In relation to the recent issue regarding Dáil attire, if Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Luke Ming Flanagan were somehow projected back in time to appear before the wise King Solomon, whereupon he asked them questions about their clothing — such as comfort, use of each item of clothing, energy used in preparing the clothes for wear, cost of their clothing, durability and so on — I would think that the wise King Solomon would conclude that Luke Flanagan is a more practical and sensible fellow than our Taoiseach Enda Kenny.

FINANCE Minister Michael Noonan recently referred to economists as “financial engineers”. This is a slight on engineers who base their craft on sound scientific modelling.