❓ Mr. Board questions the Minister for Health about alleged ad hoc decision-making and funding cuts causing confusion in the health sector. The Minister denies ad hoc decisions, defends prioritisation, and criticises the previous government's spending.
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As a supplementary question, the minister will recognise the genuine nature of Mr Keith Wilson - Mr J.A. McGinty: No preamble; what is your question? Mr M.F. BOARD: Does the minister admit that the ad hoc decision making and the cuts in funding have added to confusion and disarray with regard to the health bureaucrats and non-government organisations in Western Australia? Mr J.A. McGINTY
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There has been no ad hoc decision making. We have a very clear-cut case in which we are saying that these are the priorities and these are not. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY: We will spend money on the things that matter to the constituents of the member for Carine. We will spend the money on ensuring that serious deficiencies in the public health system are corrected. We cannot do that if we continue to spend money on low priorities. When members opposite were in government they spent money as though it did not count. They kept squandering that money. We will not go down the path they went down. We will go down a path that, through financial discipline, will deliver real results for the people of Western Australia. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the second time.
Mr J.A. McGinty: No preamble; what is your question? Mr M.F. BOARD: Does the minister admit that the ad hoc decision making and the cuts in funding have added to confusion and disarray with regard to the health bureaucrats and non-government organisations in Western Australia? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: There has been no ad hoc decision making. We have a very clear-cut case in which we are saying that these are the priorities and these are not. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY: We will spend money on the things that matter to the constituents of the member for Carine. We will spend the money on ensuring that serious deficiencies in the public health system are corrected. We cannot do that if we continue to spend money on low priorities. When members opposite were in government they spent money as though it did not count. They kept squandering that money. We will not go down the path they went down. We will go down a path that, through financial discipline, will deliver real results for the people of Western Australia. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the second time.
Mr M.F. BOARD: Does the minister admit that the ad hoc decision making and the cuts in funding have added to confusion and disarray with regard to the health bureaucrats and non-government organisations in Western Australia? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: There has been no ad hoc decision making. We have a very clear-cut case in which we are saying that these are the priorities and these are not. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY: We will spend money on the things that matter to the constituents of the member for Carine. We will spend the money on ensuring that serious deficiencies in the public health system are corrected. We cannot do that if we continue to spend money on low priorities. When members opposite were in government they spent money as though it did not count. They kept squandering that money. We will not go down the path they went down. We will go down a path that, through financial discipline, will deliver real results for the people of Western Australia. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the second time.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: There has been no ad hoc decision making. We have a very clear-cut case in which we are saying that these are the priorities and these are not. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY: We will spend money on the things that matter to the constituents of the member for Carine. We will spend the money on ensuring that serious deficiencies in the public health system are corrected. We cannot do that if we continue to spend money on low priorities. When members opposite were in government they spent money as though it did not count. They kept squandering that money. We will not go down the path they went down. We will go down a path that, through financial discipline, will deliver real results for the people of Western Australia. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the second time.
There has been no ad hoc decision making. We have a very clear-cut case in which we are saying that these are the priorities and these are not. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY: We will spend money on the things that matter to the constituents of the member for Carine. We will spend the money on ensuring that serious deficiencies in the public health system are corrected. We cannot do that if we continue to spend money on low priorities. When members opposite were in government they spent money as though it did not count. They kept squandering that money. We will not go down the path they went down. We will go down a path that, through financial discipline, will deliver real results for the people of Western Australia. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the second time.
Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY: We will spend money on the things that matter to the constituents of the member for Carine. We will spend the money on ensuring that serious deficiencies in the public health system are corrected. We cannot do that if we continue to spend money on low priorities. When members opposite were in government they spent money as though it did not count. They kept squandering that money. We will not go down the path they went down. We will go down a path that, through financial discipline, will deliver real results for the people of Western Australia. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the second time.
Mr J.A. McGINTY: We will spend money on the things that matter to the constituents of the member for Carine. We will spend the money on ensuring that serious deficiencies in the public health system are corrected. We cannot do that if we continue to spend money on low priorities. When members opposite were in government they spent money as though it did not count. They kept squandering that money. We will not go down the path they went down. We will go down a path that, through financial discipline, will deliver real results for the people of Western Australia. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the second time.
Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the second time.
The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the second time.
Mr J.A. McGinty: No preamble; what is your question? Mr M.F. BOARD: Does the minister admit that the ad hoc decision making and the cuts in funding have added to confusion and disarray with regard to the health bureaucrats and non-government organisations in Western Australia? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: There has been no ad hoc decision making. We have a very clear-cut case in which we are saying that these are the priorities and these are not. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY: We will spend money on the things that matter to the constituents of the member for Carine. We will spend the money on ensuring that serious deficiencies in the public health system are corrected. We cannot do that if we continue to spend money on low priorities. When members opposite were in government they spent money as though it did not count. They kept squandering that money. We will not go down the path they went down. We will go down a path that, through financial discipline, will deliver real results for the people of Western Australia. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the second time.
Mr M.F. BOARD: Does the minister admit that the ad hoc decision making and the cuts in funding have added to confusion and disarray with regard to the health bureaucrats and non-government organisations in Western Australia? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: There has been no ad hoc decision making. We have a very clear-cut case in which we are saying that these are the priorities and these are not. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY: We will spend money on the things that matter to the constituents of the member for Carine. We will spend the money on ensuring that serious deficiencies in the public health system are corrected. We cannot do that if we continue to spend money on low priorities. When members opposite were in government they spent money as though it did not count. They kept squandering that money. We will not go down the path they went down. We will go down a path that, through financial discipline, will deliver real results for the people of Western Australia. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the second time.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: There has been no ad hoc decision making. We have a very clear-cut case in which we are saying that these are the priorities and these are not. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY: We will spend money on the things that matter to the constituents of the member for Carine. We will spend the money on ensuring that serious deficiencies in the public health system are corrected. We cannot do that if we continue to spend money on low priorities. When members opposite were in government they spent money as though it did not count. They kept squandering that money. We will not go down the path they went down. We will go down a path that, through financial discipline, will deliver real results for the people of Western Australia. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the second time.
There has been no ad hoc decision making. We have a very clear-cut case in which we are saying that these are the priorities and these are not. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY: We will spend money on the things that matter to the constituents of the member for Carine. We will spend the money on ensuring that serious deficiencies in the public health system are corrected. We cannot do that if we continue to spend money on low priorities. When members opposite were in government they spent money as though it did not count. They kept squandering that money. We will not go down the path they went down. We will go down a path that, through financial discipline, will deliver real results for the people of Western Australia. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the second time.
Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY: We will spend money on the things that matter to the constituents of the member for Carine. We will spend the money on ensuring that serious deficiencies in the public health system are corrected. We cannot do that if we continue to spend money on low priorities. When members opposite were in government they spent money as though it did not count. They kept squandering that money. We will not go down the path they went down. We will go down a path that, through financial discipline, will deliver real results for the people of Western Australia. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the second time.
Mr J.A. McGINTY: We will spend money on the things that matter to the constituents of the member for Carine. We will spend the money on ensuring that serious deficiencies in the public health system are corrected. We cannot do that if we continue to spend money on low priorities. When members opposite were in government they spent money as though it did not count. They kept squandering that money. We will not go down the path they went down. We will go down a path that, through financial discipline, will deliver real results for the people of Western Australia. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the second time.
Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the second time.
The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the second time.
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