❓ Hon Barbara Scott asks about staffing levels for Child Development Services to address waiting lists. Hon Simon O'Brien responds, stating 126 additional FTEs are needed at a cost of $49 million over four years.
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CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES — ADDITIONAL STAFF
The service-wide “Evaluation Report of Child Development Services” completed in June 2008 is a comprehensive report of consumer perspectives and emphasises the importance of early assessment and early intervention. The evaluation did not attempt to estimate the number of additional staff required to reduce the waiting list and to clear the backlog of children currently waiting for services. (1) Has this estimation been completed; and, if so, what is the number of additional staff required to clear the backlog of children waiting for services? (2) Has the business case been prepared to address this backlog? (3) If yes to (2), what is the estimated cost of providing additional staff to clear the waiting list? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN
The service-wide “Evaluation Report of Child Development Services” completed in June 2008 is a comprehensive report of consumer perspectives and emphasises the importance of early assessment and early intervention. The evaluation did not attempt to estimate the number of additional staff required to reduce the waiting list and to clear the backlog of children currently waiting for services. (1) Has this estimation been completed; and, if so, what is the number of additional staff required to clear the backlog of children waiting for services? (2) Has the business case been prepared to address this backlog? (3) If yes to (2), what is the estimated cost of providing additional staff to clear the waiting list? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Yes. An additional 126 full-time equivalents are required statewide. (2) Yes. (3) The anticipated cost is $49 million over four years.
(1) Has this estimation been completed; and, if so, what is the number of additional staff required to clear the backlog of children waiting for services? (2) Has the business case been prepared to address this backlog? (3) If yes to (2), what is the estimated cost of providing additional staff to clear the waiting list? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Yes. An additional 126 full-time equivalents are required statewide. (2) Yes. (3) The anticipated cost is $49 million over four years.
(2) Has the business case been prepared to address this backlog? (3) If yes to (2), what is the estimated cost of providing additional staff to clear the waiting list? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Yes. An additional 126 full-time equivalents are required statewide. (2) Yes. (3) The anticipated cost is $49 million over four years.
(3) If yes to (2), what is the estimated cost of providing additional staff to clear the waiting list? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Yes. An additional 126 full-time equivalents are required statewide. (2) Yes. (3) The anticipated cost is $49 million over four years.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Yes. An additional 126 full-time equivalents are required statewide. (2) Yes. (3) The anticipated cost is $49 million over four years.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Yes. An additional 126 full-time equivalents are required statewide. (2) Yes. (3) The anticipated cost is $49 million over four years.
(1) Yes. An additional 126 full-time equivalents are required statewide. (2) Yes. (3) The anticipated cost is $49 million over four years.
(2) Yes. (3) The anticipated cost is $49 million over four years.
(3) The anticipated cost is $49 million over four years.
(1) Has this estimation been completed; and, if so, what is the number of additional staff required to clear the backlog of children waiting for services? (2) Has the business case been prepared to address this backlog? (3) If yes to (2), what is the estimated cost of providing additional staff to clear the waiting list? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Yes. An additional 126 full-time equivalents are required statewide. (2) Yes. (3) The anticipated cost is $49 million over four years.
(2) Has the business case been prepared to address this backlog? (3) If yes to (2), what is the estimated cost of providing additional staff to clear the waiting list? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Yes. An additional 126 full-time equivalents are required statewide. (2) Yes. (3) The anticipated cost is $49 million over four years.
(3) If yes to (2), what is the estimated cost of providing additional staff to clear the waiting list? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Yes. An additional 126 full-time equivalents are required statewide. (2) Yes. (3) The anticipated cost is $49 million over four years.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Yes. An additional 126 full-time equivalents are required statewide. (2) Yes. (3) The anticipated cost is $49 million over four years.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Yes. An additional 126 full-time equivalents are required statewide. (2) Yes. (3) The anticipated cost is $49 million over four years.
(1) Yes. An additional 126 full-time equivalents are required statewide. (2) Yes. (3) The anticipated cost is $49 million over four years.
(2) Yes. (3) The anticipated cost is $49 million over four years.
(3) The anticipated cost is $49 million over four years.
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