Mater Dei Hospital cost €67.6m in six months

Spending at Mater Dei reached €67,611,523 in the six months between November and April, according to information given in Parliament this evening. Social Policy Minister John Dalli said that expenditure on a cash basis issued by the Departmental...

Spending at Mater Dei reached €67,611,523 in the six months between November and April, according to information given in Parliament this evening.

Social Policy Minister John Dalli said that expenditure on a cash basis issued by the Departmental Accounting System amounted to €50,515,898, along with a further €17,095,625 spent on medical and pharmaceutical materials.

Answering another question by Mr Parnis, the minister said the government pays the annual sum of €2.25 million, excluding VAT, for security at Mater Dei Hospital. The sum is paid to a contracted private company.

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