Together Gibraltar has issued a statement expressing “deep concern” over the Government’s response to industrial action taken by the Information Technology & Logistics Department (ITLD) and Treasury IT staff.
Sir Joe Bossano’s replies to questions regarding the delays and non-payment of sub-contractors by the contractor of the elderly residential home at Rooke gives rise to serious concern.
The appointment of a Finance Director for the Care Agency, concurrently serving as the Finance and Procurement Advisor to the Ministry of Health and Business, raises serious concerns within our community regarding transparency and fair recruitment practices. That person is being remunerated separately for two jobs.
Below follows a statement from the Leader of the Opposition which aired on GBC last night:
Over the last few weeks you will have heard a lot about the conclusions of the Principal Auditor’s reports for 2016-2018. These have provided a glimpse into a catalogue of waste and abuse and a Government that is unwilling to provide real transparency and obstructs scrutiny all the time.
The GSD has today filed a Parliamentary motion calling for the creation of a Public Accounts Committee as recommended by the Principal Auditor together with other measures to ensure that the audits of years subsequent to 2018 are facilitated and unblocked by Government.