John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)

The fact is that in my reply I said, very clearly, that the Green Paper will examine the question of capping expenditure at election time. I am committed to doing that and believe it is possible to do it between now and the local elections next year. The implication of Deputy Lynch's question is that the Green Party is somehow turning its back on the Standards in Public Office Commission and its recommendations, but it is doing no such thing. The electoral commission is something this country has required for quite some time. I am committed to putting the electoral commission in place that will examine the entire question of funding. It may even suggest a ban on corporate donations and——

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