❓ Dr. Woollard questions the Minister for Education about the allocation of covered assembly areas to schools, suggesting political influence over needs-based prioritization. The Minister denies interference, attributing decisions to the Department of Education.
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SCHOOLS, COVERED ASSEMBLY AREAS
The minister’s press release of 30 October detailed that six schools, four in very hot regions of this State and two in the metropolitan area, will receive covered assembly areas by the end of this financial year. The two metropolitan schools are White Gum Valley Primary School with 135 students, in the Attorney General’s electorate, and Redcliffe Primary School with 175 students, in the Treasurer’s electorate. Covered assembly areas for these schools were not a number one priority of their education district offices for this year’s capital works budget. The SPEAKER: It is important that members ask questions. This is not an opportunity to make a short speech. Please get to the question, so the minister can answer it and we can move on. Dr WOOLLARD: The minister’s response to me on 8 August was that as part of the Fremantle education district office review of capital works requirements, Attadale Primary School was ranked as a number one priority for an undercover area. I remind the minister - The SPEAKER: The member will ask a question. Dr WOOLLARD: The Labor policy document “Investing in our schools” stated - Labor will ensure funds are allocated to schools on the basis of need. This year’s maintenance budget for the Fremantle district office - The SPEAKER: Member, I think we have the gist of the question. Mr CARPENTER
The minister’s press release of 30 October detailed that six schools, four in very hot regions of this State and two in the metropolitan area, will receive covered assembly areas by the end of this financial year. The two metropolitan schools are White Gum Valley Primary School with 135 students, in the Attorney General’s electorate, and Redcliffe Primary School with 175 students, in the Treasurer’s electorate. Covered assembly areas for these schools were not a number one priority of their education district offices for this year’s capital works budget. The SPEAKER: It is important that members ask questions. This is not an opportunity to make a short speech. Please get to the question, so the minister can answer it and we can move on. Dr WOOLLARD: The minister’s response to me on 8 August was that as part of the Fremantle education district office review of capital works requirements, Attadale Primary School was ranked as a number one priority for an undercover area. I remind the minister - The SPEAKER: The member will ask a question. Dr WOOLLARD: The Labor policy document “Investing in our schools” stated - Labor will ensure funds are allocated to schools on the basis of need. This year’s maintenance budget for the Fremantle district office - The SPEAKER: Member, I think we have the gist of the question. Mr CARPENTER
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There is nothing like being the centre of attention, Mr Speaker. Dr Woollard interjected. Mr CARPENTER: The member has finished. The Speaker had sat her down. Mr Barron-Sullivan: How rude. Mrs Roberts: You can talk. The rudest member in the House, the member for Mitchell, interjects. Mr CARPENTER: It is a bit rich coming from that side. A member of that party has been circulating a document which alleges that Kevin O’Keefe regularly overnights in my house. While I have been in my house it has never occurred. I am away a lot. I have asked my wife about it, and she assures me it has not happened. Members opposite should not talk about people being rude or adopting a personal approach. They should look at their own backyard. In answer to the statement, as most Ministers for Education would know, the issues of covered assembly areas and airconditioning in schools are generated through the Department of Education. I do not sit down and say that one will be in my electorate or one will not. I was at Bidyadanga last week when an announcement was made that the local school would get a covered assembly area. I played no part in that decision. Mr Barnett: I probably made the decision. Mr CARPENTER: It was a good decision. The Leader of the Opposition was probably also responsible for these decisions. Mr Barnett: It was in your policy. Mr CARPENTER: I could have an overnight meeting with Kevin O’Keefe under one of these covered assembly areas and we might get closer. I play no part in the minutiae of the department’s activities at that level. Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
The SPEAKER: It is important that members ask questions. This is not an opportunity to make a short speech. Please get to the question, so the minister can answer it and we can move on. Dr WOOLLARD: The minister’s response to me on 8 August was that as part of the Fremantle education district office review of capital works requirements, Attadale Primary School was ranked as a number one priority for an undercover area. I remind the minister - The SPEAKER: The member will ask a question. Dr WOOLLARD: The Labor policy document “Investing in our schools” stated - Labor will ensure funds are allocated to schools on the basis of need. This year’s maintenance budget for the Fremantle district office - The SPEAKER: Member, I think we have the gist of the question. Mr CARPENTER replied: There is nothing like being the centre of attention, Mr Speaker. Dr Woollard interjected. Mr CARPENTER: The member has finished. The Speaker had sat her down. Mr Barron-Sullivan: How rude. Mrs Roberts: You can talk. The rudest member in the House, the member for Mitchell, interjects. Mr CARPENTER: It is a bit rich coming from that side. A member of that party has been circulating a document which alleges that Kevin O’Keefe regularly overnights in my house. While I have been in my house it has never occurred. I am away a lot. I have asked my wife about it, and she assures me it has not happened. Members opposite should not talk about people being rude or adopting a personal approach. They should look at their own backyard. In answer to the statement, as most Ministers for Education would know, the issues of covered assembly areas and airconditioning in schools are generated through the Department of Education. I do not sit down and say that one will be in my electorate or one will not. I was at Bidyadanga last week when an announcement was made that the local school would get a covered assembly area. I played no part in that decision. Mr Barnett: I probably made the decision. Mr CARPENTER: It was a good decision. The Leader of the Opposition was probably also responsible for these decisions. Mr Barnett: It was in your policy. Mr CARPENTER: I could have an overnight meeting with Kevin O’Keefe under one of these covered assembly areas and we might get closer. I play no part in the minutiae of the department’s activities at that level. Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
Dr WOOLLARD: The minister’s response to me on 8 August was that as part of the Fremantle education district office review of capital works requirements, Attadale Primary School was ranked as a number one priority for an undercover area. I remind the minister - The SPEAKER: The member will ask a question. Dr WOOLLARD: The Labor policy document “Investing in our schools” stated - Labor will ensure funds are allocated to schools on the basis of need. This year’s maintenance budget for the Fremantle district office - The SPEAKER: Member, I think we have the gist of the question. Mr CARPENTER replied: There is nothing like being the centre of attention, Mr Speaker. Dr Woollard interjected. Mr CARPENTER: The member has finished. The Speaker had sat her down. Mr Barron-Sullivan: How rude. Mrs Roberts: You can talk. The rudest member in the House, the member for Mitchell, interjects. Mr CARPENTER: It is a bit rich coming from that side. A member of that party has been circulating a document which alleges that Kevin O’Keefe regularly overnights in my house. While I have been in my house it has never occurred. I am away a lot. I have asked my wife about it, and she assures me it has not happened. Members opposite should not talk about people being rude or adopting a personal approach. They should look at their own backyard. In answer to the statement, as most Ministers for Education would know, the issues of covered assembly areas and airconditioning in schools are generated through the Department of Education. I do not sit down and say that one will be in my electorate or one will not. I was at Bidyadanga last week when an announcement was made that the local school would get a covered assembly area. I played no part in that decision. Mr Barnett: I probably made the decision. Mr CARPENTER: It was a good decision. The Leader of the Opposition was probably also responsible for these decisions. Mr Barnett: It was in your policy. Mr CARPENTER: I could have an overnight meeting with Kevin O’Keefe under one of these covered assembly areas and we might get closer. I play no part in the minutiae of the department’s activities at that level. Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
The SPEAKER: The member will ask a question. Dr WOOLLARD: The Labor policy document “Investing in our schools” stated - Labor will ensure funds are allocated to schools on the basis of need. This year’s maintenance budget for the Fremantle district office - The SPEAKER: Member, I think we have the gist of the question. Mr CARPENTER replied: There is nothing like being the centre of attention, Mr Speaker. Dr Woollard interjected. Mr CARPENTER: The member has finished. The Speaker had sat her down. Mr Barron-Sullivan: How rude. Mrs Roberts: You can talk. The rudest member in the House, the member for Mitchell, interjects. Mr CARPENTER: It is a bit rich coming from that side. A member of that party has been circulating a document which alleges that Kevin O’Keefe regularly overnights in my house. While I have been in my house it has never occurred. I am away a lot. I have asked my wife about it, and she assures me it has not happened. Members opposite should not talk about people being rude or adopting a personal approach. They should look at their own backyard. In answer to the statement, as most Ministers for Education would know, the issues of covered assembly areas and airconditioning in schools are generated through the Department of Education. I do not sit down and say that one will be in my electorate or one will not. I was at Bidyadanga last week when an announcement was made that the local school would get a covered assembly area. I played no part in that decision. Mr Barnett: I probably made the decision. Mr CARPENTER: It was a good decision. The Leader of the Opposition was probably also responsible for these decisions. Mr Barnett: It was in your policy. Mr CARPENTER: I could have an overnight meeting with Kevin O’Keefe under one of these covered assembly areas and we might get closer. I play no part in the minutiae of the department’s activities at that level. Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
Dr WOOLLARD: The Labor policy document “Investing in our schools” stated - Labor will ensure funds are allocated to schools on the basis of need. This year’s maintenance budget for the Fremantle district office - The SPEAKER: Member, I think we have the gist of the question. Mr CARPENTER replied: There is nothing like being the centre of attention, Mr Speaker. Dr Woollard interjected. Mr CARPENTER: The member has finished. The Speaker had sat her down. Mr Barron-Sullivan: How rude. Mrs Roberts: You can talk. The rudest member in the House, the member for Mitchell, interjects. Mr CARPENTER: It is a bit rich coming from that side. A member of that party has been circulating a document which alleges that Kevin O’Keefe regularly overnights in my house. While I have been in my house it has never occurred. I am away a lot. I have asked my wife about it, and she assures me it has not happened. Members opposite should not talk about people being rude or adopting a personal approach. They should look at their own backyard. In answer to the statement, as most Ministers for Education would know, the issues of covered assembly areas and airconditioning in schools are generated through the Department of Education. I do not sit down and say that one will be in my electorate or one will not. I was at Bidyadanga last week when an announcement was made that the local school would get a covered assembly area. I played no part in that decision. Mr Barnett: I probably made the decision. Mr CARPENTER: It was a good decision. The Leader of the Opposition was probably also responsible for these decisions. Mr Barnett: It was in your policy. Mr CARPENTER: I could have an overnight meeting with Kevin O’Keefe under one of these covered assembly areas and we might get closer. I play no part in the minutiae of the department’s activities at that level. Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
The SPEAKER: Member, I think we have the gist of the question. Mr CARPENTER replied: There is nothing like being the centre of attention, Mr Speaker. Dr Woollard interjected. Mr CARPENTER: The member has finished. The Speaker had sat her down. Mr Barron-Sullivan: How rude. Mrs Roberts: You can talk. The rudest member in the House, the member for Mitchell, interjects. Mr CARPENTER: It is a bit rich coming from that side. A member of that party has been circulating a document which alleges that Kevin O’Keefe regularly overnights in my house. While I have been in my house it has never occurred. I am away a lot. I have asked my wife about it, and she assures me it has not happened. Members opposite should not talk about people being rude or adopting a personal approach. They should look at their own backyard. In answer to the statement, as most Ministers for Education would know, the issues of covered assembly areas and airconditioning in schools are generated through the Department of Education. I do not sit down and say that one will be in my electorate or one will not. I was at Bidyadanga last week when an announcement was made that the local school would get a covered assembly area. I played no part in that decision. Mr Barnett: I probably made the decision. Mr CARPENTER: It was a good decision. The Leader of the Opposition was probably also responsible for these decisions. Mr Barnett: It was in your policy. Mr CARPENTER: I could have an overnight meeting with Kevin O’Keefe under one of these covered assembly areas and we might get closer. I play no part in the minutiae of the department’s activities at that level. Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
Mr CARPENTER replied: There is nothing like being the centre of attention, Mr Speaker. Dr Woollard interjected. Mr CARPENTER: The member has finished. The Speaker had sat her down. Mr Barron-Sullivan: How rude. Mrs Roberts: You can talk. The rudest member in the House, the member for Mitchell, interjects. Mr CARPENTER: It is a bit rich coming from that side. A member of that party has been circulating a document which alleges that Kevin O’Keefe regularly overnights in my house. While I have been in my house it has never occurred. I am away a lot. I have asked my wife about it, and she assures me it has not happened. Members opposite should not talk about people being rude or adopting a personal approach. They should look at their own backyard. In answer to the statement, as most Ministers for Education would know, the issues of covered assembly areas and airconditioning in schools are generated through the Department of Education. I do not sit down and say that one will be in my electorate or one will not. I was at Bidyadanga last week when an announcement was made that the local school would get a covered assembly area. I played no part in that decision. Mr Barnett: I probably made the decision. Mr CARPENTER: It was a good decision. The Leader of the Opposition was probably also responsible for these decisions. Mr Barnett: It was in your policy. Mr CARPENTER: I could have an overnight meeting with Kevin O’Keefe under one of these covered assembly areas and we might get closer. I play no part in the minutiae of the department’s activities at that level. Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
There is nothing like being the centre of attention, Mr Speaker. Dr Woollard interjected. Mr CARPENTER: The member has finished. The Speaker had sat her down. Mr Barron-Sullivan: How rude. Mrs Roberts: You can talk. The rudest member in the House, the member for Mitchell, interjects. Mr CARPENTER: It is a bit rich coming from that side. A member of that party has been circulating a document which alleges that Kevin O’Keefe regularly overnights in my house. While I have been in my house it has never occurred. I am away a lot. I have asked my wife about it, and she assures me it has not happened. Members opposite should not talk about people being rude or adopting a personal approach. They should look at their own backyard. In answer to the statement, as most Ministers for Education would know, the issues of covered assembly areas and airconditioning in schools are generated through the Department of Education. I do not sit down and say that one will be in my electorate or one will not. I was at Bidyadanga last week when an announcement was made that the local school would get a covered assembly area. I played no part in that decision. Mr Barnett: I probably made the decision. Mr CARPENTER: It was a good decision. The Leader of the Opposition was probably also responsible for these decisions. Mr Barnett: It was in your policy. Mr CARPENTER: I could have an overnight meeting with Kevin O’Keefe under one of these covered assembly areas and we might get closer. I play no part in the minutiae of the department’s activities at that level. Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
Dr Woollard interjected. Mr CARPENTER: The member has finished. The Speaker had sat her down. Mr Barron-Sullivan: How rude. Mrs Roberts: You can talk. The rudest member in the House, the member for Mitchell, interjects. Mr CARPENTER: It is a bit rich coming from that side. A member of that party has been circulating a document which alleges that Kevin O’Keefe regularly overnights in my house. While I have been in my house it has never occurred. I am away a lot. I have asked my wife about it, and she assures me it has not happened. Members opposite should not talk about people being rude or adopting a personal approach. They should look at their own backyard. In answer to the statement, as most Ministers for Education would know, the issues of covered assembly areas and airconditioning in schools are generated through the Department of Education. I do not sit down and say that one will be in my electorate or one will not. I was at Bidyadanga last week when an announcement was made that the local school would get a covered assembly area. I played no part in that decision. Mr Barnett: I probably made the decision. Mr CARPENTER: It was a good decision. The Leader of the Opposition was probably also responsible for these decisions. Mr Barnett: It was in your policy. Mr CARPENTER: I could have an overnight meeting with Kevin O’Keefe under one of these covered assembly areas and we might get closer. I play no part in the minutiae of the department’s activities at that level. Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
Mr CARPENTER: The member has finished. The Speaker had sat her down. Mr Barron-Sullivan: How rude. Mrs Roberts: You can talk. The rudest member in the House, the member for Mitchell, interjects. Mr CARPENTER: It is a bit rich coming from that side. A member of that party has been circulating a document which alleges that Kevin O’Keefe regularly overnights in my house. While I have been in my house it has never occurred. I am away a lot. I have asked my wife about it, and she assures me it has not happened. Members opposite should not talk about people being rude or adopting a personal approach. They should look at their own backyard. In answer to the statement, as most Ministers for Education would know, the issues of covered assembly areas and airconditioning in schools are generated through the Department of Education. I do not sit down and say that one will be in my electorate or one will not. I was at Bidyadanga last week when an announcement was made that the local school would get a covered assembly area. I played no part in that decision. Mr Barnett: I probably made the decision. Mr CARPENTER: It was a good decision. The Leader of the Opposition was probably also responsible for these decisions. Mr Barnett: It was in your policy. Mr CARPENTER: I could have an overnight meeting with Kevin O’Keefe under one of these covered assembly areas and we might get closer. I play no part in the minutiae of the department’s activities at that level. Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
Mr Barron-Sullivan: How rude. Mrs Roberts: You can talk. The rudest member in the House, the member for Mitchell, interjects. Mr CARPENTER: It is a bit rich coming from that side. A member of that party has been circulating a document which alleges that Kevin O’Keefe regularly overnights in my house. While I have been in my house it has never occurred. I am away a lot. I have asked my wife about it, and she assures me it has not happened. Members opposite should not talk about people being rude or adopting a personal approach. They should look at their own backyard. In answer to the statement, as most Ministers for Education would know, the issues of covered assembly areas and airconditioning in schools are generated through the Department of Education. I do not sit down and say that one will be in my electorate or one will not. I was at Bidyadanga last week when an announcement was made that the local school would get a covered assembly area. I played no part in that decision. Mr Barnett: I probably made the decision. Mr CARPENTER: It was a good decision. The Leader of the Opposition was probably also responsible for these decisions. Mr Barnett: It was in your policy. Mr CARPENTER: I could have an overnight meeting with Kevin O’Keefe under one of these covered assembly areas and we might get closer. I play no part in the minutiae of the department’s activities at that level. Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
Mrs Roberts: You can talk. The rudest member in the House, the member for Mitchell, interjects. Mr CARPENTER: It is a bit rich coming from that side. A member of that party has been circulating a document which alleges that Kevin O’Keefe regularly overnights in my house. While I have been in my house it has never occurred. I am away a lot. I have asked my wife about it, and she assures me it has not happened. Members opposite should not talk about people being rude or adopting a personal approach. They should look at their own backyard. In answer to the statement, as most Ministers for Education would know, the issues of covered assembly areas and airconditioning in schools are generated through the Department of Education. I do not sit down and say that one will be in my electorate or one will not. I was at Bidyadanga last week when an announcement was made that the local school would get a covered assembly area. I played no part in that decision. Mr Barnett: I probably made the decision. Mr CARPENTER: It was a good decision. The Leader of the Opposition was probably also responsible for these decisions. Mr Barnett: It was in your policy. Mr CARPENTER: I could have an overnight meeting with Kevin O’Keefe under one of these covered assembly areas and we might get closer. I play no part in the minutiae of the department’s activities at that level. Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
Mr CARPENTER: It is a bit rich coming from that side. A member of that party has been circulating a document which alleges that Kevin O’Keefe regularly overnights in my house. While I have been in my house it has never occurred. I am away a lot. I have asked my wife about it, and she assures me it has not happened. Members opposite should not talk about people being rude or adopting a personal approach. They should look at their own backyard. In answer to the statement, as most Ministers for Education would know, the issues of covered assembly areas and airconditioning in schools are generated through the Department of Education. I do not sit down and say that one will be in my electorate or one will not. I was at Bidyadanga last week when an announcement was made that the local school would get a covered assembly area. I played no part in that decision. Mr Barnett: I probably made the decision. Mr CARPENTER: It was a good decision. The Leader of the Opposition was probably also responsible for these decisions. Mr Barnett: It was in your policy. Mr CARPENTER: I could have an overnight meeting with Kevin O’Keefe under one of these covered assembly areas and we might get closer. I play no part in the minutiae of the department’s activities at that level. Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
In answer to the statement, as most Ministers for Education would know, the issues of covered assembly areas and airconditioning in schools are generated through the Department of Education. I do not sit down and say that one will be in my electorate or one will not. I was at Bidyadanga last week when an announcement was made that the local school would get a covered assembly area. I played no part in that decision. Mr Barnett: I probably made the decision. Mr CARPENTER: It was a good decision. The Leader of the Opposition was probably also responsible for these decisions. Mr Barnett: It was in your policy. Mr CARPENTER: I could have an overnight meeting with Kevin O’Keefe under one of these covered assembly areas and we might get closer. I play no part in the minutiae of the department’s activities at that level. Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
Mr Barnett: I probably made the decision. Mr CARPENTER: It was a good decision. The Leader of the Opposition was probably also responsible for these decisions. Mr Barnett: It was in your policy. Mr CARPENTER: I could have an overnight meeting with Kevin O’Keefe under one of these covered assembly areas and we might get closer. I play no part in the minutiae of the department’s activities at that level. Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
Mr CARPENTER: It was a good decision. The Leader of the Opposition was probably also responsible for these decisions. Mr Barnett: It was in your policy. Mr CARPENTER: I could have an overnight meeting with Kevin O’Keefe under one of these covered assembly areas and we might get closer. I play no part in the minutiae of the department’s activities at that level. Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
Mr Barnett: It was in your policy. Mr CARPENTER: I could have an overnight meeting with Kevin O’Keefe under one of these covered assembly areas and we might get closer. I play no part in the minutiae of the department’s activities at that level. Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
Mr CARPENTER: I could have an overnight meeting with Kevin O’Keefe under one of these covered assembly areas and we might get closer. I play no part in the minutiae of the department’s activities at that level. Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
The SPEAKER: It is important that members ask questions. This is not an opportunity to make a short speech. Please get to the question, so the minister can answer it and we can move on. Dr WOOLLARD: The minister’s response to me on 8 August was that as part of the Fremantle education district office review of capital works requirements, Attadale Primary School was ranked as a number one priority for an undercover area. I remind the minister - The SPEAKER: The member will ask a question. Dr WOOLLARD: The Labor policy document “Investing in our schools” stated - Labor will ensure funds are allocated to schools on the basis of need. This year’s maintenance budget for the Fremantle district office - The SPEAKER: Member, I think we have the gist of the question. Mr CARPENTER replied: There is nothing like being the centre of attention, Mr Speaker. Dr Woollard interjected. Mr CARPENTER: The member has finished. The Speaker had sat her down. Mr Barron-Sullivan: How rude. Mrs Roberts: You can talk. The rudest member in the House, the member for Mitchell, interjects. Mr CARPENTER: It is a bit rich coming from that side. A member of that party has been circulating a document which alleges that Kevin O’Keefe regularly overnights in my house. While I have been in my house it has never occurred. I am away a lot. I have asked my wife about it, and she assures me it has not happened. Members opposite should not talk about people being rude or adopting a personal approach. They should look at their own backyard. In answer to the statement, as most Ministers for Education would know, the issues of covered assembly areas and airconditioning in schools are generated through the Department of Education. I do not sit down and say that one will be in my electorate or one will not. I was at Bidyadanga last week when an announcement was made that the local school would get a covered assembly area. I played no part in that decision. Mr Barnett: I probably made the decision. Mr CARPENTER: It was a good decision. The Leader of the Opposition was probably also responsible for these decisions. Mr Barnett: It was in your policy. Mr CARPENTER: I could have an overnight meeting with Kevin O’Keefe under one of these covered assembly areas and we might get closer. I play no part in the minutiae of the department’s activities at that level. Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
Dr WOOLLARD: The minister’s response to me on 8 August was that as part of the Fremantle education district office review of capital works requirements, Attadale Primary School was ranked as a number one priority for an undercover area. I remind the minister - The SPEAKER: The member will ask a question. Dr WOOLLARD: The Labor policy document “Investing in our schools” stated - Labor will ensure funds are allocated to schools on the basis of need. This year’s maintenance budget for the Fremantle district office - The SPEAKER: Member, I think we have the gist of the question. Mr CARPENTER replied: There is nothing like being the centre of attention, Mr Speaker. Dr Woollard interjected. Mr CARPENTER: The member has finished. The Speaker had sat her down. Mr Barron-Sullivan: How rude. Mrs Roberts: You can talk. The rudest member in the House, the member for Mitchell, interjects. Mr CARPENTER: It is a bit rich coming from that side. A member of that party has been circulating a document which alleges that Kevin O’Keefe regularly overnights in my house. While I have been in my house it has never occurred. I am away a lot. I have asked my wife about it, and she assures me it has not happened. Members opposite should not talk about people being rude or adopting a personal approach. They should look at their own backyard. In answer to the statement, as most Ministers for Education would know, the issues of covered assembly areas and airconditioning in schools are generated through the Department of Education. I do not sit down and say that one will be in my electorate or one will not. I was at Bidyadanga last week when an announcement was made that the local school would get a covered assembly area. I played no part in that decision. Mr Barnett: I probably made the decision. Mr CARPENTER: It was a good decision. The Leader of the Opposition was probably also responsible for these decisions. Mr Barnett: It was in your policy. Mr CARPENTER: I could have an overnight meeting with Kevin O’Keefe under one of these covered assembly areas and we might get closer. I play no part in the minutiae of the department’s activities at that level. Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
The SPEAKER: The member will ask a question. Dr WOOLLARD: The Labor policy document “Investing in our schools” stated - Labor will ensure funds are allocated to schools on the basis of need. This year’s maintenance budget for the Fremantle district office - The SPEAKER: Member, I think we have the gist of the question. Mr CARPENTER replied: There is nothing like being the centre of attention, Mr Speaker. Dr Woollard interjected. Mr CARPENTER: The member has finished. The Speaker had sat her down. Mr Barron-Sullivan: How rude. Mrs Roberts: You can talk. The rudest member in the House, the member for Mitchell, interjects. Mr CARPENTER: It is a bit rich coming from that side. A member of that party has been circulating a document which alleges that Kevin O’Keefe regularly overnights in my house. While I have been in my house it has never occurred. I am away a lot. I have asked my wife about it, and she assures me it has not happened. Members opposite should not talk about people being rude or adopting a personal approach. They should look at their own backyard. In answer to the statement, as most Ministers for Education would know, the issues of covered assembly areas and airconditioning in schools are generated through the Department of Education. I do not sit down and say that one will be in my electorate or one will not. I was at Bidyadanga last week when an announcement was made that the local school would get a covered assembly area. I played no part in that decision. Mr Barnett: I probably made the decision. Mr CARPENTER: It was a good decision. The Leader of the Opposition was probably also responsible for these decisions. Mr Barnett: It was in your policy. Mr CARPENTER: I could have an overnight meeting with Kevin O’Keefe under one of these covered assembly areas and we might get closer. I play no part in the minutiae of the department’s activities at that level. Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
Dr WOOLLARD: The Labor policy document “Investing in our schools” stated - Labor will ensure funds are allocated to schools on the basis of need. This year’s maintenance budget for the Fremantle district office - The SPEAKER: Member, I think we have the gist of the question. Mr CARPENTER replied: There is nothing like being the centre of attention, Mr Speaker. Dr Woollard interjected. Mr CARPENTER: The member has finished. The Speaker had sat her down. Mr Barron-Sullivan: How rude. Mrs Roberts: You can talk. The rudest member in the House, the member for Mitchell, interjects. Mr CARPENTER: It is a bit rich coming from that side. A member of that party has been circulating a document which alleges that Kevin O’Keefe regularly overnights in my house. While I have been in my house it has never occurred. I am away a lot. I have asked my wife about it, and she assures me it has not happened. Members opposite should not talk about people being rude or adopting a personal approach. They should look at their own backyard. In answer to the statement, as most Ministers for Education would know, the issues of covered assembly areas and airconditioning in schools are generated through the Department of Education. I do not sit down and say that one will be in my electorate or one will not. I was at Bidyadanga last week when an announcement was made that the local school would get a covered assembly area. I played no part in that decision. Mr Barnett: I probably made the decision. Mr CARPENTER: It was a good decision. The Leader of the Opposition was probably also responsible for these decisions. Mr Barnett: It was in your policy. Mr CARPENTER: I could have an overnight meeting with Kevin O’Keefe under one of these covered assembly areas and we might get closer. I play no part in the minutiae of the department’s activities at that level. Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
The SPEAKER: Member, I think we have the gist of the question. Mr CARPENTER replied: There is nothing like being the centre of attention, Mr Speaker. Dr Woollard interjected. Mr CARPENTER: The member has finished. The Speaker had sat her down. Mr Barron-Sullivan: How rude. Mrs Roberts: You can talk. The rudest member in the House, the member for Mitchell, interjects. Mr CARPENTER: It is a bit rich coming from that side. A member of that party has been circulating a document which alleges that Kevin O’Keefe regularly overnights in my house. While I have been in my house it has never occurred. I am away a lot. I have asked my wife about it, and she assures me it has not happened. Members opposite should not talk about people being rude or adopting a personal approach. They should look at their own backyard. In answer to the statement, as most Ministers for Education would know, the issues of covered assembly areas and airconditioning in schools are generated through the Department of Education. I do not sit down and say that one will be in my electorate or one will not. I was at Bidyadanga last week when an announcement was made that the local school would get a covered assembly area. I played no part in that decision. Mr Barnett: I probably made the decision. Mr CARPENTER: It was a good decision. The Leader of the Opposition was probably also responsible for these decisions. Mr Barnett: It was in your policy. Mr CARPENTER: I could have an overnight meeting with Kevin O’Keefe under one of these covered assembly areas and we might get closer. I play no part in the minutiae of the department’s activities at that level. Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
Mr CARPENTER replied: There is nothing like being the centre of attention, Mr Speaker. Dr Woollard interjected. Mr CARPENTER: The member has finished. The Speaker had sat her down. Mr Barron-Sullivan: How rude. Mrs Roberts: You can talk. The rudest member in the House, the member for Mitchell, interjects. Mr CARPENTER: It is a bit rich coming from that side. A member of that party has been circulating a document which alleges that Kevin O’Keefe regularly overnights in my house. While I have been in my house it has never occurred. I am away a lot. I have asked my wife about it, and she assures me it has not happened. Members opposite should not talk about people being rude or adopting a personal approach. They should look at their own backyard. In answer to the statement, as most Ministers for Education would know, the issues of covered assembly areas and airconditioning in schools are generated through the Department of Education. I do not sit down and say that one will be in my electorate or one will not. I was at Bidyadanga last week when an announcement was made that the local school would get a covered assembly area. I played no part in that decision. Mr Barnett: I probably made the decision. Mr CARPENTER: It was a good decision. The Leader of the Opposition was probably also responsible for these decisions. Mr Barnett: It was in your policy. Mr CARPENTER: I could have an overnight meeting with Kevin O’Keefe under one of these covered assembly areas and we might get closer. I play no part in the minutiae of the department’s activities at that level. Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
There is nothing like being the centre of attention, Mr Speaker. Dr Woollard interjected. Mr CARPENTER: The member has finished. The Speaker had sat her down. Mr Barron-Sullivan: How rude. Mrs Roberts: You can talk. The rudest member in the House, the member for Mitchell, interjects. Mr CARPENTER: It is a bit rich coming from that side. A member of that party has been circulating a document which alleges that Kevin O’Keefe regularly overnights in my house. While I have been in my house it has never occurred. I am away a lot. I have asked my wife about it, and she assures me it has not happened. Members opposite should not talk about people being rude or adopting a personal approach. They should look at their own backyard. In answer to the statement, as most Ministers for Education would know, the issues of covered assembly areas and airconditioning in schools are generated through the Department of Education. I do not sit down and say that one will be in my electorate or one will not. I was at Bidyadanga last week when an announcement was made that the local school would get a covered assembly area. I played no part in that decision. Mr Barnett: I probably made the decision. Mr CARPENTER: It was a good decision. The Leader of the Opposition was probably also responsible for these decisions. Mr Barnett: It was in your policy. Mr CARPENTER: I could have an overnight meeting with Kevin O’Keefe under one of these covered assembly areas and we might get closer. I play no part in the minutiae of the department’s activities at that level. Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
Dr Woollard interjected. Mr CARPENTER: The member has finished. The Speaker had sat her down. Mr Barron-Sullivan: How rude. Mrs Roberts: You can talk. The rudest member in the House, the member for Mitchell, interjects. Mr CARPENTER: It is a bit rich coming from that side. A member of that party has been circulating a document which alleges that Kevin O’Keefe regularly overnights in my house. While I have been in my house it has never occurred. I am away a lot. I have asked my wife about it, and she assures me it has not happened. Members opposite should not talk about people being rude or adopting a personal approach. They should look at their own backyard. In answer to the statement, as most Ministers for Education would know, the issues of covered assembly areas and airconditioning in schools are generated through the Department of Education. I do not sit down and say that one will be in my electorate or one will not. I was at Bidyadanga last week when an announcement was made that the local school would get a covered assembly area. I played no part in that decision. Mr Barnett: I probably made the decision. Mr CARPENTER: It was a good decision. The Leader of the Opposition was probably also responsible for these decisions. Mr Barnett: It was in your policy. Mr CARPENTER: I could have an overnight meeting with Kevin O’Keefe under one of these covered assembly areas and we might get closer. I play no part in the minutiae of the department’s activities at that level. Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
Mr CARPENTER: The member has finished. The Speaker had sat her down. Mr Barron-Sullivan: How rude. Mrs Roberts: You can talk. The rudest member in the House, the member for Mitchell, interjects. Mr CARPENTER: It is a bit rich coming from that side. A member of that party has been circulating a document which alleges that Kevin O’Keefe regularly overnights in my house. While I have been in my house it has never occurred. I am away a lot. I have asked my wife about it, and she assures me it has not happened. Members opposite should not talk about people being rude or adopting a personal approach. They should look at their own backyard. In answer to the statement, as most Ministers for Education would know, the issues of covered assembly areas and airconditioning in schools are generated through the Department of Education. I do not sit down and say that one will be in my electorate or one will not. I was at Bidyadanga last week when an announcement was made that the local school would get a covered assembly area. I played no part in that decision. Mr Barnett: I probably made the decision. Mr CARPENTER: It was a good decision. The Leader of the Opposition was probably also responsible for these decisions. Mr Barnett: It was in your policy. Mr CARPENTER: I could have an overnight meeting with Kevin O’Keefe under one of these covered assembly areas and we might get closer. I play no part in the minutiae of the department’s activities at that level. Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
Mr Barron-Sullivan: How rude. Mrs Roberts: You can talk. The rudest member in the House, the member for Mitchell, interjects. Mr CARPENTER: It is a bit rich coming from that side. A member of that party has been circulating a document which alleges that Kevin O’Keefe regularly overnights in my house. While I have been in my house it has never occurred. I am away a lot. I have asked my wife about it, and she assures me it has not happened. Members opposite should not talk about people being rude or adopting a personal approach. They should look at their own backyard. In answer to the statement, as most Ministers for Education would know, the issues of covered assembly areas and airconditioning in schools are generated through the Department of Education. I do not sit down and say that one will be in my electorate or one will not. I was at Bidyadanga last week when an announcement was made that the local school would get a covered assembly area. I played no part in that decision. Mr Barnett: I probably made the decision. Mr CARPENTER: It was a good decision. The Leader of the Opposition was probably also responsible for these decisions. Mr Barnett: It was in your policy. Mr CARPENTER: I could have an overnight meeting with Kevin O’Keefe under one of these covered assembly areas and we might get closer. I play no part in the minutiae of the department’s activities at that level. Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
Mrs Roberts: You can talk. The rudest member in the House, the member for Mitchell, interjects. Mr CARPENTER: It is a bit rich coming from that side. A member of that party has been circulating a document which alleges that Kevin O’Keefe regularly overnights in my house. While I have been in my house it has never occurred. I am away a lot. I have asked my wife about it, and she assures me it has not happened. Members opposite should not talk about people being rude or adopting a personal approach. They should look at their own backyard. In answer to the statement, as most Ministers for Education would know, the issues of covered assembly areas and airconditioning in schools are generated through the Department of Education. I do not sit down and say that one will be in my electorate or one will not. I was at Bidyadanga last week when an announcement was made that the local school would get a covered assembly area. I played no part in that decision. Mr Barnett: I probably made the decision. Mr CARPENTER: It was a good decision. The Leader of the Opposition was probably also responsible for these decisions. Mr Barnett: It was in your policy. Mr CARPENTER: I could have an overnight meeting with Kevin O’Keefe under one of these covered assembly areas and we might get closer. I play no part in the minutiae of the department’s activities at that level. Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
Mr CARPENTER: It is a bit rich coming from that side. A member of that party has been circulating a document which alleges that Kevin O’Keefe regularly overnights in my house. While I have been in my house it has never occurred. I am away a lot. I have asked my wife about it, and she assures me it has not happened. Members opposite should not talk about people being rude or adopting a personal approach. They should look at their own backyard. In answer to the statement, as most Ministers for Education would know, the issues of covered assembly areas and airconditioning in schools are generated through the Department of Education. I do not sit down and say that one will be in my electorate or one will not. I was at Bidyadanga last week when an announcement was made that the local school would get a covered assembly area. I played no part in that decision. Mr Barnett: I probably made the decision. Mr CARPENTER: It was a good decision. The Leader of the Opposition was probably also responsible for these decisions. Mr Barnett: It was in your policy. Mr CARPENTER: I could have an overnight meeting with Kevin O’Keefe under one of these covered assembly areas and we might get closer. I play no part in the minutiae of the department’s activities at that level. Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
In answer to the statement, as most Ministers for Education would know, the issues of covered assembly areas and airconditioning in schools are generated through the Department of Education. I do not sit down and say that one will be in my electorate or one will not. I was at Bidyadanga last week when an announcement was made that the local school would get a covered assembly area. I played no part in that decision. Mr Barnett: I probably made the decision. Mr CARPENTER: It was a good decision. The Leader of the Opposition was probably also responsible for these decisions. Mr Barnett: It was in your policy. Mr CARPENTER: I could have an overnight meeting with Kevin O’Keefe under one of these covered assembly areas and we might get closer. I play no part in the minutiae of the department’s activities at that level. Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
Mr Barnett: I probably made the decision. Mr CARPENTER: It was a good decision. The Leader of the Opposition was probably also responsible for these decisions. Mr Barnett: It was in your policy. Mr CARPENTER: I could have an overnight meeting with Kevin O’Keefe under one of these covered assembly areas and we might get closer. I play no part in the minutiae of the department’s activities at that level. Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
Mr CARPENTER: It was a good decision. The Leader of the Opposition was probably also responsible for these decisions. Mr Barnett: It was in your policy. Mr CARPENTER: I could have an overnight meeting with Kevin O’Keefe under one of these covered assembly areas and we might get closer. I play no part in the minutiae of the department’s activities at that level. Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
Mr Barnett: It was in your policy. Mr CARPENTER: I could have an overnight meeting with Kevin O’Keefe under one of these covered assembly areas and we might get closer. I play no part in the minutiae of the department’s activities at that level. Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
Mr CARPENTER: I could have an overnight meeting with Kevin O’Keefe under one of these covered assembly areas and we might get closer. I play no part in the minutiae of the department’s activities at that level. Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
Mr Barnett: Really? Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
Mr CARPENTER: No, I do not. It has not been brought to my attention that various schools are being given privileges over and above those given to other schools and that I should intervene. The department does not work that way. I trust the professionals and experts in the department to make rational and logical decisions about which schools should get airconditioning and which should be on a priority list for a covered assembly area. I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
I am sorry if I have been unable to satisfy the member’s requirements for Attadale. I did not telephone anyone in the department and say that White Gum Valley should be placed at the top of the list. I do not operate that way, nor should I.
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