Despite the extensive policy work that the Green Party has carried out in the area of land valuation, it supported the very flawed concept of ‘long-term economic value’ which formed part of the NAMA package. This concept clearly represented wishful thinking on the part of the government rather than sound economic analysis, given the uncertainty that sur*rounds the prospect of a global or domestic economic recovery in the short-to-medium term. The party has notably failed so far to ensure that NAMA lands will be subject to proper planning and development, and pro*tected from the kind of corrupt practices that have blighted the planning system in Ireland over the past decades.