❓ Dr. Honey questions the Treasurer's commitment to fiscal restraint in public sector staffing. The Treasurer deflects by highlighting increased staffing in essential services in response to opposition demands, asserting the government's ability to balance community needs with financial management.
AnsweredQoN 447Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
TREASURY — STAFFING
447. Dr D.J. HONEY to the Treasurer:
Thank you, Madam Speaker, and you
will enjoy this. I have a supplementary question. Does the Treasurer see her
ministerial role as having any public interest obligation to exercise restraint
over public sector costs and staffing on behalf of the community?
447. Dr D.J. HONEY to the Treasurer:
Thank you, Madam Speaker, and you
will enjoy this. I have a supplementary question. Does the Treasurer see her
ministerial role as having any public interest obligation to exercise restraint
over public sector costs and staffing on behalf of the community?
AnswerView source ↗
Every day, the opposition says we
need to employ more police. I agree, and that is why we are employing more
police. The opposition says we need to deliver more nurses. I agree, and that
is why we are delivering more nurses.
Dr D.J. Honey interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please.
You have had the opportunity to ask your question.
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : The
opposition calls on us to deliver more doctors, and we are. The opposition
calls on us to deliver more education assistants and more teachers, and we are.
Does the member for Cottesloe know what a good government does? A good government balances the needs of the community
with the fact that we are here to deliver quality services to address
challenges while also managing the finances. You can do both, and that is what
Labor governments do. They manage the finances well to deliver on the
priorities of the community.
need to employ more police. I agree, and that is why we are employing more
police. The opposition says we need to deliver more nurses. I agree, and that
is why we are delivering more nurses.
Dr D.J. Honey interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please.
You have had the opportunity to ask your question.
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : The
opposition calls on us to deliver more doctors, and we are. The opposition
calls on us to deliver more education assistants and more teachers, and we are.
Does the member for Cottesloe know what a good government does? A good government balances the needs of the community
with the fact that we are here to deliver quality services to address
challenges while also managing the finances. You can do both, and that is what
Labor governments do. They manage the finances well to deliver on the
priorities of the community.
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