❓ Mr. Marshall questions the Minister for Health about Ross River Virus cases, mosquito control funding in the Peel region, and the completion of the runnelling project. The Minister provides data and explains funding is dependent on environmental conditions and the runnelling project is suspended due to acid sulphate soils.
AnsweredQoN 2273Legislative Assembly
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(1) I refer to the good spring rainfall and warmer than average temperatures in the Peel and South West Regions which have provided ideal conditions for mosquito breeding and ask will the Minister advise figures on reported cases of Ross River Virus in 1997, 2000 and 2003 in Peel and the South West Region?
(2) Will the Minister advise :-
(a) what Government money is available for mosquito control in the Peel Region;
(b) will this amount be increased or decreased in 2003/2004; and
(c) when will the runnelling project be completed?
(2) Will the Minister advise :-
(a) what Government money is available for mosquito control in the Peel Region;
(b) will this amount be increased or decreased in 2003/2004; and
(c) when will the runnelling project be completed?
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Answered
4 December 2003
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Minister for Health
Response time
15 days
(b) will this amount be increased or decreased in 2003/2004; and (c) when will the runnelling project be completed?
(c) when will the runnelling project be completed?
*Case data are provided in ‘financial’ years to reflect whole seasons of RR virus activity. The figures include enhanced surveillance data, where available, listing cases by region of exposure. (2) (a) The Department of Health currently provides funding to Contiguous Local Authority Groups (CLAGs), including the Peel region, for health driven mosquito control. DOH currently funds 100% of the cost of the helicopter and 50% of the cost of larvicides used by CLAGs. (b) DOH funding for the Peel region CLAG in 2003/2004 will depend on environmental conditions that determine the frequency and extent of saltmarsh mosquito breeding in spring, summer and early autumn. Therefore it is not possible at this stage of the season to determine whether funding required in 2003/04 will increase or decrease compared with previous seasons. (c) The runnelling project has identified the presence of Acid Sulphate Soils (ASS) on a significant number of saltmarshes earmarked for runnelling. Disturbing these soils may have severe consequences for the saltmarsh environments. Therefore, the project has been suspended while further assessment of the extent of ASS and potential management strategies are identified. Environmental approvals incorporating management strategies for ASS and new project time lines will be developed if it is deemed feasible to continue the project.
(2) (a) The Department of Health currently provides funding to Contiguous Local Authority Groups (CLAGs), including the Peel region, for health driven mosquito control. DOH currently funds 100% of the cost of the helicopter and 50% of the cost of larvicides used by CLAGs. (b) DOH funding for the Peel region CLAG in 2003/2004 will depend on environmental conditions that determine the frequency and extent of saltmarsh mosquito breeding in spring, summer and early autumn. Therefore it is not possible at this stage of the season to determine whether funding required in 2003/04 will increase or decrease compared with previous seasons. (c) The runnelling project has identified the presence of Acid Sulphate Soils (ASS) on a significant number of saltmarshes earmarked for runnelling. Disturbing these soils may have severe consequences for the saltmarsh environments. Therefore, the project has been suspended while further assessment of the extent of ASS and potential management strategies are identified. Environmental approvals incorporating management strategies for ASS and new project time lines will be developed if it is deemed feasible to continue the project.
(b) DOH funding for the Peel region CLAG in 2003/2004 will depend on environmental conditions that determine the frequency and extent of saltmarsh mosquito breeding in spring, summer and early autumn. Therefore it is not possible at this stage of the season to determine whether funding required in 2003/04 will increase or decrease compared with previous seasons. (c) The runnelling project has identified the presence of Acid Sulphate Soils (ASS) on a significant number of saltmarshes earmarked for runnelling. Disturbing these soils may have severe consequences for the saltmarsh environments. Therefore, the project has been suspended while further assessment of the extent of ASS and potential management strategies are identified. Environmental approvals incorporating management strategies for ASS and new project time lines will be developed if it is deemed feasible to continue the project.
(c) The runnelling project has identified the presence of Acid Sulphate Soils (ASS) on a significant number of saltmarshes earmarked for runnelling. Disturbing these soils may have severe consequences for the saltmarsh environments. Therefore, the project has been suspended while further assessment of the extent of ASS and potential management strategies are identified. Environmental approvals incorporating management strategies for ASS and new project time lines will be developed if it is deemed feasible to continue the project.
(c) when will the runnelling project be completed?
*Case data are provided in ‘financial’ years to reflect whole seasons of RR virus activity. The figures include enhanced surveillance data, where available, listing cases by region of exposure. (2) (a) The Department of Health currently provides funding to Contiguous Local Authority Groups (CLAGs), including the Peel region, for health driven mosquito control. DOH currently funds 100% of the cost of the helicopter and 50% of the cost of larvicides used by CLAGs. (b) DOH funding for the Peel region CLAG in 2003/2004 will depend on environmental conditions that determine the frequency and extent of saltmarsh mosquito breeding in spring, summer and early autumn. Therefore it is not possible at this stage of the season to determine whether funding required in 2003/04 will increase or decrease compared with previous seasons. (c) The runnelling project has identified the presence of Acid Sulphate Soils (ASS) on a significant number of saltmarshes earmarked for runnelling. Disturbing these soils may have severe consequences for the saltmarsh environments. Therefore, the project has been suspended while further assessment of the extent of ASS and potential management strategies are identified. Environmental approvals incorporating management strategies for ASS and new project time lines will be developed if it is deemed feasible to continue the project.
(2) (a) The Department of Health currently provides funding to Contiguous Local Authority Groups (CLAGs), including the Peel region, for health driven mosquito control. DOH currently funds 100% of the cost of the helicopter and 50% of the cost of larvicides used by CLAGs. (b) DOH funding for the Peel region CLAG in 2003/2004 will depend on environmental conditions that determine the frequency and extent of saltmarsh mosquito breeding in spring, summer and early autumn. Therefore it is not possible at this stage of the season to determine whether funding required in 2003/04 will increase or decrease compared with previous seasons. (c) The runnelling project has identified the presence of Acid Sulphate Soils (ASS) on a significant number of saltmarshes earmarked for runnelling. Disturbing these soils may have severe consequences for the saltmarsh environments. Therefore, the project has been suspended while further assessment of the extent of ASS and potential management strategies are identified. Environmental approvals incorporating management strategies for ASS and new project time lines will be developed if it is deemed feasible to continue the project.
(b) DOH funding for the Peel region CLAG in 2003/2004 will depend on environmental conditions that determine the frequency and extent of saltmarsh mosquito breeding in spring, summer and early autumn. Therefore it is not possible at this stage of the season to determine whether funding required in 2003/04 will increase or decrease compared with previous seasons. (c) The runnelling project has identified the presence of Acid Sulphate Soils (ASS) on a significant number of saltmarshes earmarked for runnelling. Disturbing these soils may have severe consequences for the saltmarsh environments. Therefore, the project has been suspended while further assessment of the extent of ASS and potential management strategies are identified. Environmental approvals incorporating management strategies for ASS and new project time lines will be developed if it is deemed feasible to continue the project.
(c) The runnelling project has identified the presence of Acid Sulphate Soils (ASS) on a significant number of saltmarshes earmarked for runnelling. Disturbing these soils may have severe consequences for the saltmarsh environments. Therefore, the project has been suspended while further assessment of the extent of ASS and potential management strategies are identified. Environmental approvals incorporating management strategies for ASS and new project time lines will be developed if it is deemed feasible to continue the project.
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