Judging by the ability of governments and civil servants to negotiate in the past, be it the OPW, or Co. Councils, or indeed Minsiters, you can be sure that this developer is getting a better deal than the state.
Fair play to him. I've gone past caring about these people who profit from state incompetence. The more it happens the quicker the day will come when we tackle it. As a country a couple of swift kicks to the nuts might be just what we need to get our house in order. My only worry is we'll end up with some 10 year Tribunals to sift through all the dealings at great expense.
At least we've got Michael Noonan and John McGuiness (Only FF TD I respect). on the case.
-Rd