DOGE has kicked into gear U.S., while Ireland dawdles through Christmas and into the New Year in zone holidays/remote. Thankfully Dan O’Brien, Economist, seems to be taking the “Elon/Vivek” mode for Drain the Swamp in US. See Social Protection Expenditure in Ireland 2024. €64.5 billion was spent on Ireland’s welfare state last year, equivalent €12,000 per person, according to today’s