Evidence ‘not surprising’ in light of donation culture

A GREEN Party TD yesterday said he was “not surprised” by any of the evidence presented to the Mahon Tribunal given the culture of corporate and political donations which has long existed.

Paul Gogarty, who is vying to become the party’s new cathoirleach, said that Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil politicians had previously been embroiled in planning controversies and there was “no surprise” that questions might be asked of the Taoiseach.

“This [the Mahon Tribunal] is a process which will take several years and the Green Party has an agreed position that it would be inappropriate to judge pending a report,” he said.