Minister in well reasoned and logical decision shocker

// February 23rd, 2009 // 4 Comments » // asgard ii, willie O'dea

So minister for defence Willie O’Dea says we’re not raising the Asgard II and on the balance of the evidence presented it seems like the right decision. The cost is not certain but would be a minimum of €2 million, nor is the outcome certain as it might not be successful and the ship might not be repairable. The alternartive of a new ship should be more seaworthy and in addition more accessible for those people with disablities who might wish to partake. I’d personally like the notion of a wooden ship but i’d like to live in a castle too but I’m not so foolish as to run out and buy one for the sake of it. It is regretable that the ship is lost to us but it was lost when it sank not when this decision was made.

This decision is based on numbers and facts put in the public domain by the minister and likely outcomes and benefits and so on. It’s just a pity we can’t do the same for big ticket items like the Metro.