Green leaders accused of ‘con job’

THE Green Party leadership has been accused of a “con job” by grassroot members who were kept in the dark about major parts of the NAMA plan when they voted to support it at a special convention last month.

However, a Green TD has turned the blame to Finance Minister Brian Lenihan for not telling them of his intention to introduce the controversial Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), a private company to manage NAMA’s debt and transfer half of property loans to private investors.

Green TD Paul Gogarty said the minister had “caused some problems for the Green Party” by introducing the SPV as an amendment to the NAMA legislation last week.