Agreed,
As The Real Slim Shady said above the Revenue in every country are trying to get every penny they can.
So why would the Irish be any different. Rock the contractor boat and they gain a few hundred grand in tax from the pilots but they loose the Ryanair corporation tax and probably even MOL's own €14million a year income tax payment. You can't blame them for what they are doing.
It is possible for the gravy train to still roll for contractors but not it they are stuck with the McNamaras who are less concerned with their relationship with the pilot as they are with their relationship with BRK. Given that the accountant has a duty of care to the pilot and not to BRK there must be a very fine line that the accountants are walking.