Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

The Minister, Deputy Noonan, has made it absolutely clear that a decision has been taken on the 2% increase. The Taoiseach should stop maintaining a fiction about it. He is reported this morning; again, he made it very clear. He said the only reason he is sticking to the 2% is that it is obvious. All the other stuff he describes as speculation. The Tánaiste said he was very puzzled about how all this documentation got to the German Parliament. The Taoiseach said it was speculative. It took the Minister, Deputy Noonan, to confirm it in an honest and open manner.

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