❓ Ms. Mettam questions the Treasurer on the delivery timeline of the Peel Health Campus redevelopment, citing unmet demands. The Treasurer defends the government's progress, criticising past inaction and emphasising the need for thorough planning.
AnsweredQoN 331Legislative Assembly
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PEEL HEALTH CAMPUS —
REDEVELOPMENT
331. Ms L. METTAM to the Treasurer:
I have a supplementary question.
When will this project actually be delivered, and why will the Treasurer not
prioritise the delivery of this important project, given that it does not meet
current demands?
Mr D.A. Templeman : We
already are! The scoping work already has been finalised. You did nothing. Kim
Hames was Deputy Premier and health minister and did bugger all!
The SPEAKER : Member for
Mandurah!
Mr D.A. Templeman : He did
nothing—nothing at all.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Mandurah!
Point of Order
Mr P.J.
RUNDLE : I think you know what my point of order will be.
Ms L. Mettam interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Yes. The only issue is that, yes, the Leader of the House
was out of order with his interjections, and subsequently, after you got to
your feet, the Leader of the Liberal Party decided to behave in exactly the
same way. That is a lesson to both of you.
Questions without Notice Resumed
REDEVELOPMENT
331. Ms L. METTAM to the Treasurer:
I have a supplementary question.
When will this project actually be delivered, and why will the Treasurer not
prioritise the delivery of this important project, given that it does not meet
current demands?
Mr D.A. Templeman : We
already are! The scoping work already has been finalised. You did nothing. Kim
Hames was Deputy Premier and health minister and did bugger all!
The SPEAKER : Member for
Mandurah!
Mr D.A. Templeman : He did
nothing—nothing at all.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Mandurah!
Point of Order
Mr P.J.
RUNDLE : I think you know what my point of order will be.
Ms L. Mettam interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Yes. The only issue is that, yes, the Leader of the House
was out of order with his interjections, and subsequently, after you got to
your feet, the Leader of the Liberal Party decided to behave in exactly the
same way. That is a lesson to both of you.
Questions without Notice Resumed
AnswerView source ↗
I am sorry to interrupt that
conversation between you. I hate interrupting, particularly the triumvirate
that we are facing. I studied Roman history. I think the triumvirate was
Caesar, Mark Antony and Cassius, or something like that. We have the
triumvirate over here.
Mr R.H. Cook : Which one is
Brutus?
The SPEAKER : Et tu!
Mr M. McGOWAN : Which one is
Brutus? We will not go there. Brutus may already have done his work!
All health construction is a priority,
but to build a hospital properly takes time. The planning and the business case
to make sure it is done exactly right takes time. There are examples of
hospitals that were built in such a way that they have not stood the test of
time because their design was wrong, and it then takes a lot to rebuild them
and so forth in due course. We want to avoid all those things. It takes time,
but we are proceeding as quickly as we can. As far as I know, the answer to the
question about when it will be built is that it will be built as soon as we
possibly can. It is a priority, as is every other hospital project around the
state.
conversation between you. I hate interrupting, particularly the triumvirate
that we are facing. I studied Roman history. I think the triumvirate was
Caesar, Mark Antony and Cassius, or something like that. We have the
triumvirate over here.
Mr R.H. Cook : Which one is
Brutus?
The SPEAKER : Et tu!
Mr M. McGOWAN : Which one is
Brutus? We will not go there. Brutus may already have done his work!
All health construction is a priority,
but to build a hospital properly takes time. The planning and the business case
to make sure it is done exactly right takes time. There are examples of
hospitals that were built in such a way that they have not stood the test of
time because their design was wrong, and it then takes a lot to rebuild them
and so forth in due course. We want to avoid all those things. It takes time,
but we are proceeding as quickly as we can. As far as I know, the answer to the
question about when it will be built is that it will be built as soon as we
possibly can. It is a priority, as is every other hospital project around the
state.
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