World Economic Forum

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 January 2023

Tuesday, 31 January 2023

Ceisteanna (42, 43)

Bernard Durkan

Ceist:

42. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the recent meeting at Davos, with particular reference to future trends in global trade. [3327/23]

Freagraí scríofa

The Taoiseach

At last week’s Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, I had a wide range of engagements including an IDA Ireland reception; bilateral meetings with a number of international business including representatives of Intel, Amazon Web Services and Meta. These meetings were an opportunity for company executives to update me on progress with their operations in Ireland, and their future development plans, including in the current context of global job cuts across the industry.

I met with political leaders, including the President of Moldova; the leader of the opposition of Belarus; the Administrator of USAID, Samantha Power; leader of the UK Labour Party, Keir Starmer; a foreign policy-focused lunch hosted by the Washington Post; a panel discussion on Widening Europe’s Horizons, with fellow panellists Serbian President, Aleksandar Vuèiã, Albanian Prime Minister, Edi Rama, and European Parliament President, Roberta Metsola; and a dinner hosted by World Economic Forum President, Børge Brende. I also had a number of media engagements.

Ivana Bacik

Ceist:

43. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the World Economic Forum in Davos. [3341/23]

The Taoiseach

At last week’s Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, I had a wide range of engagements including an IDA Ireland reception; bilateral meetings with a number of international business and political leaders including representatives of Intel, Amazon Web Services and Meta; the President of Moldova; the leader of the opposition of Belarus; the Administrator of USAID, Samantha Power; leader of the UK Labour Party, Keir Starmer; a foreign policy-focused lunch hosted by the Washington Post; a panel discussion on Widening Europe’s Horizons, with fellow panellists Serbian President, Aleksandar Vuèiã, Albanian Prime Minister, Edi Rama, and European Parliament President, Roberta Metsola; and a dinner hosted by World Economic Forum President, Børge Brende. I also had a number of media engagements.

Questions Nos. 44 to 62, inclusive, resubmitted.

Questions Nos. 63 to 69, inclusive, answered orally.