Valletta’s iconic Parliament building is leaking during bad weather, raising concerns of structural and equipment damage, Speaker Anġlu Farrugia said on Monday.
“This is a problem that started three years ago, and has been getting worse year-on-year, something really needs to be done as this has become an extraordinary situation,” he said.
Dr Farrugia was venting his frustrations during a press conference on the upcoming 5+5 dialogue meeting being held in Malta this week.
Holding photos of mould covered walls and rusting steel work caused by “constant leakages”, Dr Farrugia told reporters that water seepage was affecting several parts of the building from the administrative block, to the emergency exit, and even the building that houses the main chamber and some bathrooms.
“I am not a contractor, and I did not build this building but there are a lot of issues. On our end, as the lessee and not as the lessor, we have carried out maintenance and upkeep, even going beyond what we should do, but there are problems that need solving, particularly when it comes to flooding,” he said.
An irate Dr Farrugia said it was clear that the building, designed by world-famous architect Renzo…
