s ▁and ▁cutting ▁red ▁t ape ▁for ▁business es . ▁Her ▁candid ature ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁Mal ta ' s ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Joseph ▁Mus cat , ▁saying ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁needed ▁dedicated ▁M EP s . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁EU ▁election , ▁Dal li ▁gar ner ed ▁around ▁ 2 3 , 5 0 0 ▁first ▁preference ▁votes , ▁making ▁her ▁the ▁third ▁candidate ▁most ▁votes ▁Most ▁preferred ▁candidates ▁from ▁six ▁el ig ible ▁seats . ▁She ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Labour ▁female ▁M EP ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament , ▁after ▁the ▁preceding ▁year ▁saw ▁three ▁female ▁M EP s ▁becoming ▁elected ▁only ▁through ▁a ▁bi - e lection . ▁In ▁her ▁first ▁comments ▁to ▁the ▁TV M , ▁she ▁thank ed ▁the ▁elect or ate ▁for ▁the ▁respons ib ilities ▁given ▁and ▁promised ▁to ▁work ▁hard ▁for ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁M alt ese ▁people . ▁ ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament ▁Dal li ▁s its ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁on ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁the ▁Environment , ▁Public ▁Health ▁and ▁Food ▁Saf ety ▁( EN VI ), ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Pet itions ▁( P ET I ), ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁De leg ation ▁for ▁Rel ations ▁with ▁the ▁Mag h reb ▁countries ▁& ▁the ▁Arab ▁Mag h reb ▁Union . ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁substitute ▁member ▁on ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Indust ry , ▁Research ▁and ▁Energy ▁( IT RE ), ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Civil ▁Libert ies , ▁Justice ▁and ▁Home ▁Affairs ▁( LI BE ), ▁and ▁De leg ation ▁to ▁the