National Treasures - The Future For Irish State Assets?

"Wage cuts and price deflation have restored Irish competitiveness. In contrast to Greece and Portugal, its fellow occupants of the eurozone's intensive care unit, Ireland's current account deficit is moving into a surplus. The rebound is explained partly by the multinational companies, chiefly US-owned, that use Ireland as a European base. But Irish policymakers have played their part, too."
(Financial Times Editorial 2 September 2011)

One part of the Government's recovery policy is the commercialisation of State assets. As required by the terms of its agreement with the European Central Bank, the European Commission and the International Monetary Fund (colloquially known as the "Troika"), the Irish Government has conducted a study designed to evaluate commercialisation opportunities in relation to State-owned assets and State-owned companies. The Report of the Review Group on State Assets and Liabilities was published in April this year. This report is popularly