Comments on: Apparently, Franco Mercieca is not as indispensable as he thinks he is

By: joe Farrugia

joe Farrugia — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 05:33:29 +0000

Apart from anything else I would not want my eyes treated by somebody, however good he may be, whose mind is distracted by the heavy burdens of a ministry.

We can change ministers every 5 years. As for eyes, all I have are these 2!!!

By: zunzana

zunzana — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:04:37 +0000

Basta Chris Cardona u Evarist Bartolo ghamlu show b’Tonio Fenech ghax ma’ mexiex mal- kodici tal-etika! Issa Malta taghhom u kollox jghaddi.

By: MD

MD — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:37:07 +0000

I remember a Maltese politician saying something to the effect of “nbazwru ftit l’hawn u mbazwru ftit l’hemm” – could this be more of the same?

By: Gahan

Gahan — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:41:06 +0000

@Franco Mercieca – “The cemeteries are full of people who thought the world couldn’t get along without them”.

Actually Franco Mercieca wants to have his cake and eat it too. He wants to be “in power” and does not want to lose his clients (read money-making cash cow) for laser eye treatment at Saint James Hospital.

He is serving at Mater Dei Hospital to keep clients coming.

Now he can understand why he deserves “the €500 pay rise” which the then Labour Opposition was all out against.

What goes round comes around.

Putting this situation in simple words, Franco Mercieca is not earning the same amount of money he used to earn before he became Parliamentary Secretary for the Elderly. Now he’s earning much less.

Can some investigative reporter ask him to confirm this?

By: JoeS

JoeS — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:34:41 +0000

It is all about “SHOW ME THE MONEY”!

Franco Mercieca should ensure that as per his political boss’s many promises, from now on, it will not be necessary for patients to undergo any operations privately as there will no longer be any waiting lists at Mater Dei Hospital.

By: Jozef

Jozef — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:30:41 +0000

It seems like there’s aggro between Farrugia and Mercieca.

By: john

john — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:13:39 +0000

An ’emotional’ Godfrey Farrugia let slip the real reason for Franco Mercieca’s behaviour. He was quoted as saying, in an interview this morning, that Mercieca needs to keep practising and operating for his name to remain on the register of recognised specialists.

By: canon

canon — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:13:36 +0000

The change in Government brought us a now you see me, now you don’t Prime Minister, a part-time Minister, a Minister who is doing everything except his job, a Minister who contradicts his Prime Minister, a PS who was caught lying. All this in less than five weeks.

By: Neil Dent

Neil Dent — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:47:39 +0000

And Mr. Fenech comes under immediate attack (see Times online) for being married to Ann Fenech (PN connections! Shock horror!) and also for being Mr. Mercieca’s ‘competitor’.

Eeehh dak, Fenech – biex jiholdu xogholu lil Franco.

By: Ghoxrin Punt

Ghoxrin Punt — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:46:19 +0000

In reply to ciccio. It's worse than that, ciccio. As a PS, he earns a regular salary as he is meant to be a full-timer.