It`s easy for most of us to sit here and throw rocks in the direction of NTR and the respective Governmental agencies involved.
However,I do believe that the general public still do not realize the extent of the Dubious Practices which led up to the West Link operating contract.
This little mutually beneficial scenario did not just simply pop up in some civil servants otherwise vacant brain some sunny day in the early 70`s.
No Sir.....The entire process which led to the West Link contract (and the equally important though less sexy East Link Bridge) remains the result of meticulous planning and ground preparation by a very small group of senior Political Figures and Civic Administrators.
Most of those involved have since become Household Names and their dubious methods of conducting their Financial afairs are now well documented thanks to the Judicial Tribunal route.
My point is that the PRESENT State Mechanism,operating on behalf of the Citizenry, should really be seeking to repudiate any such Public Contracts which appear to have been drawn up to offer benefits to any of the parties which are beyond the reasonable norms.
The West Link Operating Contract is but one of these contracts.
Senator Ross is a very well regarded financial minded politician and I feel certain he has enough detail to blow holes through the present NTR beneficial agreement with the Irish State.
The problem is,however, that the entire NTR business is but the tip of a very deep iceberg indeed.
There is real fear in certain circles that any thread pulling in relation to this particular Contract could well result in many current Emperor`s wandering abroad without a stitch....
Go Shane,Go !!