I refer to several contributions that appeared The Times over the past days.

With regard to Edwin Gruppetta's comments (September 4) about the lack of a cat café in Qawra and his comments about a private garden, I reiterate what I said many times.

The garden in question actually belongs to a hotel and, hence, an individual cannot presumably assume it is public.

The aim of the notices in the area is to avoid rubbish being simply dumped wherever one feels like and to ensure dogs are held on a leash and their fouling is collected by their owners and not because, as stated by Mr Gruppetta, an individual wanted them to be placed there.

Pet lovers also love the environment and, in fact, observe the laws as regards their pets.

In his letter (September 5), Michael Bartolo said that the St Paul's Bay local council does not take action regarding the problem of waste disposal.

Mr Bartolo must note that residents are advised at what time rubbish collection actually takes place.

Besides, several green wardens are patrolling the area in order to book all those (whoever they might be) who litter the area falling under this locality.

Unfortunately, the local council can only do its part. But it is not easy to catch, red-handed, the people who decide to litter whenever and wherever they feel like.

Perhaps the solution to all this lies in better education and the issue of fines, both of which the local council is trying to do.

With regard to Frans Said's various letters, I should remind the correspondent that green wardens are actually wearing plain clothes in order to have a better chance of catching the litter offenders red-handed.

However, as already mentioned, it is not at all an easy task! I guess Mr Said knows that fines are not established by the local council.

Hence, I am not in a position to take up his suggestion and simply raise the fines one has to pay if littering takes place by individuals or shop owners.

There are people who can vouch that I was also inspecting the area to ensure that wardens effectively carry out enforcement in the best way possible - irrespective of the offender.

I will forward his suggestions to those responsible for the local councils reform.

Over the past days, a number of contravention tickets were issued to penalise both residents and shop owners that, in one way or another, were not following the laws regarding littering.

With regard to other comments saying that I am too young, I have to agree that, yes, I am young. However, certainly, I am not too young.

As I had said in the days before the election, I was fully aware of the responsibilities that I would be taking on by deciding to contest the election. Such work necessitates strong efforts and a lot of determination.

I believe that, full of youthful energy and enthusiasm, I can contribute to the improvement of my locality.

Irrespective of age, over the past months, I tried to ensure the best administration of St Paul's Bay, taking into consideration all its different daily aspects.

I invite Mr Said, and whoever is prepared to work for the benefit of this locality to come forward with his/her suggestions. I am prepared to accept the support of whoever is ready to meet me in order for him/her to discuss with me the different ways of improving our locality and also to carry out voluntary work for the benefit of this locality.

The other councillors and I are actually constantly doing our share.