20 May 2013 | 19:17
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Partit Laburista have presented a Parliamentary motion on Friday morning calling for an immediate review of the privatisation of public car parks.
The motion asks that:
- The government calls for an immediate withdrawal from the process;
- Opening of a public consultation exercise with Local Councils, Constituted Bodies and the general public;
- Government reports back to parliament on the outcome of the public consultation exercise for a decision to be taken by Parliament.
Full details of the motion are found below:
Mozzjoni Mressqa mill-Onor Dr.Joe Sammut
Din il-Kamra:
TINNOTA li l-Gvern, permezz ta' entita' tiegħu, ħareġ sejħa biex jiġu pprivatizzati il-postijiet tal-parkeġġ madwar il-pajjiż kollu għal għaxar (10) snin;
TINNOTA li f’din is-sejħa ma hemm l-ebda indikazzjoni dwar it-tariffi li se jinżammu, anzi qed jingħad li dawn se jiġu stabbiliti mill-operatur inniffsu, u ma hemmx salvagwardja għall-interessi tal-konsumaturi;
TITĦASSEB li sejħa bħal din, mingħajr ma saret konsultazzjoni wiesgħa, jista’ jkollha effett ħażin fuq familji residenti kif ukoll negozji;
TITĦASSEB li l-Kunsilli Lokali ilmentaw li ma ġewx konsultati dwar dan l-iżvilupp li se jolqot direttament lill-kommunitajiet madwar il-pajjiż, u dan bi ksur tal-prinċipju tas-sussidjarjeta’;
TIFĦEM it-tħassib li qed iqum fost il-familji u negozji li qed jaraw inċertezza dwar kif dan kollu se jaffettwa l-ispejjez u livell tal-għixien tagħhom.
Għalħekk, din il-Kamra:
TESIGI li l-Gvern:
JIRTIRA din is-sejħa b' mod immedjat;
JIFTAĦ proċess ta' konsultazzjoni wiesgħa u adegwat mal-Kunsilli Lokali, korpi kostitwiti u pubbliku in-ġenerali;
JIRRAPORTA lura lill-Parlament dwar l-eżitu ta' dan il-proċess ta' konsultazzjoni biex tkun deċiza t-triq 'il quddiem.
Comments
JOSEPHINE BUSIETTA
- Sat 29-Sep-2012, 11:50Is-sur Stanley Portelli jahseb li l-poplu huwa tuba jew bhal xi naga ta' Bendu. Li r-residenti tar-Rabat kellu ghalfejn jibghat ittra mimlija hrejjef u ngann biex minghalih jiggustifika l-fatt tal-parkeggi bi hlas. Il-fatti huma cari bizzejjed illi xi whud f'dan il-pajjiz haduha drawwa li jghixu minn fuq dar il-poplu bl-iskuza tar-riforma. Jekk qabel tkont thallas lil parker jekk trid, ghax hekk kien stipulat issa, kif gejja bil-"privatasation" trid thallas bilfors lil xi kumpanija li forsi tirbah it-tender bi pjacir. Malta hanina, hobza w-sardina, ghamlulna pjacir, tkomplux tit****u bina.
H Galea
- Sat 29-Sep-2012, 09:30Would it be better if all these parking places be devloped into bigger multi parking.Perhaps it's the best solution.
Referendum
- Sat 29-Sep-2012, 00:40Leslie Darmanin wrong. It is a referendum issue because we should not be forced to pay for parking on public property when we pay the road license and then have to wait for an election to put right the wrong done by Gonzipn to fatten the pockets of his party contributors.
Jien meta ghamilt l-ezami tal-licenzja ma kellix parker biex jghidli kif nipparkja u ma ghandi l-ebda bzonn parker biex nipparkja.
Dak mhux xoghol u m'hemmx bzonnhom.
Imorru jahdmu xoghol iehor mhux jizolqu mit-taxxa daqs sallura.
Thorny
- Fri 28-Sep-2012, 22:41Hemm huma il-VERU RAPREZENTANTI TAL-POPLU, IL-VUCI TAL-POPLU U ta min irrid ipaxxi biex jitpaxxa xi bazuzlu jew xi sostenitur tal-partit!
Joe Spiteri
- Fri 28-Sep-2012, 20:45Gonzi PN sa jkompli jisloh il poplu sa l ahhar nifs tieghu. Gonzi jahseb li ghax komdu huwa mela kondu kulhadd. Dan il gvern gabb hafna nies b dipressjoni fuqna ghax ma nifilhux izjed l ispejjes li ghabbina dan il gvern, Igri tasal l elezzjoni forsi niedu naqra nifs ghax dan il gvern mhuwa tajjeb ghal xejn, hlief jarda il flus min fuq il familji. HEKK SEW HUX !
Lupu
- Fri 28-Sep-2012, 18:18Hemm ha. Din mhix sentenza wahda. M'ghandhomx ghax jitkazaw issa.
Chris Agius
- Fri 28-Sep-2012, 17:00Well done Dr. Sammut!
Leslie Darmanin
- Fri 28-Sep-2012, 15:17@ Referendum
What a hysterical reaction to a logical move. I wish to make three points:
1. It is ridiculous to hold a referendum on car parks. This is a government policy decision. It is up to voters to agree or disagree with it when elections come along.
2. The government regularly leases public land to the private sector (and to hunters and farmers for that matter). This is not abuse, so long as proper tender procedures are followed.
3. The only way to stop the abuse by parkers is to regulate the sector. Hence the tenders. If existing parkers want to stay in the business, they are free to tender like anyone else. That's what the free market is all about. That's what privatisation is all about. It is about time the Labour Party stops pussy footing around such issues and take a stand based on policy. At least for once, take a stand on something!
Jahraq
- Fri 28-Sep-2012, 15:14@ED
You do not need to go to the University to Copy of "How the P L do things" , just see the P L Congress and learn. As to the E U, Malta under a Labour Government, was very healthy and not full of debts as it is to-day under a GonziPN without Parliamentary majority Government.At least a simple injection, you used to find it at the Gov clinics and there was no need to buy it.Furthermore, our P L Party Leader was not a lair.
M. Zammit
- Fri 28-Sep-2012, 14:25Prosit tassew! Tħalluhomx! Kemm se jdumu jirromblaw minn fuq in-nies? B'liema dritt art tal-pubbliku tispiċċa tingħata lill-ħbieb tal-ħbieb biex jistagħnew huma u jsallbu lilna?
Referendum
- Fri 28-Sep-2012, 14:07NINA naqbel mieghek mija fil-mija, anzi ghandhom jingabru l-firem halli jsir referendum halli qatt ma jsiru dawn l-affarijiet.
Trasport Malta ma ghandha l-ebda dritt taghti art pubblika lill-privat u dawk li jippruvaw jaghmlu hekk ghandhom jitressqu quddiem il-qorti akkuzati li abbuzaw minn xogholhom u iddisponew minn proprjeta' pubblika illegalment.
Art pubblika ghandha tibqa' pubblika mhux tinghata lill-privat biex jaqla l-miljuni minn fuqna.
Anki triq Sarria ghandha terga' tinfetah ghall-ipparkjar tal-vetturi mhux giet ikkapparrata minn ta' l-Arriva bil-kollaborazzjoni tal-Gonzi u Wistin.
L-istess ghandu jsir fuq il-parkers.
Dawn ghandhom jispiccaw u jmorru jaghmlu bicca xoghol suriet in-nies u jhallsu t-taxxi bhal kulhadd mhux jikkapparraw xi mkien pubbliku u jippretendu li thallashom talli ikkapparrawh u joqhodu jharsu bla ebda respnsabbilta' ta' xejn anzi kif il-post jintela jitilqu.
Ohrajn jibqghu hemm ghax ikun post fejn sikwit min jigi u min jitlaq u qed jaqilghu hafna iktar minn kull haddiem iehor u jizolqu mit-taxxa.
Fuq kollox, jiena ghaddejt mill-ezami tal-licenzja tas-sewqan u ma ghandi l-ebda bzonn parker biex jghallimni kif nipparkja.
ED@JAHRAQ
- Fri 28-Sep-2012, 14:02"a huge difference of how the P L do things compered with the P N." - how can we know how PL do things when the country has put them for a nice 25 years in Opposition....at least until the country gets into EU and stabilises its democracy once again.
VEB
- Fri 28-Sep-2012, 13:57FEJN HEMM XAMMA TA QLIEH TA FLUS DAWN IN-NIES JAHTFU KOLLOX
DIK REBGHA!
NINA
- Fri 28-Sep-2012, 13:08Jien nixtieq li din il petizzjoni idawwruha ma Malta kollha ghax zgur li issib l appogg ta kulhadd,ghax din tal parkeggi se toqros lill kulhadd.Din taxxa gdida.
Jahraq
- Fri 28-Sep-2012, 12:48I think that the majority of the people all agree with me that there is a huge difference of how the P L do things compered with the P N.