❓ Mr. Board questions Ms. McHale, the Minister for Community Development, Women’s Interests, Seniors and Youth, about program cuts in the Office of Youth Affairs. Ms. McHale denies dramatic cuts to youth grants and cites efficiencies gained through office amalgamation.
AnsweredQoN 1029Legislative Assembly
Asked
22 May 2002
Member
Portfolio
Community Development, Women’s Interests, Seniors and Youth
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As a supplementary question, I ask the minister to inform the House which programs she has cut in the Office of Youth Affairs. Ms McHALE
AnswerView source ↗
By amalgamating different offices, we can save money on positions such as in human resources and information technology. Mr Board: You have cut youth grants dramatically. Ms McHALE: We have not cut youth grants dramatically. The member is asking me about the amalgamation. We will save money through the greater efficiencies achieved by amalgamating offices. For example, a position for a level 9 senior policy officer has been vacant for a long time. That is the sort of thing that we have looked at and the sort of thing we have introduced with the amalgamation so that we can increase productivity without cutting services.
Ms McHALE replied: By amalgamating different offices, we can save money on positions such as in human resources and information technology. Mr Board: You have cut youth grants dramatically. Ms McHALE: We have not cut youth grants dramatically. The member is asking me about the amalgamation. We will save money through the greater efficiencies achieved by amalgamating offices. For example, a position for a level 9 senior policy officer has been vacant for a long time. That is the sort of thing that we have looked at and the sort of thing we have introduced with the amalgamation so that we can increase productivity without cutting services.
By amalgamating different offices, we can save money on positions such as in human resources and information technology. Mr Board: You have cut youth grants dramatically. Ms McHALE: We have not cut youth grants dramatically. The member is asking me about the amalgamation. We will save money through the greater efficiencies achieved by amalgamating offices. For example, a position for a level 9 senior policy officer has been vacant for a long time. That is the sort of thing that we have looked at and the sort of thing we have introduced with the amalgamation so that we can increase productivity without cutting services.
Mr Board: You have cut youth grants dramatically. Ms McHALE: We have not cut youth grants dramatically. The member is asking me about the amalgamation. We will save money through the greater efficiencies achieved by amalgamating offices. For example, a position for a level 9 senior policy officer has been vacant for a long time. That is the sort of thing that we have looked at and the sort of thing we have introduced with the amalgamation so that we can increase productivity without cutting services.
Ms McHALE: We have not cut youth grants dramatically. The member is asking me about the amalgamation. We will save money through the greater efficiencies achieved by amalgamating offices. For example, a position for a level 9 senior policy officer has been vacant for a long time. That is the sort of thing that we have looked at and the sort of thing we have introduced with the amalgamation so that we can increase productivity without cutting services.
Ms McHALE replied: By amalgamating different offices, we can save money on positions such as in human resources and information technology. Mr Board: You have cut youth grants dramatically. Ms McHALE: We have not cut youth grants dramatically. The member is asking me about the amalgamation. We will save money through the greater efficiencies achieved by amalgamating offices. For example, a position for a level 9 senior policy officer has been vacant for a long time. That is the sort of thing that we have looked at and the sort of thing we have introduced with the amalgamation so that we can increase productivity without cutting services.
By amalgamating different offices, we can save money on positions such as in human resources and information technology. Mr Board: You have cut youth grants dramatically. Ms McHALE: We have not cut youth grants dramatically. The member is asking me about the amalgamation. We will save money through the greater efficiencies achieved by amalgamating offices. For example, a position for a level 9 senior policy officer has been vacant for a long time. That is the sort of thing that we have looked at and the sort of thing we have introduced with the amalgamation so that we can increase productivity without cutting services.
Mr Board: You have cut youth grants dramatically. Ms McHALE: We have not cut youth grants dramatically. The member is asking me about the amalgamation. We will save money through the greater efficiencies achieved by amalgamating offices. For example, a position for a level 9 senior policy officer has been vacant for a long time. That is the sort of thing that we have looked at and the sort of thing we have introduced with the amalgamation so that we can increase productivity without cutting services.
Ms McHALE: We have not cut youth grants dramatically. The member is asking me about the amalgamation. We will save money through the greater efficiencies achieved by amalgamating offices. For example, a position for a level 9 senior policy officer has been vacant for a long time. That is the sort of thing that we have looked at and the sort of thing we have introduced with the amalgamation so that we can increase productivity without cutting services.
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