The Taoiseach will be aware that during the Davos summit remarks were noted by the co-chair of the World Economic Forum that Dublin could be a potential future location for a World Economic Forum event. I raised this as a Topical Issue and the Minister of State, Deputy Dillon, gave the reply of behalf of the Government and made clear that if the World Economic Forum contacted the Government that some kind of event could perhaps be hosted in the context of the EU Presidency. There was reporting in The Irish Times that contact had been already made with the Government and there is the prospect of an event taking place in Dublin. Has the Taoiseach or anyone in his Department had contact with the World Economic Forum? Is there a prospect that Dublin could host a World Economic Forum event perhaps during the EU Presidency?

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