The Prime Minister Joseph Muscat today neglected to even mention the front-page story by The Malta Independent on Sunday which says that receipts clearly show that €35,000 in payments were made to Neville Gafa by a Libyan middleman during a radio interview on ONE radio earlier this morning.

This latest scandal surrounding medical visas to Libyan victims of conflict has been rocking OPM for a number of weeks and TMIS have been shown receipts which show that, despite Mr Gafa's insistence that no Libyan national was charged for a medical visa, here were a total of €35,000 in payments made between August 2015 and October 2015.

During the interview, the Prime Minister spoke first and foremost about the need for solidarity with the victims of the Italian earthquake tragedy, as well as expressing pride in the Maltese volunteers who went up to help. Dr Muscat insisted that Malta will always be ready to help the neighbouring country in the case of tragedies like this.

Dr Muscat also was led to a scathing dig at the Opposition for voting against the regeneration of Cospicua's Dock 1 which was promised by the previous administrations yet ignored in the long run. The Prime Minister said that it is difficult to get a hold on the Opposition's reasoning as they have just voted against the regeneration of national heritage and the people of the South in general.

He continued his interview by rattling off a few government victories, such as the AUM and the total of €3.2 billion in foreign investment which the country has benefited from throughout this administration. Speaking of receiving the green light for a new development bank to aid infrastructural planning, the Prime Minister said that this new bank shall be part of the government's legacy.

Regarding the opposition to the idea of paying to address irregularities in buildings, Dr Muscat insisted that this is in no way letting off people who have built up areas which are ODZ or some sort of excusing of illegalities. If anything, it is meant to address the hundreds if not thousands of families who have been afflicted with irregularities and have been lumped with a property which they cannot sell.

The interview was concluded by the Prime Minister expressing his pride in the government scheme whereby students who have not passed their exams the first time have free revision classes throughout summer.