❓ Mr. Cook questions the Minister for Health about funding for PlusLife, a bone and tissue bank, to ensure service continuity and job security. The Minister assures support but defers decision to the budget process.
AnsweredQoN 92Legislative Assembly
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PLUSLIFE — BONE AND TISSUE BANK SERVICES
92. Mr R.H. COOK to the Minister for
Health:
I ask a supplementary question. It
is not the issue around the freezer space, minister, it is about the continuity
of the service and the 22 jobs that require the minister to make that
commitment prior to the budget process. Therefore, I ask again: will the
minister commit to meet with PlusLife immediately and ensure that this
essential service receives this modest grant over the three-year period in
order to continue the operation of this service in Western Australia?
92. Mr R.H. COOK to the Minister for
Health:
I ask a supplementary question. It
is not the issue around the freezer space, minister, it is about the continuity
of the service and the 22 jobs that require the minister to make that
commitment prior to the budget process. Therefore, I ask again: will the
minister commit to meet with PlusLife immediately and ensure that this
essential service receives this modest grant over the three-year period in
order to continue the operation of this service in Western Australia?
AnswerView source ↗
It just is not true that there is
any threat to the employment and continued activity of that operation by waiting
the three months until the budget. It is not true that there is that threat.
PlusLife does not need to meet with me because they have my full support in
writing already. They already have the verbal support of the Premier's
office. It is already sitting before the Treasurer and it will be considered
within the budget. We are not going to make decisions outside the budget. This
is a critical budget, a large budget, and there are a lot of organisations
seeking funds, and I think they are in a pretty good damn position with the
support they have had from our government.
Mrs
M.H. Roberts interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time.
any threat to the employment and continued activity of that operation by waiting
the three months until the budget. It is not true that there is that threat.
PlusLife does not need to meet with me because they have my full support in
writing already. They already have the verbal support of the Premier's
office. It is already sitting before the Treasurer and it will be considered
within the budget. We are not going to make decisions outside the budget. This
is a critical budget, a large budget, and there are a lot of organisations
seeking funds, and I think they are in a pretty good damn position with the
support they have had from our government.
Mrs
M.H. Roberts interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time.
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