Developer Mr Tom Gilmartin identified then Fianna Fáil TD Mr Liam Lawlor as the man who sought a IR£5 million bribe in 1989, the Mahon Tribunal heard today.
In evidence earlier this year, Mr Gilmartin said he did not know the man who had sought the money outside a meeting he had with members of the Mr Charles Haughey-led cabinet in Leinster House.
But the former Dublin city and county manager Mr Frank Feely said notes he took when Mr Gilmartin made the allegation to him in February 1989, were "highly unlikely" to contain errors.
Tribunal chairman, Judge Alan Mahon, said there were "significant discrepancies" between the notes and Mr Gilmartin's account of the meeting.
Mr Gilmartin says he told Mr Feely IR£200,000 had been sought by Mr Lawlor for himself and then assistant Dublin city and county manager Mr George Redmond in return for assisting his attempts to develop a shopping complex in west Dublin.
Mr Feely today disagreed, saying he had taken the notes 4 days after the meeting because he did not want to put Mr Gilmartin off at the time the discussion took place. The weekend then intervened hence the delay, he told the tribunal.
He did not have the notes typed up because of the seriousness of the allegations, he added.
He also said he gave a copy of the notes to the gardaí in March 1989, although the Garda report notes only that he read extracts from the notes at the meeting. He had reported the claims to then Minster for the Environment and Local Government, Mr Padraig Flynn, who had suggested the gardaí be informed.
Mr Feely also recalled being contacted on February 23rd by Mr Haughey, who told him about Mr Gilmartin's allegations, saying: "It not good for George".
Mr Feely said he wanted to hear the allegation first-hand and a three-hour meeting between his officials and Mr Gilmartin took place the following day.