The fact that we are having this 'discussion' sort of says it all. The relevant authorities have been very careful (if would seem) to not get into type specific assessments - hence this toing and froing. If they had there would at least be a solid factual basis to work from.
I know pilots who fly (or rather flew!) both. Each had their preferences, but when you come down to very big chunks flying off or losing control then the situation is pretty serious. Telling a captive workforce to put 'its' big boy pants on' or immediately pointing to the machines maintenance are tactics which add a lot of smoke and fire to the situation and the first victim are the facts.
Will the 225 return to offshore service? Without a pretty impressive effort from AH it seems unlikely, at least not in the next couple of years. In contrast the Sikorski response to the loss of control incident seemed textbook and does not seem to impacted workforce confidence.
Those things by themselves almost tip the argument, regardless of the content of the actual incident.
As to EASA clearing the type for flight? Before the incident investigation reports? Only the French would even think of doing that!