Ministry for the Family & Social Solidarity

Stqarrija Mill-Ministru Tal-Politika Socjali

03/09/2009

Wara l-incident li sehh fis-servizz ta’ l-ikel lill-impjegati li jahdmu fl-Isptar Mater Dei, il-Ministeru ghall-Politika Socjali hareg struzzjonijiet lill-Management biex minn nhar il-Gimgha jwaqqaf dan is-servizz li kien jinghata u minnflok l-impjegati li kienu jinghataw dan is-servizz jinghataw allowance. Dan sar wara konsultazzjoni mal-Unions li jirrapreżentaw lill-haddiema koncernati.

Relocation of Social Security Qormi District Office

02/09/2008

The Department of Social Security informs the public that the district office of Qormi, as from Tuesday, 9th September 2008, is to move to 395 Victory Street, Qormi, from the premises of the Polyclinic of the locality from where it was temporarily operating. The public is also informed that due to the transfer of said office, the Qormi district office shall be closed to the public on Friday, 5th September 2008. Persons from Qormi, who have been registering temporarily at Zebbuġ district office, are to start registering for work at Qormi district office as from Monday 15th September 2008. The Department of Social Security wishes to apologize for any inconvenience caused to the public.

Trasferiment tal-Ufficcju Distrettwali Tas-Sigurta' Socjali Ta' Hal Qormi

02/09/2008

Id-Dipartiment tas-Sigurta’ Socjali javza lill-pubbliku li l-ufficcju distrettwali ta’ Hal Qormi, min-nhar it-Tlieta, 9 ta’ Settembru 2008, se jerga’ jmur fi Triq ir-Rebha numru 395, mic-Centru tas-Sahha minn fejn kien qieghed jopera temporanjament dan l-ahhar. Dawk il-persuni minn Hal-Qormi, li kienu gew avzati biex temporanjament jirregistraw ghax-xoghol fl-ufficcju distrettwali ta’ Haz-Zebbug, ikunu jistghu jergghu jibdew jirregistraw fl-ufficcju distrettwali ta’ Hal-Qormi minn nhar it-Tnejn, 15 ta’ Settembru 2008. Id-dipartiment javza wkoll li nhar il-Gimgha, 5 ta’ Settembru 2008 l-ufficcju distrettwali ser ikun maghluq ghall-pubbliku minhabba t-trasferiment ta’ l-istess ufficcju. Id-Dipartiment tas-Sigurta’ Socjali jiskuza ruhu mal-pubbliku ghal kull inkonvenjent li seta’ nholoq.

Ikompli l-process ta' konsultazzjoni dwar ir-Riforma fil-Ligijiet tal-Kera.

01/08/2008

Illum wara nofsinhar l-Onor. John Dalli Ministru ghall-Politika Socjali iltaqa' mar-raprezentanti ta' l-Alternattiva Demokratika bhala parti mill-process ta' konsultazzjoni dwar ir-Riforma fil-Ligijiet tal-Kera. Il-Ministru Dalli semha l-opinjonijiet u s-suggerimenti u kollha biex kull proposta tkun ikkunsidrata meta l-Gvern jibda l-process ta' legizlazzjoni ta' din il-ligi.

F'kummenti li ghamel il-Ministru Dalli wara din il-laqgha wera s-sodisfazzjon tieghu li l-AD taqbel mal-Gvern fuq il-principju tal-proposti u l-htiega tar-riforma. Il-Ministru zied li waqt din il-laqgha kienu elekati numru ta' proposti li l-AD qed tissuggerrixxi u dawn se jkunu kkunsisdrati meta jsir l-ewwel abbozz ta' ligi dwar din il-White Paper.

L-Onor Dalli sahaq li l-Gvern xtaq li jsib il-kunsens bejn il-partijiet kollha specjalment bejn il-partiti politici – kif tghid l-ewwel proposta f'din il-White Paper, filwaqt li bi pjacir innota li dan il-kunsens jidher li ntlahaq.

Il-Konsultazzjoni dwar din il-White Paper se tkompli ghaddejja sa l-ahhar t'Awwissu fejn il-pubbliku jista' jcempel fuq in-numru 159, jibghat email fuq rentreform@gov.mt ; jew ihalli s-suggerimenti tieghu fuq is-sit www.rentreform.gov.mt . Il-Ministeru ghall-Politika Socjali qed jorganizza wkoll ghadd ta' laqghat pubblici fejn il-pubbliku u mheggeg jattendi u jaghti l-opinjoni tieghu.

Lejn l-ahhar tax-xhar il-Ministru Dalli se jiltaqa' mal-korpi Kostitwiti fuq bazi individwali sabiex jarbel sew is-suggerimenti taghhom li whud minnhom inqalghu waqt il-laqgha li l-Ministru kellu ma' l-MCESD.

President Eddie Fenech Adami meets Col Gaddafi

31/07/2008

On the first day of the President’s Official Visit to Libya, bilateral and international affairs were discussed during over-two-hour cordial talks with Leader Col. Muammar Al Gaddafi soon on his arrival in Tripoli. Both leaders spoke about the long standing relations between Libya and Malta. A special emphasis was placed on furthering commercial and financial cooperation. The President was accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Tonio Borg and Minister John Dalli, while the Libyan Leader was accompanied by Dr Baghdadi Ali Mahmoudi, Secretary of the General People’s Committee and by Mr Abdul Rahman Shalgan, Minister for Foreign Affairs. In the afternoon The President visited the Embassy of Malta in Tripoli where he informed the media that various bilateral areas of co-operation were discussed with Col Gaddafi and later with the Dr Baghdadi Ali Mahmoudi, Secretary of the General People’s Committee and by Mr Abdul Rahman Shalgan, Minister for Foreign Affairs. Both sides agreed at the two meetings, to complete ongoing negotiations in the shortest possible time in order to further enhance the co-operation between the two countries. Agreement was reached to further talks in three areas of interest to both countries: maritime delimitation in connection with oil exploration, delimitation of fishing zones and irregular migration. The Hon. Tonio Borg said that both countries agreed to co-operate on search and rescue training including exchanges of personnel. In the near future a visit by Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi is envisaged to take place. Minister Borg said that the Minister of Foreign Affairs has accepted an invitation to visit Malta for trilateral meeting with Italian Minister Franco Frattini and with Minister Borg on irregular migration. Tomorrow, Thursday a memorandum of understanding on Co-operation in the fields of Medical Services and Public Health will be signed by Minister John Dalli and the Libyan Minister of Health. On arrival late morning Wednesday, President Eddie Fenech Adami was welcomed by Major General Mostafa Muhammed El Kharrubi and by The Hon Moftah Muhammed Ka’Eba,, Secretary of the General People’s Congress at an official welcome ceremony at Tripoli International Airport.

Speech by the Hon. J Dalli, during the signing of the Memorandum of understanding on medical services and Public Health in Libya.

31/07/2008

Excellencies, It gives me great pleasure to be here today for the signing of this Memorandum of Understanding in the important sector of Medical Services and Public Health. During a visit by a Libyan high level technical delegation last year, our health authorities were pleased to conclude that there is much to gain for both Malta and Libya by setting up an official collaboration between the two countries in the health sector. Public health scourges are however not limited by political or economic boundaries. The international experiences with avian flu pandemic as well as the Mediterranean experiences of the health and epidemiological effects of irregular migration from sub Saharan Africa are ample demonstrations of the need to enhance our networking for surveillance of communicable disease around the Mediterranean. We therefore welcome the joint commitment to develop collaborations to counteract public health threats. As part of our vision for 2015, the Government of Malta has set out its goals to develop the health sector into a European centre of excellence in the Mediterranean. One of the areas we are currently seeking to develop is that of International Medical Training opportunities. We therefore see opportunities to strengthen the links between our institutes responsible for training of health care professionals. As trade and industry links between Malta and Libya continue to grow, it is important for both countries to gain a deeper mutual understanding of their health systems and to share ideas and exchange experience on counteracting common challenges facing our health systems. I see this Memorandum of Understanding as a start to a new era of collaboration between our countries, that of collaboration in seeking to improve the health of our populations. I look forward to seeing concrete collaborative projects and initiatives materialize and believe that the joint commission talks can provide a suitable forum to develop our ideas further in the coming months.