[WATCH] 'No proper accounts held at Mater Dei Hospital' - John Dalli

"One should refrain from utilising trivial arguments filled with clichés and sensationalism," Nationalist MP Claudio Grech said.

Former EU commissioner John Dalli revealed that upon accepting the advisory role at Mater Dei Hospital he discovered that the administration of the hospital was in a very bad state of health.

"No proper accounts are kept at Mater Dei Hospital; there was no purchasing policy, not even a policy on how the operating theatres ought to be managed and no proper inventory system. Its as if the hospital is an open house."

This firm declaration by the advisor on public health reform to the Ministry for Health, John Dalli, was made in an extensive interview with newspaper ILLUM.

The Former European Commissioner said that he has carried out a review of the current situation in Mater Dei Hospital which is now in the final stages. His main thesis is based on the health reform commenced in 2008 when he was the Minister responsible for Health.

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat described Dalli as "one of the best health ministers" Malta had had.

Nationalist MP and spokesperson for health Claudio Grech, said that one should refrain from usitilsing trivial arguments littered with cliches and sensationalism. "We have to work together so as to address those areas that pose the biggest challenges," Grech said.

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Be careful Mr Dalli the Simon PN is glaring at you, waiting for its pound of flesh, due to their frustration anger and sheer incompetence. Now they have their dean of information citizen spying machine "who wants to forget all,"answering your statements. Beware
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Luke Camilleri
trivial arguments filled with clichés and sensationalism," Nationalist MP Claudio GRECH ! Trivial? TRIVIALTRIVIAL that no proper accounts are kept a HOSPITAL THAT COST MILLIONS TO BUILD and even more millions to run ? I call this statement and the Opposition TRIVIAL, PATHETHIC AND IRRESPONSIBLE to come out with such statements! NO BIG WONDER that Joe Cassar was put aside so he would not answer for such a "TRIVIAL" SITUATION with a STATE -OF-THE-ASS Accounts system!
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If anybody knows, Ex Mep John Dalli would know how records should be kept. So what happened ever since he left the Department of Health? I presume that since he left everything went to the dogs as they say. May I remind both John Dalli and Joseph Muscat that any and every department that falls under the government is and was always in disarray. Where do we start? The Vat department? The Transportation Department (Transport Malta)? The Health department and that includes the ordering of Medicines? Air Malta and Enemalta? Our courts including our archaic laws we still believe in and some incompetent judges who practice the law with two weights and two measures? Our government who built a new City Gate and and an Opera House that looks like a farmer's market against the wish of the people? Or maybe the selling of our National Pride to those elite enough who can come up with 650,000 thousand euros to be able to purchase a Maltese Passport? And the list goes on and on. Indulge me please.
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I always said that Minister Joe Cassar was not adequate for this task. Today Dalli has proved me right.
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Dizastru fil-qasam tas-sahha, dak li hallielna Joe Cassar. Grazzi ex ministru.
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STATE OF THE ART MY ASS,how they fooled us and still trying to from opposition.unbeliveable.
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Sur Grech ma tistax ahdem maghkom ghax intom hlief bsaten fir-roti ma tafux taghmlu, mohhkom biss kif ser taghtu gambetta lil Gvern u lil Malta ngenerali. Intom partit li ghadkom ma tridux temmnu u tammettu li qlajtu tqaxkira kbira fl-ahhar elezzjoni u ghadkom tippretendu li tmexxu intom, li ghandu jsir kif tghidu intom. Qabel tinbidlu l-Gvern jaghamel hazing jekk jafdakom ghax hu jmur minn taht zgur.
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Claudio....we should work together to solve the mess left behind by Joe Cassar!
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Mr Grech, wara li Dr No-Simon Busutill, qal LE, f'kull haga li ippropona l-GVern se nemnuk li inthom 'vera kommessi' li 'we have to work together'? Bin-negativizmu ta Simon-ghax ma irridtx jaccetta l-verdett demokratiku ta 9 siggijiet inqas-Malta, f'hafna bicciet triduha intom, mhux 'work together'!