❓ Mr. Zempilas questions the safety of C-series trains, while Minister Saffioti accuses the Liberal Party of undermining public transport and misrepresenting past projects. The Minister assures that driver concerns are being addressed.
AnsweredQoN 193Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
C-series trains
193. Mr Basil Zempilas to
the Minister for Transport:
I have a
supplementary question. Can the minister assure the public that the drivers'
concerns about the C-series railcars are being taken seriously and that those
trains are safe to be on the public rail network?
193. Mr Basil Zempilas to
the Minister for Transport:
I have a
supplementary question. Can the minister assure the public that the drivers'
concerns about the C-series railcars are being taken seriously and that those
trains are safe to be on the public rail network?
AnswerView source ↗
Yes and yes. As I
said, all the Liberal Party wants to do is run down public transport. Its
members go out to the suburbs, they criticise and they try to reduce people's
confidence in our public transport network. That is all they have done. They go
out there saying that we subsidise public transport too much. They go out there
saying we should not be delivering Metronet, just like they did with Matagarup
Bridge. Some members might not remember this but
when we built Matagarup Bridge, the Leader of the Liberal Party came out and
said, "There's gaps in the rail such that children will fall overboard
into the river."
Mr Daniel Pastorelli: Oh!
Ms Rita Saffioti: I was shocked too, member. That is
what members of the opposition said. They said that local people could not
build a bridge. The then Leader of the Liberal Party and Leader of the
Opposition said that Western Australians were not able to build Matagarup Bridge
without—
Mr Basil Zempilas: I think that was on the
Rumour File, minister. I think I was reading a rumour.
Ms Rita Saffioti: The former Leader of the Liberal
Party, who obviously read the Leader of the Opposition's rumours and used them
in question time every day, came in and said that Matagarup Bridge was not
built well enough and that small children would fall through the gaps into the
river. The opposition has always undermined locally made bridges, railcars, you
name it.
Mr Basil Zempilas interjected.
The Speaker: Leader of the Opposition.
Mr Basil Zempilas interjected.
The Speaker: Leader of the Opposition, you have asked
your question and your supplementary question. If you want to ask another one,
wait until it is your turn again. Carry on, minister.
Ms Rita Saffioti: I understand he built the stadium on
a wildlife sanctuary.
Several members
interjected.
Ms Rita Saffioti: Members should remember that this is
the Liberal Party that believes the old southern nine of the golf course was a wildlife
sanctuary but the northern nine was okay to be built on.
In relation to our
Metronet program, we are so proud of what we are rolling out. We will continue
to work with the drivers to address their concerns about issues like the seats,
and we will continue to roll out a modern, incredibly affordable public
transport system.
said, all the Liberal Party wants to do is run down public transport. Its
members go out to the suburbs, they criticise and they try to reduce people's
confidence in our public transport network. That is all they have done. They go
out there saying that we subsidise public transport too much. They go out there
saying we should not be delivering Metronet, just like they did with Matagarup
Bridge. Some members might not remember this but
when we built Matagarup Bridge, the Leader of the Liberal Party came out and
said, "There's gaps in the rail such that children will fall overboard
into the river."
Mr Daniel Pastorelli: Oh!
Ms Rita Saffioti: I was shocked too, member. That is
what members of the opposition said. They said that local people could not
build a bridge. The then Leader of the Liberal Party and Leader of the
Opposition said that Western Australians were not able to build Matagarup Bridge
without—
Mr Basil Zempilas: I think that was on the
Rumour File, minister. I think I was reading a rumour.
Ms Rita Saffioti: The former Leader of the Liberal
Party, who obviously read the Leader of the Opposition's rumours and used them
in question time every day, came in and said that Matagarup Bridge was not
built well enough and that small children would fall through the gaps into the
river. The opposition has always undermined locally made bridges, railcars, you
name it.
Mr Basil Zempilas interjected.
The Speaker: Leader of the Opposition.
Mr Basil Zempilas interjected.
The Speaker: Leader of the Opposition, you have asked
your question and your supplementary question. If you want to ask another one,
wait until it is your turn again. Carry on, minister.
Ms Rita Saffioti: I understand he built the stadium on
a wildlife sanctuary.
Several members
interjected.
Ms Rita Saffioti: Members should remember that this is
the Liberal Party that believes the old southern nine of the golf course was a wildlife
sanctuary but the northern nine was okay to be built on.
In relation to our
Metronet program, we are so proud of what we are rolling out. We will continue
to work with the drivers to address their concerns about issues like the seats,
and we will continue to roll out a modern, incredibly affordable public
transport system.
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