A member of parliament questions the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure about the fulfillment of an election promise to install traffic lights at a specific intersection. The Minister deflects, stating they were not given notice and sarcastically remarks on the questioner's confidence in their knowledge.

AnsweredQoN 141Legislative Assembly
Asked
4 May 2005
Portfolio
Planning and Infrastructure

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I refer the minister to Labor’s election promise that committed a re-elected Gallop government to installing traffic control lights at the intersection of Madora Beach Road and Fremantle Road by October 2005. This is a major issue for the residents of Madora and the wider Mandurah community. When will this election promise be fulfilled? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN

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I thank the member for the question, of which no notice has been given. I take it as a great vote of confidence in my capacity that members opposite believe that I would know the timetable for every installation of traffic lights around the state. That is an extraordinary vote of confidence. I take it as a great compliment, and I assure the member that I will get the detail of that timetable before the end of the day.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: I thank the member for the question, of which no notice has been given. I take it as a great vote of confidence in my capacity that members opposite believe that I would know the timetable for every installation of traffic lights around the state. That is an extraordinary vote of confidence. I take it as a great compliment, and I assure the member that I will get the detail of that timetable before the end of the day.
I thank the member for the question, of which no notice has been given. I take it as a great vote of confidence in my capacity that members opposite believe that I would know the timetable for every installation of traffic lights around the state. That is an extraordinary vote of confidence. I take it as a great compliment, and I assure the member that I will get the detail of that timetable before the end of the day.

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