Paul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)

That is the problem and that is why the Green Party is suffering. It does not have the money and one can see what happens to the party. If it was across the board, one would have a level playing field.

Real leadership is required from the Government side. I do not wish to throw muck at the Labour Party or at Fine Gael, but I will do so to make this point. As a member of a Government party, at times I have felt that perhaps the national narrative of this Government needs to be cleansed and that it needs new thinking. Then I look across and see the same behaviour on the other side. If it is just as bad on that side, I would rather be on this side with some influence.

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