"Our first priority is always to help the family so that the child can remain in their home and be protected as much as possible" - Director of Alternative Care at the Foundation for Social Welfare Services, Remenda Grech, 20 April
"We are still building the same buildings that we were constructing 10-20 years ago, even though the population and economy has grown" - Housing Authority CEO Matthew Zerafa, 20 April
"In education, we can never go back, you have to move forward. The system that we had, that was solely based on exams, worked and served its purpose for a time, until we knew better." - Ministry for Education director general Jude Zammit, 4 May
"The public sector has grown significantly over the years, and while it is understood that there is demand to recruit the right people, oftentimes this is creating unhealthy competition with private employers. " - Malta Employers' Association president Ivan Refalo, 4 May
"Only collective bargaining and mandatory union membership can stop the systemic abuse faced by both foreign and local workers.' - Secretary General of the General Workers' Union, Josef Bugeja, 4 May
"The most feasible option, which can be done in a short time, is a trackless tram, which is very similar to what the government has been considering - a bus rapid transit system." - PN MP Mark Anthony Sammut, 11 May
"I want culture to pay the rent. It should not require a second job just to earn a decent living." European Commissioner Glenn Micallef, 18 May
"We have a lot of adolescents who self-harm, it's becoming more common" - lead author of the National Suicide Prevention Strategy Antonella Sammut 18 May
"We feel there is a lot more to be done for palliative care. There are so many gaps which exist" - Chief Clinical officer at Hospice Malta Anna Frendo, 25 May
"We need a strong medical council to regulate the profession, protect the patient and protect the professional." - Medical Association of Malta president Patrick Sammut, 1 June
"There are still those people, despite the best palliative care in the world, who still want that (assisted voluntary euthanasia) option" - Parliamentary Secretary for Reforms and Equality Rebecca Buttigieg, 1 June
"There is political fatigue wherever you look in Malta and a great sense of collective fatalism is growing by the day" - Professor Mario Thomas Vassallo, 8 June
"Our failure to strongly condemn the genocide in Gaza is deeply troubling." - Professor Roderick Pace, 8 June
"Having a pope on your WhatsApp contact list is a once-in-a-lifetime thing - if it ever happens at all." - Maltese Prior Provincial Augustinian Order Fr Leslie Gatt, 8 June
"Maybe it's my opinion or perception, but in the last three years I think that the number of parents supporting their children in sports has increased." - Maltese Olympic Committee director for Sport Charlene Attard, 8 June
"Mandatory reporting in principle is good. But unfortunately, it is being abused." - CEO of the Foundation for Social Welfare Services (FSWS) Alfred Grixti, 15 June
"I was fascinated with construction since I was a child. In fact, I never really played with toys, I used to play with tools." - Omar Kassab qualified doctor and construction worker, 22 June
"Balancing public accountability with personal privacy rights is one of the most enduring tensions in democratic societies" - Dr Natalino Fenech, senior lecturer in media and journalism at MCAST, 22 June
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