❓ Mr. Kirkup questions the Premier about ambulance ramping, attributing it to internal Labor conflicts after the flu season subsided. The Premier dismisses the question as immature and highlights government achievements instead.
AnsweredQoN 659Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
AMBULANCE RAMPING
659. Mr Z.R.F. KIRKUP to the Premier:
I
have a supplementary question. Given that the flu season is now under the
seasonal threshold and has been for some weeks, and can no longer be blamed for
record ambulance ramping, can the Premier confirm that the real reason for this
crisis is that he and his health minister are too busy trying to manage the
internal fractures within WA Labor?
659. Mr Z.R.F. KIRKUP to the Premier:
I
have a supplementary question. Given that the flu season is now under the
seasonal threshold and has been for some weeks, and can no longer be blamed for
record ambulance ramping, can the Premier confirm that the real reason for this
crisis is that he and his health minister are too busy trying to manage the
internal fractures within WA Labor?
AnswerView source ↗
That is an immature and juvenile
question.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order!
Mr D.T. Redman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Warren–Blackwood, I was on my feet. I call you to order for the first
time.
Mr M. McGOWAN : It is from
someone more suited to guild politics at UWA than the serious business of the
Parliament of Western Australia.
We keep our eye on the ball,
creating jobs, managing the finances and ensuring that we pass important laws
to reform the legal system and other aspects of this state. We are building
Metronet—the biggest road build in the history of Western Australia and
Australia. We are undertaking railcar manufacturing here in our state.
Point of Order
Mr Z.R.F.
KIRKUP : The question was in relation to the health crisis, not in
relation to manufacturing railcars. I ask the Premier to get back to the
answer.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Dawesville, your question had something to do with the factions within the
Labor Party, did it not, so it is not a point of order.
Questions without Notice
Resumed
Mr M. McGOWAN : The government
remains focused on the important issues confronting Western Australia. As I said,
those issues are jobs, Metronet, law reform, proper funding and proper
management of the state's finances. The government announced on the
weekend the introduction of new WorkSafe inspectors. It is planning for and
building a new women's and babies' hospital in Western Australia.
They are all things that the Liberals and Nationals could not manage in office.
They are all the things that this government is focused on. We are not
interested in juvenile and petty attacks by the Liberal Party.
question.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order!
Mr D.T. Redman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Warren–Blackwood, I was on my feet. I call you to order for the first
time.
Mr M. McGOWAN : It is from
someone more suited to guild politics at UWA than the serious business of the
Parliament of Western Australia.
We keep our eye on the ball,
creating jobs, managing the finances and ensuring that we pass important laws
to reform the legal system and other aspects of this state. We are building
Metronet—the biggest road build in the history of Western Australia and
Australia. We are undertaking railcar manufacturing here in our state.
Point of Order
Mr Z.R.F.
KIRKUP : The question was in relation to the health crisis, not in
relation to manufacturing railcars. I ask the Premier to get back to the
answer.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Dawesville, your question had something to do with the factions within the
Labor Party, did it not, so it is not a point of order.
Questions without Notice
Resumed
Mr M. McGOWAN : The government
remains focused on the important issues confronting Western Australia. As I said,
those issues are jobs, Metronet, law reform, proper funding and proper
management of the state's finances. The government announced on the
weekend the introduction of new WorkSafe inspectors. It is planning for and
building a new women's and babies' hospital in Western Australia.
They are all things that the Liberals and Nationals could not manage in office.
They are all the things that this government is focused on. We are not
interested in juvenile and petty attacks by the Liberal Party.
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