❓ Question regarding funding for a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanner in WA, alleging political gamesmanship and questioning the minister's awareness of funding details. The minister deflects, focusing on WA's needs and criticising past government planning.
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POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER 337. Mr BOARD to the Minister for Health: I refer to the minister’s brief ministerial statement about the positron emission tomography scanner. The minister indicated that he was concerned about the level of commonwealth funding to Western Australia. (1) Given that the $3.85 million in funding was for capital injection into that facility, is the minister aware that no other State Government in Australia has received any capital funding? (2) Is the minister aware that $2.2 million of that $3.85 million is for the cyclotron and is already funded within the commonwealth grant? (3) Why is the minister playing politics while people are waiting for this vital technology in Western Australia? Mr KUCERA
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(1)-(3) I am not concerned about other States; I am concerned about Western Australia and the services we offer here. I am aware of what was contained in the tender documents. I am aware of the offer that was to be made by the federal Government. However, I am also aware that no whole-of-life planning was done for this machine which could possibly give us an exposure of some $30 million that has not been accounted for in any of the forward estimates or planning of the previous Government.
POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER
I refer to the minister’s brief ministerial statement about the positron emission tomography scanner. The minister indicated that he was concerned about the level of commonwealth funding to Western Australia. (1) Given that the $3.85 million in funding was for capital injection into that facility, is the minister aware that no other State Government in Australia has received any capital funding? (2) Is the minister aware that $2.2 million of that $3.85 million is for the cyclotron and is already funded within the commonwealth grant? (3) Why is the minister playing politics while people are waiting for this vital technology in Western Australia? Mr KUCERA replied: (1)-(3) I am not concerned about other States; I am concerned about Western Australia and the services we offer here. I am aware of what was contained in the tender documents. I am aware of the offer that was to be made by the federal Government. However, I am also aware that no whole-of-life planning was done for this machine which could possibly give us an exposure of some $30 million that has not been accounted for in any of the forward estimates or planning of the previous Government.
(1) Given that the $3.85 million in funding was for capital injection into that facility, is the minister aware that no other State Government in Australia has received any capital funding? (2) Is the minister aware that $2.2 million of that $3.85 million is for the cyclotron and is already funded within the commonwealth grant? (3) Why is the minister playing politics while people are waiting for this vital technology in Western Australia? Mr KUCERA replied: (1)-(3) I am not concerned about other States; I am concerned about Western Australia and the services we offer here. I am aware of what was contained in the tender documents. I am aware of the offer that was to be made by the federal Government. However, I am also aware that no whole-of-life planning was done for this machine which could possibly give us an exposure of some $30 million that has not been accounted for in any of the forward estimates or planning of the previous Government.
(2) Is the minister aware that $2.2 million of that $3.85 million is for the cyclotron and is already funded within the commonwealth grant? (3) Why is the minister playing politics while people are waiting for this vital technology in Western Australia? Mr KUCERA replied: (1)-(3) I am not concerned about other States; I am concerned about Western Australia and the services we offer here. I am aware of what was contained in the tender documents. I am aware of the offer that was to be made by the federal Government. However, I am also aware that no whole-of-life planning was done for this machine which could possibly give us an exposure of some $30 million that has not been accounted for in any of the forward estimates or planning of the previous Government.
(3) Why is the minister playing politics while people are waiting for this vital technology in Western Australia? Mr KUCERA replied: (1)-(3) I am not concerned about other States; I am concerned about Western Australia and the services we offer here. I am aware of what was contained in the tender documents. I am aware of the offer that was to be made by the federal Government. However, I am also aware that no whole-of-life planning was done for this machine which could possibly give us an exposure of some $30 million that has not been accounted for in any of the forward estimates or planning of the previous Government.
Mr KUCERA replied: (1)-(3) I am not concerned about other States; I am concerned about Western Australia and the services we offer here. I am aware of what was contained in the tender documents. I am aware of the offer that was to be made by the federal Government. However, I am also aware that no whole-of-life planning was done for this machine which could possibly give us an exposure of some $30 million that has not been accounted for in any of the forward estimates or planning of the previous Government.
(1)-(3) I am not concerned about other States; I am concerned about Western Australia and the services we offer here. I am aware of what was contained in the tender documents. I am aware of the offer that was to be made by the federal Government. However, I am also aware that no whole-of-life planning was done for this machine which could possibly give us an exposure of some $30 million that has not been accounted for in any of the forward estimates or planning of the previous Government.
POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER
I refer to the minister’s brief ministerial statement about the positron emission tomography scanner. The minister indicated that he was concerned about the level of commonwealth funding to Western Australia. (1) Given that the $3.85 million in funding was for capital injection into that facility, is the minister aware that no other State Government in Australia has received any capital funding? (2) Is the minister aware that $2.2 million of that $3.85 million is for the cyclotron and is already funded within the commonwealth grant? (3) Why is the minister playing politics while people are waiting for this vital technology in Western Australia? Mr KUCERA replied: (1)-(3) I am not concerned about other States; I am concerned about Western Australia and the services we offer here. I am aware of what was contained in the tender documents. I am aware of the offer that was to be made by the federal Government. However, I am also aware that no whole-of-life planning was done for this machine which could possibly give us an exposure of some $30 million that has not been accounted for in any of the forward estimates or planning of the previous Government.
(1) Given that the $3.85 million in funding was for capital injection into that facility, is the minister aware that no other State Government in Australia has received any capital funding? (2) Is the minister aware that $2.2 million of that $3.85 million is for the cyclotron and is already funded within the commonwealth grant? (3) Why is the minister playing politics while people are waiting for this vital technology in Western Australia? Mr KUCERA replied: (1)-(3) I am not concerned about other States; I am concerned about Western Australia and the services we offer here. I am aware of what was contained in the tender documents. I am aware of the offer that was to be made by the federal Government. However, I am also aware that no whole-of-life planning was done for this machine which could possibly give us an exposure of some $30 million that has not been accounted for in any of the forward estimates or planning of the previous Government.
(2) Is the minister aware that $2.2 million of that $3.85 million is for the cyclotron and is already funded within the commonwealth grant? (3) Why is the minister playing politics while people are waiting for this vital technology in Western Australia? Mr KUCERA replied: (1)-(3) I am not concerned about other States; I am concerned about Western Australia and the services we offer here. I am aware of what was contained in the tender documents. I am aware of the offer that was to be made by the federal Government. However, I am also aware that no whole-of-life planning was done for this machine which could possibly give us an exposure of some $30 million that has not been accounted for in any of the forward estimates or planning of the previous Government.
(3) Why is the minister playing politics while people are waiting for this vital technology in Western Australia? Mr KUCERA replied: (1)-(3) I am not concerned about other States; I am concerned about Western Australia and the services we offer here. I am aware of what was contained in the tender documents. I am aware of the offer that was to be made by the federal Government. However, I am also aware that no whole-of-life planning was done for this machine which could possibly give us an exposure of some $30 million that has not been accounted for in any of the forward estimates or planning of the previous Government.
Mr KUCERA replied: (1)-(3) I am not concerned about other States; I am concerned about Western Australia and the services we offer here. I am aware of what was contained in the tender documents. I am aware of the offer that was to be made by the federal Government. However, I am also aware that no whole-of-life planning was done for this machine which could possibly give us an exposure of some $30 million that has not been accounted for in any of the forward estimates or planning of the previous Government.
(1)-(3) I am not concerned about other States; I am concerned about Western Australia and the services we offer here. I am aware of what was contained in the tender documents. I am aware of the offer that was to be made by the federal Government. However, I am also aware that no whole-of-life planning was done for this machine which could possibly give us an exposure of some $30 million that has not been accounted for in any of the forward estimates or planning of the previous Government.
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