Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

The position is that discussions are ongoing with the Minister, a group of officials and the Mahon tribunal on a number of issues. Until those discussions are concluded, the fees stay in place. It is not a question that we have changed it. That is the position and I do not believe it has changed. I had gone to lunch with the President of Slovakia so I was not actually there. I did not even know that they had extended it further but I knew that the discussions were ongoing, and that is still the position.

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