❓ Ms Mettam questions the Minister for Health on the implementation of recommendations from the Select Committee into Child Development Services. The Minister's response is vague, leading to disagreement and procedural debate.
AnsweredQoN 205Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
Child development services
205. Ms Libby Mettam to
the Minister for Health:
I have a
supplementary question.
How many of the
recommendations from the Select Committee into Child Development Services'
report have been actioned?
205. Ms Libby Mettam to
the Minister for Health:
I have a
supplementary question.
How many of the
recommendations from the Select Committee into Child Development Services'
report have been actioned?
AnswerView source ↗
That is not a
supplementary.
The Speaker: Member, that is not really a
supplementary.
Ms Libby Mettam: It is.
The Speaker: It is not.
Ms Libby Mettam: You don't know your brief.
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker: Members from both sides! Member, it was
not related to the first question.
Ms Libby Mettam: It was.
The Speaker: Do you want to rephrase it? I will give
you the option if you want to rephrase the supplementary.
Ms Libby Mettam: Yes. Outside of the funding announced
last year, which the minister referred to, how many of the recommendations from
the Select Committee into Child Development Services' report have been actioned?
Ms Meredith Hammat: I will just make the comment that
the original question related to a particular individual who was waiting to
access services. There was no mention of those things.
Ms Libby Mettam: That is what the report is
about.
Ms Meredith Hammat: That may be maybe true.
Nonetheless—
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker: Members! Member, Treasurer, please. The
minister has the call.
Ms Meredith Hammat: Let me just reiterate that we are
doing a range of things and looking at all we can do to help meet the need of
the community in relation to child development services. As I said, we have
already made a range of commitments and we will continue to look at what more
we can do. I am always very concerned when I hear stories such as the one the
member has raised today.
supplementary.
The Speaker: Member, that is not really a
supplementary.
Ms Libby Mettam: It is.
The Speaker: It is not.
Ms Libby Mettam: You don't know your brief.
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker: Members from both sides! Member, it was
not related to the first question.
Ms Libby Mettam: It was.
The Speaker: Do you want to rephrase it? I will give
you the option if you want to rephrase the supplementary.
Ms Libby Mettam: Yes. Outside of the funding announced
last year, which the minister referred to, how many of the recommendations from
the Select Committee into Child Development Services' report have been actioned?
Ms Meredith Hammat: I will just make the comment that
the original question related to a particular individual who was waiting to
access services. There was no mention of those things.
Ms Libby Mettam: That is what the report is
about.
Ms Meredith Hammat: That may be maybe true.
Nonetheless—
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker: Members! Member, Treasurer, please. The
minister has the call.
Ms Meredith Hammat: Let me just reiterate that we are
doing a range of things and looking at all we can do to help meet the need of
the community in relation to child development services. As I said, we have
already made a range of commitments and we will continue to look at what more
we can do. I am always very concerned when I hear stories such as the one the
member has raised today.
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