Taking a Serious Approach to Jobs

Farmleigh, think tanks, special task forces , you get the picture. All these big ideas, come from gatherings of people who have already made it-and their money IN THE PAST. When these 'committees' are established, how many people need jobs or have an element of an idea in their head are invited(apologies to Paddy Cosgrove)? If we want to start something, it will have to be small;why not start/invest/support a Dublin//Cork/Galway Internatioanl Fashion Week? I'm not thinking of something that is for people with vulgar amounts of gold jewellery to be 'seen ' at; I'm thinking of one where young fashion designers,students(we have excellent colleges in case you didn't know,as well as extremely creative designers) where they are supported by the wheels of industry that sit around the aforementioned 'summits' - the press,the broadcasters,Failte Ireland/Tourism Ireland and instead of wasting money on people who will,dependent on disposable income, arrive at our shores anyhow. It may be small, it may not be the sexy big bang, but when you have eat an elephant of national debt, the best way is to do it in small bites.