Gonzi promises Mepa reply to black soot problem
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi has promised the opposition that as of today, he would ask Mepa officials to start collating all material – including an inconclusive report – into what was causing the black soot problem over the south of the island.
Answering a number of questions from both opposition and government MPs, Dr Gonzi said that all this material, would be laid on the Table of the House if the opposition deemed it fit to put a parliamentary question. If not, Mepa would be asked to issue a public statement.
Dr Gonzi said that there was nothing secret or sinister or that the government should be ashamed of in the report. Experts had analysed the black soot since August but they did not arrive at a conclusion as to from where this was emanating from.
If it came from the Marsa power station, then it should have two particular chemicals which, in effect were not present. In the eighties it was also perceived that the soot came from sandblasting works being carried out at the dockyards. Steps had been taken to rectify the situation.
Leader of the opposition Joseph Muscat asked Dr Gonzi why, when he had given such an explanation, he chose to say that an answer to a number of questions on the matter, which were on the order paper, would be given in some other sitting.
Dr Gonzi said that one could never win with the opposition. He had tried to give the best explanation possible on the basis of information he had at hand, but the opposition was taking a negative attitude.
In face of this, the prime minister then sat down.
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Dona Vella
Nov 5th 2009, 10:28
@Galea h
Pls do not state untrue statements and dont judge other people. Hoe you are not a person whose living on the social security services, which after all are being paid by those employees.
Dont judge others, because you will be judged.
Hope you got the message.
Galea. L
Nov 4th 2009, 10:33
J Martinelli
Living in far-away Canada and commenting on Malta's problems brought about by your incompetent darling Gonzi means that your comments are ignored and considered irrelevant by the local population in Malta and a puerile attempt to defend your indefensible Gonsi.
galea h
Nov 4th 2009, 08:20
Dr.Gonzi, I heared your remark during the debate.Sorry to say in public, but MEPA is taking you for a ride and you are do so to the public.Just get hold of the persons involved and show that you have the pair and in command.See what they do at work, passing jokes by internet from one office to another,it's about time the public should know.
J Martinelli
Nov 3rd 2009, 23:19
@ Alfred Grima & Marius Cremona
If both of you know where it is coming from, or have access to roof tops where you can make your observations, why not inform MEPA or Dr. Gonzi where the problem originates?
Marius Cremona
Nov 3rd 2009, 13:41
'as of today' - but this black soot has been with us for about 10 years!!!! so where have you been in the last few years??? By now you should be an expert on what is the black powder and who/what is the culprit, rather than start collecting data 'as of today'
wake up Dr. Gonzi
Alfred Grima
Nov 3rd 2009, 13:31
If Dr Gonzi seriously wants to know from where this dust is coming all he has to do is to go on any roof in the vicinity of the power station in Marsa and see what these people are facing daily.