❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details about the abolished Disability and the Arts Inclusion Initiative assessment panel, including funding, decision-making, and cost savings. The answer reveals the program was a one-off pilot with no equivalent grants in the following budget.
AnsweredQoN 3075Legislative Assembly
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In relation to the Premier’s announcement that he has abolished the Department of Culture and the Arts’ Disability and the Arts Inclusion Initiative assessment panel, I ask:
(a) what is the budgeted amount of funding this committee was supposed to disperse or advise on in 2009–2010;
(b) how much funding was dispersed;
(c) who will now be making the decisions previously made by this committee;
(d) what is the budgeted amount of funding for equivalent grants previously dispersed or advised on in the 2010–2011 budget; and
(e) what are the cost savings from abolishing this committee and where have those savings been allocated?
(a) what is the budgeted amount of funding this committee was supposed to disperse or advise on in 2009–2010;
(b) how much funding was dispersed;
(c) who will now be making the decisions previously made by this committee;
(d) what is the budgeted amount of funding for equivalent grants previously dispersed or advised on in the 2010–2011 budget; and
(e) what are the cost savings from abolishing this committee and where have those savings been allocated?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
22 June 2010
Responded by
Minister for Culture and the Arts
Response time
28 days
(a) Total amount allocated to funding programs was $350 000. This total allocation included administration and assessment costs.
(b) $316 000 in funding was dispersed. Remaining funds were allocated to operational, committee and assessment costs.
(c) The Disability Arts Inclusion Program (DAII) was a one off pilot initiative and has now been completed. There is no disbursement in the 2010-2011 budget for equivalent grants.
(d) Not applicable
(e) There are no cost savings to be allocated.
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(b) $316 000 in funding was dispersed. Remaining funds were allocated to operational, committee and assessment costs.
(c) The Disability Arts Inclusion Program (DAII) was a one off pilot initiative and has now been completed. There is no disbursement in the 2010-2011 budget for equivalent grants.
(d) Not applicable
(e) There are no cost savings to be allocated.
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