Mr. Barron-Sullivan questions Mr. McGinty, the Minister for Health, regarding a guarantee against nursing job losses at Bunbury Regional Hospital. Mr. McGinty refuses to provide an immediate guarantee, citing the need for information from the Department of Health.

AnsweredQoN 77Legislative Assembly
Asked
11 March 2004
Portfolio
Health

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I have a supplementary question. Will the minister today guarantee that no nursing jobs at Bunbury Regional Hospital will be abolished? Mr J.A. McGINTY

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As I indicated, I have spoken this morning to the Department of Health. When I receive that information - Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan: You will not give that guarantee? Mr J.A. McGINTY: I am not one for knee-jerk reactions and making statements off the top of my head without a proper briefing. I will provide the member with the information that I receive this afternoon. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan: But you will not give that guarantee, will you? Mr J.A. McGINTY: Will the member give a guarantee that the sun will come up tomorrow morning? Let us not be stupid about this. The member is asking a stupid question and one that needs to be answered here. I will get all the facts together and deal with it properly. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order for the second time.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: As I indicated, I have spoken this morning to the Department of Health. When I receive that information - Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan: You will not give that guarantee? Mr J.A. McGINTY: I am not one for knee-jerk reactions and making statements off the top of my head without a proper briefing. I will provide the member with the information that I receive this afternoon. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan: But you will not give that guarantee, will you? Mr J.A. McGINTY: Will the member give a guarantee that the sun will come up tomorrow morning? Let us not be stupid about this. The member is asking a stupid question and one that needs to be answered here. I will get all the facts together and deal with it properly. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order for the second time.
As I indicated, I have spoken this morning to the Department of Health. When I receive that information - Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan: You will not give that guarantee? Mr J.A. McGINTY: I am not one for knee-jerk reactions and making statements off the top of my head without a proper briefing. I will provide the member with the information that I receive this afternoon. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan: But you will not give that guarantee, will you? Mr J.A. McGINTY: Will the member give a guarantee that the sun will come up tomorrow morning? Let us not be stupid about this. The member is asking a stupid question and one that needs to be answered here. I will get all the facts together and deal with it properly. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order for the second time.
Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan: You will not give that guarantee? Mr J.A. McGINTY: I am not one for knee-jerk reactions and making statements off the top of my head without a proper briefing. I will provide the member with the information that I receive this afternoon. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan: But you will not give that guarantee, will you? Mr J.A. McGINTY: Will the member give a guarantee that the sun will come up tomorrow morning? Let us not be stupid about this. The member is asking a stupid question and one that needs to be answered here. I will get all the facts together and deal with it properly. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order for the second time.
Mr J.A. McGINTY: I am not one for knee-jerk reactions and making statements off the top of my head without a proper briefing. I will provide the member with the information that I receive this afternoon. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan: But you will not give that guarantee, will you? Mr J.A. McGINTY: Will the member give a guarantee that the sun will come up tomorrow morning? Let us not be stupid about this. The member is asking a stupid question and one that needs to be answered here. I will get all the facts together and deal with it properly. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order for the second time.
Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan: But you will not give that guarantee, will you? Mr J.A. McGINTY: Will the member give a guarantee that the sun will come up tomorrow morning? Let us not be stupid about this. The member is asking a stupid question and one that needs to be answered here. I will get all the facts together and deal with it properly. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order for the second time.
Mr J.A. McGINTY: Will the member give a guarantee that the sun will come up tomorrow morning? Let us not be stupid about this. The member is asking a stupid question and one that needs to be answered here. I will get all the facts together and deal with it properly. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order for the second time.
The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order for the second time.

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