Greens: Work can be finished in six weeks

THE Green Party believes all priority legislation, including the crucial Finance Bill, can be wrapped up in six weeks to facilitate a prompt election.

Its leader John Gormley said this had not been undermined by the failure of Taoiseach Brian Cowen to reveal two contacts with Anglo Irish Bank chairman Seán FitzPatrick in 2008.

He said the party was committed to passing the Finance Bill and that could not be done if the Government handed power to the opposition.