World Economic Forum Davos - Give it a miss

Is next month’s annual billionaire’s gala also known as the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in the Taoiseach’s diary? If it is, should he ask himself if his journey is really necessary?

Our Government’s delegation last year comprised the Taoiseach and the finance minister, plus no fewer than six servants to carry their bags and very important folders, and the tab picked up by the State was a few cent south of €19,000 in travel and hotel costs.