM POWER,

Dundalk,

Co Louth.