THE Green Party has said it will seek substantial governmental reform, including the end of the dual mandate, where TDs sit on local councils, if it holds the balance of power after the election.
Introducing their document, A New Politics for Ireland, the Greens warned there was still a gulf between them and other parties despite moves by Fine Gael to woo the Green vote.
Mr Gerry Boland, a candidate in Dublin South, dismissed pledges by the Taoiseach, Mr Bruton, to put environmental concerns at the centre of government activity as a "cynical election exercise".
Mr Trevor Sargent TD warned: "If there is a hung Dail, we will put our policies first and will look for the maximum number to be implemented as part of a programme for government.
He added: "One of our main priorities will be an end to the dual mandate so that representatives can no longer be TDs and county councillors or urban councillors.
Meanwhile, the Green Party candidate in Cork South Central has made a complaint to RTE's Prime Time over not being included in a programme being broadcast from the city tonight.
Mr Dan Boyle said he is annoyed at his exclusion from the panel and believes that RTE's political selection process for such programmes is outdated.
"RTE are operating to rules that are outdated, because they are based on 1992 election results and fail to take into account the EU election, or the 1994 Cork by election. We think the rules should be changed to reflect the performance of the Green Party in those elections," he said.
He said the Greens should be represented on the programme because the party itself is now an election issue in terms of formation of the next government.
"This is the last televised debate between the parties before the election," he said.
Last night Mr Peter Feeney, editor of current affairs in RTE, said he understood Mr Boyle's frustration. However, he had appeared just over a fortnight ago on Questions and Answers and the Green Party had representation on two other Prime Time editions.
"They have had sufficient exposure given their size, and their number of TDs and MEPs. We would like to give them more but we are trying to keep a balance with all the parties. Tomorrow night we have the five largest parties represented," he said.