❓ Mr Kirkup questions the Minister for Health regarding funding for Joondalup Health Campus, citing improved health outcomes and job creation. The Minister responds by affirming commitment to the project, criticizing the previous government's handling of similar projects.
AnsweredQoN 854Legislative Assembly
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JOONDALUP HEALTH CAMPUS
854. Mr Z.R.F. KIRKUP to the Minister for Health:
I have a supplementary question. Why
is the minister turning his back on the people of the northern suburbs by not
immediately funding —
Ms S.E. Winton : You didn't
listen to the answer!
The SPEAKER : Yes, I have got
you again, member for Wanneroo. You have a very loud voice, but do not use it
in the chamber.
Mr
Z.R.F. KIRKUP : Why is the
minister turning his back on the people of the northern suburbs by not
immediately funding Joondalup Health Campus, which will deliver better
health outcomes and create thousands of desperately needed jobs in those
northern suburbs?
854. Mr Z.R.F. KIRKUP to the Minister for Health:
I have a supplementary question. Why
is the minister turning his back on the people of the northern suburbs by not
immediately funding —
Ms S.E. Winton : You didn't
listen to the answer!
The SPEAKER : Yes, I have got
you again, member for Wanneroo. You have a very loud voice, but do not use it
in the chamber.
Mr
Z.R.F. KIRKUP : Why is the
minister turning his back on the people of the northern suburbs by not
immediately funding Joondalup Health Campus, which will deliver better
health outcomes and create thousands of desperately needed jobs in those
northern suburbs?
AnswerView source ↗
The member for Wanneroo nailed it.
The member for Dawesville just does not listen to the answer. If he had
listened to the answer, he would have heard that we are committed to those
extra inpatient beds. We are committed to expanding the number of operating
theatres. We are committed to growing the parking and the emergency department there.
We are committed to more mental health inpatient beds. The reason that was
important was that it was in our 2013 election commitments, and then the
government ignored it for another four years. We want to make sure that we
invest in northern suburbs health care, but we want to make sure we do it
properly. We are not going to stuff up, like
the previous government did with Perth Children's Hospital. We are
going to do this properly , and we are going to make sure that the people
of the northern suburbs get the health care they deserve. We are doing it
because members opposite did not.
The member for Dawesville just does not listen to the answer. If he had
listened to the answer, he would have heard that we are committed to those
extra inpatient beds. We are committed to expanding the number of operating
theatres. We are committed to growing the parking and the emergency department there.
We are committed to more mental health inpatient beds. The reason that was
important was that it was in our 2013 election commitments, and then the
government ignored it for another four years. We want to make sure that we
invest in northern suburbs health care, but we want to make sure we do it
properly. We are not going to stuff up, like
the previous government did with Perth Children's Hospital. We are
going to do this properly , and we are going to make sure that the people
of the northern suburbs get the health care they deserve. We are doing it
because members opposite did not.
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