Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The IMF agreed to the document that emanated from the Berlin meeting. When the negotiations appeared at first to be successful and then went off the rails again, the IMF withdrew from the negotiations. That does not mean it is out. People withdraw from negotiations and come back again. What is absolute is that the timeframe is now very tight and, even with the best will in the world, accidents can happen.