❓ Mr. Day questions Minister Carpenter about delayed maintenance information for government schools, alleging neglect and pre-election opportunism. Carpenter apologizes for the delay, blames the previous government's mismanagement, and defends his record.
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Particularly in view of the minister’s professed interest in giving honest answers and his very recently discovered interest in school maintenance needs, I refer the minister to the extensive backlog of maintenance needs in government schools, which has more than doubled since he has been Minister for Education and Training. Mr A.J. Carpenter: A backlog of what? Mr J.H.D. DAY: Maintenance in government schools of $65 million. This issue had not been adequately addressed since this minister came to office until his discovery of it just on the eve of the election. I ask - Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE: The member for Darling Range has been on his feet for about a minute making a statement and he is now attempting to make a suggestion. That is an abuse of question time. He is not seeking to ask a question. The SPEAKER: Preambles in both questions and answers are excessive. I call upon the member to finish his preamble and ask his question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.H.D. DAY: My question is - (1) Why has the minister failed to provide details on maintenance needs in government schools as promised during the estimates committee debate four months ago; as promised in the supplementary information to the estimates committee, when he said that the information was being compiled and will be provided at the same time that it is forwarded to districts and schools; and as again requested by me in a letter to the minister almost two months ago? (2) Is the delay a result of the minister’s embarrassment at his lack of action over the past three and a half years? (3) Will the minister now make the information available as promised? Will Alan tell the truth? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
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(1)-(3) I am not offended by being on first-name terms with the member for Darling Range. He is a fine man and a fine member of Parliament. I have known him for a long time. I gave him a commitment, I think it was in relation to the maintenance details in high schools. I apologise if the information has not been forthcoming, and I will address that issue. I am not embarrassed by it. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I do not know where the member for Kalgoorlie grew up, but nothing that he says or does, or nothing anyone on that side says or does, embarrasses me. I apologise if that information has not been forthcoming; I will make sure that it is. I am not embarrassed by it. To round off that little homily: as I recall, to date we have put an additional $26 million into school maintenance. We recognised the issue almost immediately, although it did take me some time, after I became minister, to come to grips with the legacy that was bequeathed to me by the previous minister. His appalling mismanagement of the education portfolio left us with hundreds of millions of dollars of problems and unfunded commitments. He certainly overran his own budget by hundreds of millions of dollars. Speaking of embarrassment, he was an embarrassment to the former Government. Look at moiye, member for Cottesloe! Look at moiye! I have got only one word for the member for Cottesloe: complete incompetent! Those opposite know nothing about Australian popular culture, either. I will address the issue. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the members for Kalgoorlie and Peel to order for the first time each.
Mr A.J. Carpenter: A backlog of what? Mr J.H.D. DAY: Maintenance in government schools of $65 million. This issue had not been adequately addressed since this minister came to office until his discovery of it just on the eve of the election. I ask - Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE: The member for Darling Range has been on his feet for about a minute making a statement and he is now attempting to make a suggestion. That is an abuse of question time. He is not seeking to ask a question. The SPEAKER: Preambles in both questions and answers are excessive. I call upon the member to finish his preamble and ask his question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.H.D. DAY: My question is - (1) Why has the minister failed to provide details on maintenance needs in government schools as promised during the estimates committee debate four months ago; as promised in the supplementary information to the estimates committee, when he said that the information was being compiled and will be provided at the same time that it is forwarded to districts and schools; and as again requested by me in a letter to the minister almost two months ago? (2) Is the delay a result of the minister’s embarrassment at his lack of action over the past three and a half years? (3) Will the minister now make the information available as promised? Will Alan tell the truth? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(3) I am not offended by being on first-name terms with the member for Darling Range. He is a fine man and a fine member of Parliament. I have known him for a long time. I gave him a commitment, I think it was in relation to the maintenance details in high schools. I apologise if the information has not been forthcoming, and I will address that issue. I am not embarrassed by it. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I do not know where the member for Kalgoorlie grew up, but nothing that he says or does, or nothing anyone on that side says or does, embarrasses me. I apologise if that information has not been forthcoming; I will make sure that it is. I am not embarrassed by it. To round off that little homily: as I recall, to date we have put an additional $26 million into school maintenance. We recognised the issue almost immediately, although it did take me some time, after I became minister, to come to grips with the legacy that was bequeathed to me by the previous minister. His appalling mismanagement of the education portfolio left us with hundreds of millions of dollars of problems and unfunded commitments. He certainly overran his own budget by hundreds of millions of dollars. Speaking of embarrassment, he was an embarrassment to the former Government. Look at moiye, member for Cottesloe! Look at moiye! I have got only one word for the member for Cottesloe: complete incompetent! Those opposite know nothing about Australian popular culture, either. I will address the issue. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the members for Kalgoorlie and Peel to order for the first time each.
Mr J.H.D. DAY: Maintenance in government schools of $65 million. This issue had not been adequately addressed since this minister came to office until his discovery of it just on the eve of the election. I ask - Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE: The member for Darling Range has been on his feet for about a minute making a statement and he is now attempting to make a suggestion. That is an abuse of question time. He is not seeking to ask a question. The SPEAKER: Preambles in both questions and answers are excessive. I call upon the member to finish his preamble and ask his question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.H.D. DAY: My question is - (1) Why has the minister failed to provide details on maintenance needs in government schools as promised during the estimates committee debate four months ago; as promised in the supplementary information to the estimates committee, when he said that the information was being compiled and will be provided at the same time that it is forwarded to districts and schools; and as again requested by me in a letter to the minister almost two months ago? (2) Is the delay a result of the minister’s embarrassment at his lack of action over the past three and a half years? (3) Will the minister now make the information available as promised? Will Alan tell the truth? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(3) I am not offended by being on first-name terms with the member for Darling Range. He is a fine man and a fine member of Parliament. I have known him for a long time. I gave him a commitment, I think it was in relation to the maintenance details in high schools. I apologise if the information has not been forthcoming, and I will address that issue. I am not embarrassed by it. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I do not know where the member for Kalgoorlie grew up, but nothing that he says or does, or nothing anyone on that side says or does, embarrasses me. I apologise if that information has not been forthcoming; I will make sure that it is. I am not embarrassed by it. To round off that little homily: as I recall, to date we have put an additional $26 million into school maintenance. We recognised the issue almost immediately, although it did take me some time, after I became minister, to come to grips with the legacy that was bequeathed to me by the previous minister. His appalling mismanagement of the education portfolio left us with hundreds of millions of dollars of problems and unfunded commitments. He certainly overran his own budget by hundreds of millions of dollars. Speaking of embarrassment, he was an embarrassment to the former Government. Look at moiye, member for Cottesloe! Look at moiye! I have got only one word for the member for Cottesloe: complete incompetent! Those opposite know nothing about Australian popular culture, either. I will address the issue. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the members for Kalgoorlie and Peel to order for the first time each.
The SPEAKER: Preambles in both questions and answers are excessive. I call upon the member to finish his preamble and ask his question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.H.D. DAY: My question is - (1) Why has the minister failed to provide details on maintenance needs in government schools as promised during the estimates committee debate four months ago; as promised in the supplementary information to the estimates committee, when he said that the information was being compiled and will be provided at the same time that it is forwarded to districts and schools; and as again requested by me in a letter to the minister almost two months ago? (2) Is the delay a result of the minister’s embarrassment at his lack of action over the past three and a half years? (3) Will the minister now make the information available as promised? Will Alan tell the truth? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(3) I am not offended by being on first-name terms with the member for Darling Range. He is a fine man and a fine member of Parliament. I have known him for a long time. I gave him a commitment, I think it was in relation to the maintenance details in high schools. I apologise if the information has not been forthcoming, and I will address that issue. I am not embarrassed by it. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I do not know where the member for Kalgoorlie grew up, but nothing that he says or does, or nothing anyone on that side says or does, embarrasses me. I apologise if that information has not been forthcoming; I will make sure that it is. I am not embarrassed by it. To round off that little homily: as I recall, to date we have put an additional $26 million into school maintenance. We recognised the issue almost immediately, although it did take me some time, after I became minister, to come to grips with the legacy that was bequeathed to me by the previous minister. His appalling mismanagement of the education portfolio left us with hundreds of millions of dollars of problems and unfunded commitments. He certainly overran his own budget by hundreds of millions of dollars. Speaking of embarrassment, he was an embarrassment to the former Government. Look at moiye, member for Cottesloe! Look at moiye! I have got only one word for the member for Cottesloe: complete incompetent! Those opposite know nothing about Australian popular culture, either. I will address the issue. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the members for Kalgoorlie and Peel to order for the first time each.
(1) Why has the minister failed to provide details on maintenance needs in government schools as promised during the estimates committee debate four months ago; as promised in the supplementary information to the estimates committee, when he said that the information was being compiled and will be provided at the same time that it is forwarded to districts and schools; and as again requested by me in a letter to the minister almost two months ago? (2) Is the delay a result of the minister’s embarrassment at his lack of action over the past three and a half years? (3) Will the minister now make the information available as promised? Will Alan tell the truth? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(3) I am not offended by being on first-name terms with the member for Darling Range. He is a fine man and a fine member of Parliament. I have known him for a long time. I gave him a commitment, I think it was in relation to the maintenance details in high schools. I apologise if the information has not been forthcoming, and I will address that issue. I am not embarrassed by it. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I do not know where the member for Kalgoorlie grew up, but nothing that he says or does, or nothing anyone on that side says or does, embarrasses me. I apologise if that information has not been forthcoming; I will make sure that it is. I am not embarrassed by it. To round off that little homily: as I recall, to date we have put an additional $26 million into school maintenance. We recognised the issue almost immediately, although it did take me some time, after I became minister, to come to grips with the legacy that was bequeathed to me by the previous minister. His appalling mismanagement of the education portfolio left us with hundreds of millions of dollars of problems and unfunded commitments. He certainly overran his own budget by hundreds of millions of dollars. Speaking of embarrassment, he was an embarrassment to the former Government. Look at moiye, member for Cottesloe! Look at moiye! I have got only one word for the member for Cottesloe: complete incompetent! Those opposite know nothing about Australian popular culture, either. I will address the issue. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the members for Kalgoorlie and Peel to order for the first time each.
(2) Is the delay a result of the minister’s embarrassment at his lack of action over the past three and a half years? (3) Will the minister now make the information available as promised? Will Alan tell the truth? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(3) I am not offended by being on first-name terms with the member for Darling Range. He is a fine man and a fine member of Parliament. I have known him for a long time. I gave him a commitment, I think it was in relation to the maintenance details in high schools. I apologise if the information has not been forthcoming, and I will address that issue. I am not embarrassed by it. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I do not know where the member for Kalgoorlie grew up, but nothing that he says or does, or nothing anyone on that side says or does, embarrasses me. I apologise if that information has not been forthcoming; I will make sure that it is. I am not embarrassed by it. To round off that little homily: as I recall, to date we have put an additional $26 million into school maintenance. We recognised the issue almost immediately, although it did take me some time, after I became minister, to come to grips with the legacy that was bequeathed to me by the previous minister. His appalling mismanagement of the education portfolio left us with hundreds of millions of dollars of problems and unfunded commitments. He certainly overran his own budget by hundreds of millions of dollars. Speaking of embarrassment, he was an embarrassment to the former Government. Look at moiye, member for Cottesloe! Look at moiye! I have got only one word for the member for Cottesloe: complete incompetent! Those opposite know nothing about Australian popular culture, either. I will address the issue. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the members for Kalgoorlie and Peel to order for the first time each.
(3) Will the minister now make the information available as promised? Will Alan tell the truth? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(3) I am not offended by being on first-name terms with the member for Darling Range. He is a fine man and a fine member of Parliament. I have known him for a long time. I gave him a commitment, I think it was in relation to the maintenance details in high schools. I apologise if the information has not been forthcoming, and I will address that issue. I am not embarrassed by it. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I do not know where the member for Kalgoorlie grew up, but nothing that he says or does, or nothing anyone on that side says or does, embarrasses me. I apologise if that information has not been forthcoming; I will make sure that it is. I am not embarrassed by it. To round off that little homily: as I recall, to date we have put an additional $26 million into school maintenance. We recognised the issue almost immediately, although it did take me some time, after I became minister, to come to grips with the legacy that was bequeathed to me by the previous minister. His appalling mismanagement of the education portfolio left us with hundreds of millions of dollars of problems and unfunded commitments. He certainly overran his own budget by hundreds of millions of dollars. Speaking of embarrassment, he was an embarrassment to the former Government. Look at moiye, member for Cottesloe! Look at moiye! I have got only one word for the member for Cottesloe: complete incompetent! Those opposite know nothing about Australian popular culture, either. I will address the issue. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the members for Kalgoorlie and Peel to order for the first time each.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(3) I am not offended by being on first-name terms with the member for Darling Range. He is a fine man and a fine member of Parliament. I have known him for a long time. I gave him a commitment, I think it was in relation to the maintenance details in high schools. I apologise if the information has not been forthcoming, and I will address that issue. I am not embarrassed by it. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I do not know where the member for Kalgoorlie grew up, but nothing that he says or does, or nothing anyone on that side says or does, embarrasses me. I apologise if that information has not been forthcoming; I will make sure that it is. I am not embarrassed by it. To round off that little homily: as I recall, to date we have put an additional $26 million into school maintenance. We recognised the issue almost immediately, although it did take me some time, after I became minister, to come to grips with the legacy that was bequeathed to me by the previous minister. His appalling mismanagement of the education portfolio left us with hundreds of millions of dollars of problems and unfunded commitments. He certainly overran his own budget by hundreds of millions of dollars. Speaking of embarrassment, he was an embarrassment to the former Government. Look at moiye, member for Cottesloe! Look at moiye! I have got only one word for the member for Cottesloe: complete incompetent! Those opposite know nothing about Australian popular culture, either. I will address the issue. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the members for Kalgoorlie and Peel to order for the first time each.
(1)-(3) I am not offended by being on first-name terms with the member for Darling Range. He is a fine man and a fine member of Parliament. I have known him for a long time. I gave him a commitment, I think it was in relation to the maintenance details in high schools. I apologise if the information has not been forthcoming, and I will address that issue. I am not embarrassed by it. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I do not know where the member for Kalgoorlie grew up, but nothing that he says or does, or nothing anyone on that side says or does, embarrasses me. I apologise if that information has not been forthcoming; I will make sure that it is. I am not embarrassed by it. To round off that little homily: as I recall, to date we have put an additional $26 million into school maintenance. We recognised the issue almost immediately, although it did take me some time, after I became minister, to come to grips with the legacy that was bequeathed to me by the previous minister. His appalling mismanagement of the education portfolio left us with hundreds of millions of dollars of problems and unfunded commitments. He certainly overran his own budget by hundreds of millions of dollars. Speaking of embarrassment, he was an embarrassment to the former Government. Look at moiye, member for Cottesloe! Look at moiye! I have got only one word for the member for Cottesloe: complete incompetent! Those opposite know nothing about Australian popular culture, either. I will address the issue. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the members for Kalgoorlie and Peel to order for the first time each.
Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I do not know where the member for Kalgoorlie grew up, but nothing that he says or does, or nothing anyone on that side says or does, embarrasses me. I apologise if that information has not been forthcoming; I will make sure that it is. I am not embarrassed by it. To round off that little homily: as I recall, to date we have put an additional $26 million into school maintenance. We recognised the issue almost immediately, although it did take me some time, after I became minister, to come to grips with the legacy that was bequeathed to me by the previous minister. His appalling mismanagement of the education portfolio left us with hundreds of millions of dollars of problems and unfunded commitments. He certainly overran his own budget by hundreds of millions of dollars. Speaking of embarrassment, he was an embarrassment to the former Government. Look at moiye, member for Cottesloe! Look at moiye! I have got only one word for the member for Cottesloe: complete incompetent! Those opposite know nothing about Australian popular culture, either. I will address the issue. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the members for Kalgoorlie and Peel to order for the first time each.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I do not know where the member for Kalgoorlie grew up, but nothing that he says or does, or nothing anyone on that side says or does, embarrasses me. I apologise if that information has not been forthcoming; I will make sure that it is. I am not embarrassed by it. To round off that little homily: as I recall, to date we have put an additional $26 million into school maintenance. We recognised the issue almost immediately, although it did take me some time, after I became minister, to come to grips with the legacy that was bequeathed to me by the previous minister. His appalling mismanagement of the education portfolio left us with hundreds of millions of dollars of problems and unfunded commitments. He certainly overran his own budget by hundreds of millions of dollars. Speaking of embarrassment, he was an embarrassment to the former Government. Look at moiye, member for Cottesloe! Look at moiye! I have got only one word for the member for Cottesloe: complete incompetent! Those opposite know nothing about Australian popular culture, either. I will address the issue. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the members for Kalgoorlie and Peel to order for the first time each.
I apologise if that information has not been forthcoming; I will make sure that it is. I am not embarrassed by it. To round off that little homily: as I recall, to date we have put an additional $26 million into school maintenance. We recognised the issue almost immediately, although it did take me some time, after I became minister, to come to grips with the legacy that was bequeathed to me by the previous minister. His appalling mismanagement of the education portfolio left us with hundreds of millions of dollars of problems and unfunded commitments. He certainly overran his own budget by hundreds of millions of dollars. Speaking of embarrassment, he was an embarrassment to the former Government. Look at moiye, member for Cottesloe! Look at moiye! I have got only one word for the member for Cottesloe: complete incompetent! Those opposite know nothing about Australian popular culture, either. I will address the issue. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the members for Kalgoorlie and Peel to order for the first time each.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the members for Kalgoorlie and Peel to order for the first time each.
The SPEAKER: Order! I call the members for Kalgoorlie and Peel to order for the first time each.
Mr A.J. Carpenter: A backlog of what? Mr J.H.D. DAY: Maintenance in government schools of $65 million. This issue had not been adequately addressed since this minister came to office until his discovery of it just on the eve of the election. I ask - Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE: The member for Darling Range has been on his feet for about a minute making a statement and he is now attempting to make a suggestion. That is an abuse of question time. He is not seeking to ask a question. The SPEAKER: Preambles in both questions and answers are excessive. I call upon the member to finish his preamble and ask his question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.H.D. DAY: My question is - (1) Why has the minister failed to provide details on maintenance needs in government schools as promised during the estimates committee debate four months ago; as promised in the supplementary information to the estimates committee, when he said that the information was being compiled and will be provided at the same time that it is forwarded to districts and schools; and as again requested by me in a letter to the minister almost two months ago? (2) Is the delay a result of the minister’s embarrassment at his lack of action over the past three and a half years? (3) Will the minister now make the information available as promised? Will Alan tell the truth? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(3) I am not offended by being on first-name terms with the member for Darling Range. He is a fine man and a fine member of Parliament. I have known him for a long time. I gave him a commitment, I think it was in relation to the maintenance details in high schools. I apologise if the information has not been forthcoming, and I will address that issue. I am not embarrassed by it. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I do not know where the member for Kalgoorlie grew up, but nothing that he says or does, or nothing anyone on that side says or does, embarrasses me. I apologise if that information has not been forthcoming; I will make sure that it is. I am not embarrassed by it. To round off that little homily: as I recall, to date we have put an additional $26 million into school maintenance. We recognised the issue almost immediately, although it did take me some time, after I became minister, to come to grips with the legacy that was bequeathed to me by the previous minister. His appalling mismanagement of the education portfolio left us with hundreds of millions of dollars of problems and unfunded commitments. He certainly overran his own budget by hundreds of millions of dollars. Speaking of embarrassment, he was an embarrassment to the former Government. Look at moiye, member for Cottesloe! Look at moiye! I have got only one word for the member for Cottesloe: complete incompetent! Those opposite know nothing about Australian popular culture, either. I will address the issue. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the members for Kalgoorlie and Peel to order for the first time each.
Mr J.H.D. DAY: Maintenance in government schools of $65 million. This issue had not been adequately addressed since this minister came to office until his discovery of it just on the eve of the election. I ask - Point of Order Mr J.C. KOBELKE: The member for Darling Range has been on his feet for about a minute making a statement and he is now attempting to make a suggestion. That is an abuse of question time. He is not seeking to ask a question. The SPEAKER: Preambles in both questions and answers are excessive. I call upon the member to finish his preamble and ask his question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.H.D. DAY: My question is - (1) Why has the minister failed to provide details on maintenance needs in government schools as promised during the estimates committee debate four months ago; as promised in the supplementary information to the estimates committee, when he said that the information was being compiled and will be provided at the same time that it is forwarded to districts and schools; and as again requested by me in a letter to the minister almost two months ago? (2) Is the delay a result of the minister’s embarrassment at his lack of action over the past three and a half years? (3) Will the minister now make the information available as promised? Will Alan tell the truth? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(3) I am not offended by being on first-name terms with the member for Darling Range. He is a fine man and a fine member of Parliament. I have known him for a long time. I gave him a commitment, I think it was in relation to the maintenance details in high schools. I apologise if the information has not been forthcoming, and I will address that issue. I am not embarrassed by it. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I do not know where the member for Kalgoorlie grew up, but nothing that he says or does, or nothing anyone on that side says or does, embarrasses me. I apologise if that information has not been forthcoming; I will make sure that it is. I am not embarrassed by it. To round off that little homily: as I recall, to date we have put an additional $26 million into school maintenance. We recognised the issue almost immediately, although it did take me some time, after I became minister, to come to grips with the legacy that was bequeathed to me by the previous minister. His appalling mismanagement of the education portfolio left us with hundreds of millions of dollars of problems and unfunded commitments. He certainly overran his own budget by hundreds of millions of dollars. Speaking of embarrassment, he was an embarrassment to the former Government. Look at moiye, member for Cottesloe! Look at moiye! I have got only one word for the member for Cottesloe: complete incompetent! Those opposite know nothing about Australian popular culture, either. I will address the issue. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the members for Kalgoorlie and Peel to order for the first time each.
The SPEAKER: Preambles in both questions and answers are excessive. I call upon the member to finish his preamble and ask his question. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr J.H.D. DAY: My question is - (1) Why has the minister failed to provide details on maintenance needs in government schools as promised during the estimates committee debate four months ago; as promised in the supplementary information to the estimates committee, when he said that the information was being compiled and will be provided at the same time that it is forwarded to districts and schools; and as again requested by me in a letter to the minister almost two months ago? (2) Is the delay a result of the minister’s embarrassment at his lack of action over the past three and a half years? (3) Will the minister now make the information available as promised? Will Alan tell the truth? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(3) I am not offended by being on first-name terms with the member for Darling Range. He is a fine man and a fine member of Parliament. I have known him for a long time. I gave him a commitment, I think it was in relation to the maintenance details in high schools. I apologise if the information has not been forthcoming, and I will address that issue. I am not embarrassed by it. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I do not know where the member for Kalgoorlie grew up, but nothing that he says or does, or nothing anyone on that side says or does, embarrasses me. I apologise if that information has not been forthcoming; I will make sure that it is. I am not embarrassed by it. To round off that little homily: as I recall, to date we have put an additional $26 million into school maintenance. We recognised the issue almost immediately, although it did take me some time, after I became minister, to come to grips with the legacy that was bequeathed to me by the previous minister. His appalling mismanagement of the education portfolio left us with hundreds of millions of dollars of problems and unfunded commitments. He certainly overran his own budget by hundreds of millions of dollars. Speaking of embarrassment, he was an embarrassment to the former Government. Look at moiye, member for Cottesloe! Look at moiye! I have got only one word for the member for Cottesloe: complete incompetent! Those opposite know nothing about Australian popular culture, either. I will address the issue. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the members for Kalgoorlie and Peel to order for the first time each.
(1) Why has the minister failed to provide details on maintenance needs in government schools as promised during the estimates committee debate four months ago; as promised in the supplementary information to the estimates committee, when he said that the information was being compiled and will be provided at the same time that it is forwarded to districts and schools; and as again requested by me in a letter to the minister almost two months ago? (2) Is the delay a result of the minister’s embarrassment at his lack of action over the past three and a half years? (3) Will the minister now make the information available as promised? Will Alan tell the truth? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(3) I am not offended by being on first-name terms with the member for Darling Range. He is a fine man and a fine member of Parliament. I have known him for a long time. I gave him a commitment, I think it was in relation to the maintenance details in high schools. I apologise if the information has not been forthcoming, and I will address that issue. I am not embarrassed by it. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I do not know where the member for Kalgoorlie grew up, but nothing that he says or does, or nothing anyone on that side says or does, embarrasses me. I apologise if that information has not been forthcoming; I will make sure that it is. I am not embarrassed by it. To round off that little homily: as I recall, to date we have put an additional $26 million into school maintenance. We recognised the issue almost immediately, although it did take me some time, after I became minister, to come to grips with the legacy that was bequeathed to me by the previous minister. His appalling mismanagement of the education portfolio left us with hundreds of millions of dollars of problems and unfunded commitments. He certainly overran his own budget by hundreds of millions of dollars. Speaking of embarrassment, he was an embarrassment to the former Government. Look at moiye, member for Cottesloe! Look at moiye! I have got only one word for the member for Cottesloe: complete incompetent! Those opposite know nothing about Australian popular culture, either. I will address the issue. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the members for Kalgoorlie and Peel to order for the first time each.
(2) Is the delay a result of the minister’s embarrassment at his lack of action over the past three and a half years? (3) Will the minister now make the information available as promised? Will Alan tell the truth? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(3) I am not offended by being on first-name terms with the member for Darling Range. He is a fine man and a fine member of Parliament. I have known him for a long time. I gave him a commitment, I think it was in relation to the maintenance details in high schools. I apologise if the information has not been forthcoming, and I will address that issue. I am not embarrassed by it. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I do not know where the member for Kalgoorlie grew up, but nothing that he says or does, or nothing anyone on that side says or does, embarrasses me. I apologise if that information has not been forthcoming; I will make sure that it is. I am not embarrassed by it. To round off that little homily: as I recall, to date we have put an additional $26 million into school maintenance. We recognised the issue almost immediately, although it did take me some time, after I became minister, to come to grips with the legacy that was bequeathed to me by the previous minister. His appalling mismanagement of the education portfolio left us with hundreds of millions of dollars of problems and unfunded commitments. He certainly overran his own budget by hundreds of millions of dollars. Speaking of embarrassment, he was an embarrassment to the former Government. Look at moiye, member for Cottesloe! Look at moiye! I have got only one word for the member for Cottesloe: complete incompetent! Those opposite know nothing about Australian popular culture, either. I will address the issue. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the members for Kalgoorlie and Peel to order for the first time each.
(3) Will the minister now make the information available as promised? Will Alan tell the truth? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(3) I am not offended by being on first-name terms with the member for Darling Range. He is a fine man and a fine member of Parliament. I have known him for a long time. I gave him a commitment, I think it was in relation to the maintenance details in high schools. I apologise if the information has not been forthcoming, and I will address that issue. I am not embarrassed by it. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I do not know where the member for Kalgoorlie grew up, but nothing that he says or does, or nothing anyone on that side says or does, embarrasses me. I apologise if that information has not been forthcoming; I will make sure that it is. I am not embarrassed by it. To round off that little homily: as I recall, to date we have put an additional $26 million into school maintenance. We recognised the issue almost immediately, although it did take me some time, after I became minister, to come to grips with the legacy that was bequeathed to me by the previous minister. His appalling mismanagement of the education portfolio left us with hundreds of millions of dollars of problems and unfunded commitments. He certainly overran his own budget by hundreds of millions of dollars. Speaking of embarrassment, he was an embarrassment to the former Government. Look at moiye, member for Cottesloe! Look at moiye! I have got only one word for the member for Cottesloe: complete incompetent! Those opposite know nothing about Australian popular culture, either. I will address the issue. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the members for Kalgoorlie and Peel to order for the first time each.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(3) I am not offended by being on first-name terms with the member for Darling Range. He is a fine man and a fine member of Parliament. I have known him for a long time. I gave him a commitment, I think it was in relation to the maintenance details in high schools. I apologise if the information has not been forthcoming, and I will address that issue. I am not embarrassed by it. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I do not know where the member for Kalgoorlie grew up, but nothing that he says or does, or nothing anyone on that side says or does, embarrasses me. I apologise if that information has not been forthcoming; I will make sure that it is. I am not embarrassed by it. To round off that little homily: as I recall, to date we have put an additional $26 million into school maintenance. We recognised the issue almost immediately, although it did take me some time, after I became minister, to come to grips with the legacy that was bequeathed to me by the previous minister. His appalling mismanagement of the education portfolio left us with hundreds of millions of dollars of problems and unfunded commitments. He certainly overran his own budget by hundreds of millions of dollars. Speaking of embarrassment, he was an embarrassment to the former Government. Look at moiye, member for Cottesloe! Look at moiye! I have got only one word for the member for Cottesloe: complete incompetent! Those opposite know nothing about Australian popular culture, either. I will address the issue. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the members for Kalgoorlie and Peel to order for the first time each.
(1)-(3) I am not offended by being on first-name terms with the member for Darling Range. He is a fine man and a fine member of Parliament. I have known him for a long time. I gave him a commitment, I think it was in relation to the maintenance details in high schools. I apologise if the information has not been forthcoming, and I will address that issue. I am not embarrassed by it. Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I do not know where the member for Kalgoorlie grew up, but nothing that he says or does, or nothing anyone on that side says or does, embarrasses me. I apologise if that information has not been forthcoming; I will make sure that it is. I am not embarrassed by it. To round off that little homily: as I recall, to date we have put an additional $26 million into school maintenance. We recognised the issue almost immediately, although it did take me some time, after I became minister, to come to grips with the legacy that was bequeathed to me by the previous minister. His appalling mismanagement of the education portfolio left us with hundreds of millions of dollars of problems and unfunded commitments. He certainly overran his own budget by hundreds of millions of dollars. Speaking of embarrassment, he was an embarrassment to the former Government. Look at moiye, member for Cottesloe! Look at moiye! I have got only one word for the member for Cottesloe: complete incompetent! Those opposite know nothing about Australian popular culture, either. I will address the issue. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the members for Kalgoorlie and Peel to order for the first time each.
Mr M.J. Birney interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I do not know where the member for Kalgoorlie grew up, but nothing that he says or does, or nothing anyone on that side says or does, embarrasses me. I apologise if that information has not been forthcoming; I will make sure that it is. I am not embarrassed by it. To round off that little homily: as I recall, to date we have put an additional $26 million into school maintenance. We recognised the issue almost immediately, although it did take me some time, after I became minister, to come to grips with the legacy that was bequeathed to me by the previous minister. His appalling mismanagement of the education portfolio left us with hundreds of millions of dollars of problems and unfunded commitments. He certainly overran his own budget by hundreds of millions of dollars. Speaking of embarrassment, he was an embarrassment to the former Government. Look at moiye, member for Cottesloe! Look at moiye! I have got only one word for the member for Cottesloe: complete incompetent! Those opposite know nothing about Australian popular culture, either. I will address the issue. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the members for Kalgoorlie and Peel to order for the first time each.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I do not know where the member for Kalgoorlie grew up, but nothing that he says or does, or nothing anyone on that side says or does, embarrasses me. I apologise if that information has not been forthcoming; I will make sure that it is. I am not embarrassed by it. To round off that little homily: as I recall, to date we have put an additional $26 million into school maintenance. We recognised the issue almost immediately, although it did take me some time, after I became minister, to come to grips with the legacy that was bequeathed to me by the previous minister. His appalling mismanagement of the education portfolio left us with hundreds of millions of dollars of problems and unfunded commitments. He certainly overran his own budget by hundreds of millions of dollars. Speaking of embarrassment, he was an embarrassment to the former Government. Look at moiye, member for Cottesloe! Look at moiye! I have got only one word for the member for Cottesloe: complete incompetent! Those opposite know nothing about Australian popular culture, either. I will address the issue. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the members for Kalgoorlie and Peel to order for the first time each.
I apologise if that information has not been forthcoming; I will make sure that it is. I am not embarrassed by it. To round off that little homily: as I recall, to date we have put an additional $26 million into school maintenance. We recognised the issue almost immediately, although it did take me some time, after I became minister, to come to grips with the legacy that was bequeathed to me by the previous minister. His appalling mismanagement of the education portfolio left us with hundreds of millions of dollars of problems and unfunded commitments. He certainly overran his own budget by hundreds of millions of dollars. Speaking of embarrassment, he was an embarrassment to the former Government. Look at moiye, member for Cottesloe! Look at moiye! I have got only one word for the member for Cottesloe: complete incompetent! Those opposite know nothing about Australian popular culture, either. I will address the issue. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the members for Kalgoorlie and Peel to order for the first time each.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the members for Kalgoorlie and Peel to order for the first time each.
The SPEAKER: Order! I call the members for Kalgoorlie and Peel to order for the first time each.
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