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Wed 06 Jun 2007Taoiseach refuses to detail deals with IndependentsTaoiseach Bertie Ahern declined to give a breakdown of the agreements his Government has made with a number of Independents.Mr Ahern said he could confirm that as leader of Fianna Fáil he had entered into "political arrangements" with Independents Michael Lowry, Jackie Healy-Rae and Finian McGrath. He added that he had no arrangement with Beverley Flynn.