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Rural affairs ministry spent €1.5 million in consultancies in a year
In just one year, €1.5 million was spent by the former resources and rural affairs ministry under the helm of George Pullicino.
7 May 2013, 12:00am
Miriam Dalli
Miriam Dalli
1 min read
Former rural affairs minister George Pullicino.
During 2012, the then ministry for resources and rural affairs spent €1.5 million in consultancy, paid to 57 consultants.
According to the information tabled in parliament this evening by Environment Minister Leo Brincat, the ministry alone paid €589,000 to 23 consultants. All 23 consultants were chosen on a person of trust basis.
On the other hand, WasteServ appointed 21 consultants at an expenditure of €721,000. The Parks Division on the other hand received four consultancy services, all through direct orders, and spent €44,000.
The information also shows that the Procurement and Supplies directorate commissioned nine consultancies, seven of which were through direct orders. One contract was awarded through a tendering process and another by quotation. A total of €198,000 were spent for these consultancies.
With a remuneration of €29,405 and a mobile and car allowance of €1,720, former WasteServ CEO Vince Magri was among those who served as consultant within the officie of the permanent secretary on projects carried out by the MRRA. Magri was employed on a person of trust basis on part-time basis.
The information tabled in parliament also shows a number of persons employed as advisors on a person of trust basis but no explanation was given of the type of consultancy these gave. Their contracts, which were then terminated, varied between €19,678 and €24,232.
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@ il-bully. Please speak for yourself.
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And still we have no Whistleblowers Act. Wasn't that supposed to be a priority for Muscat?
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How stupid do these politicians think we are? The only way to reduce this practice which clearly lends itself so well to corruption and nepotism is to increase and enhance transparency and a free press. Let us know the names of these consultants. Let the calls be published in national newspapers. Let us see the work done. This information should be readily and publicly available on the internet - not subject to questions being put in parliament. Joseph Muscat, let's see if you can clean up this banana republic. Please.
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Are these consultant any relation with Pullicino, since it was a habit adopted by the Gonzi PN era????
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@ il-bully. tagilx siehbi , jaqaw il flus hekk ghamlulek lilek ?? Iva issa il PL hemm fil Gvern u mhux b` xi buzz word imma 36,000 magoranza u issa inhalluh inadaf il hmiec li hallejtu warajkom . 1.5 miljuni ta kunsultazjoni !!! imma ghalikhom kollox jaghdi imbasta sar tahtkom.
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SO THATS WHY GEORGE PULLICINO IS SO FAT!!! I USED TO SEE THIS GUY GOING IN AND OUT OF MCDONALDS EVERYDAY WITH FOUR DOUBLE CHEESE BURGERS AND A LARGE FRIES. WERE THE CONSULTANT FEES AN EXCUSE?? FOR A DOUBLE CHEESE BURGER AND A TRIP TO ITALY WITH HIS FAMILY, ITS WHAT THE CLOSE FRIENDS OF GONZI GOT FOR BEING A PN AND YET THESE PEOPLE FOUND THE MILLIONS TO PUT INTO THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS WHAT SURPRISES ME IS WHY THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT BEING INVESTIGATED? WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE JUDICAL PROCESS IN MALTA? DO THE PEOPLE HAVE TO GET POORER UNTIL SOME ONE STARTES TO REALISE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE WHOLE SYSTEM.
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Prosit Pullicin, Kemm int galantom bi flus haddiehor! Shame on you George.
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Nispera li jdabarlu RASU Simon lill da ghax bih hemm ghanda ghoxrin sena ohra. Mhux imbilli tela minn zewg distretti. jekk ma jkunx u jkun hadd iehor....
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Dear Miriam Dalli, fine reporting and it has been a shame to say the least. However this government is now in power and he was elected on a concept of clean governance with the buzz words ''Malta taghna ilkoll. I just hope this government will not fall in similar shameful practice, after all in the end we are all human and money corrupt.
