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

No, I am not disputing it. I am simply saying that the assertion that there could be third-country claims to the €13 billion - if that is the figure - was much stronger on the day the decision was made in late August and was more emphatic in the accompanying press statement. It was also reflected in the full report that was published in December. The Commissioner is now putting a lighter emphasis on that but she may have had further information on the issue. As the Senator stated, France and Germany have already said they are not entering claims and this may have reinforced her opinion that it is not a big issue. My point is that it had been made a big issue initially.