20 May 2013 | 02:23
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Labour spokesperson for the public sector Dr Helena Dalli gave a list of blunders committed by politically appointed decision-makers during a press conference last Thursday at the Labour National Centre in Hamrun. Dalli said that that the country is losing out on the investment in education and training when people, especially at decision-making levels, are chosen because of whom they know and not according to what they know.
Dr Dalli said that maladministration is costing the country millions of euros and it is taxpayers who have to foot the bill. She spoke of cases where people were not even qualified to apply for certain posts, and yet they were allowed to do so even though they were ineligible.
The Labour spokesperson said that this resulted from a PSC report in the case of the medical consultants and was not something which Labour was saying. She also spoke about the one million and three hundred euros the people would have to fork out to an architect who after he was ordered to do some work by a government official, was then not paid for this work.
Not only was the work done in vain because soon after there was a change of plans, but because the architect was not paid for his services, he (rightly so) started court proceedings and we now have to pay the hefty sum due, while those who committed the error carry on as though nothing happened.
But nobody is accountable and it is always the common citizen who ends up paying for the inefficiency and incompetence of certain decision-makers.
Dr Dalli also spoke of the mismanagement at Transport Malta and of how competent and qualified people were being side-lined, while those less competent and less qualified were promoted.
Helena Dalli said that we must make the best use of our human resources and make sure that meritocracy, transparency, accountability and efficiency become the qualities on which our public sector runs.
Comments
Joseph Fava
- Sun 28-Oct-2012, 20:59Dr Helena Dalli hit the nail on the head. 25 long years of PN political appointments has drained the country's finances. The political appointees know only hiw to look and promote their own private interests. They have landed the country in one disaster after the other. Billions of euros have benn literally burnt by these incomptents and unworthy PN top dogs and the people have to pay dearly for their mistakes and bad governance. Dr Dalli did well to call a spade a spade and the whole country is waiting anxiously to see her clean the Augean Stables left to us by GonziPN. It is no wonder that the Tammany Hall style appointees and GonziPN apologiasts are raising hell and shooting at Dr Helena Dalli from the hip. During the 1940 Blitz, Winston Churchill warned the Nazis that London can take it. The Nats can rest assured that Helena can take it too.
Paladin
- Sun 28-Oct-2012, 20:02Prosit Helena. Ejjew ma nghatux kaz il-fatt li qed jghidu li jekk jitla l-PL se jkecci n-nies etc. Niftakru li GonziPN ghalaq l-IPSE u l-MDC biex flokhom fetah il-MaltaEnterprise, u haddiema laburisti li kienu jahdmu f'dawn l-agenziji thallew barra, u mpjegaw biss nies li riedu huma !! Ejjew niftakru ricentement kif gie mwarrab (jew ahjar imkecci bil-pulit) l-awditur tal-MEPA, is-sur Falzon, u dan mhux ghax kien korrott, anzi, ghax huwa ta l-affari tieghu ! Allura ahna ghalfejn ghandna nibzaw inkeccu lil min hu inkompetenti jew korrott, jew ghax gie apputnant b'paga fenomenali b'mod politiku ?? Keep it up Helena !!
BETTER FUTURE
- Sun 28-Oct-2012, 11:25Prosit Dr Dalli, you have given fresh hope to the private sector in Malta. Business demands qualified staffing in the Public sector (IN ALL OF THAT SECTOR'S FORMATS), and not lazy scoundrels, just because they are blue eyed!