❓ Opposition questions Health Minister on budget cuts to community services, preventive programs, and research. Minister defends cuts by stating they are in administration and funds are being redirected to higher priority areas like emergency departments and cancer care.
AnsweredQoN 1333Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
I have a supplementary question. The minister has made cuts to community services, preventive programs and now research. How can the minister justify the assertion that they are not core services? Mr J.A. McGINTY
AnswerView source ↗
I have answered the member’s question. The cuts are in the areas of administration. We have looked at those services that are worthy, but not essential, in areas in which there are higher priorities. On many occasions in this House I have given the example of care for cancer patients. I will deal more with that in a minute. Members opposite must look at the emergency departments and other areas that are crying out for money. Mr M.F. Board: You should not be in this position. Mr J.A. McGINTY: Some members opposite might have a cargo-cult mentality in which they put their hands into the well and constantly draw out more and more money. That cannot be done responsibly, and the member knows that. We will make sure that the $3 billion in this year’s health budget is spent on delivering health outcomes in the areas that really make a difference to the population. We have made the tough decisions that members opposite did not have the ticker to make when they were in government. Every year they ran up deficits, blew the budget and tried to spend their way out of their problems. If members watch this space, they will learn how that money is to be redirected towards areas that really count for the general population. Our health service will be trim and focused on real outcomes, rather than pandering to every interest group that knocks on the door, as occurred under members opposite.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I have answered the member’s question. The cuts are in the areas of administration. We have looked at those services that are worthy, but not essential, in areas in which there are higher priorities. On many occasions in this House I have given the example of care for cancer patients. I will deal more with that in a minute. Members opposite must look at the emergency departments and other areas that are crying out for money. Mr M.F. Board: You should not be in this position. Mr J.A. McGINTY: Some members opposite might have a cargo-cult mentality in which they put their hands into the well and constantly draw out more and more money. That cannot be done responsibly, and the member knows that. We will make sure that the $3 billion in this year’s health budget is spent on delivering health outcomes in the areas that really make a difference to the population. We have made the tough decisions that members opposite did not have the ticker to make when they were in government. Every year they ran up deficits, blew the budget and tried to spend their way out of their problems. If members watch this space, they will learn how that money is to be redirected towards areas that really count for the general population. Our health service will be trim and focused on real outcomes, rather than pandering to every interest group that knocks on the door, as occurred under members opposite.
I have answered the member’s question. The cuts are in the areas of administration. We have looked at those services that are worthy, but not essential, in areas in which there are higher priorities. On many occasions in this House I have given the example of care for cancer patients. I will deal more with that in a minute. Members opposite must look at the emergency departments and other areas that are crying out for money. Mr M.F. Board: You should not be in this position. Mr J.A. McGINTY: Some members opposite might have a cargo-cult mentality in which they put their hands into the well and constantly draw out more and more money. That cannot be done responsibly, and the member knows that. We will make sure that the $3 billion in this year’s health budget is spent on delivering health outcomes in the areas that really make a difference to the population. We have made the tough decisions that members opposite did not have the ticker to make when they were in government. Every year they ran up deficits, blew the budget and tried to spend their way out of their problems. If members watch this space, they will learn how that money is to be redirected towards areas that really count for the general population. Our health service will be trim and focused on real outcomes, rather than pandering to every interest group that knocks on the door, as occurred under members opposite.
Mr M.F. Board: You should not be in this position. Mr J.A. McGINTY: Some members opposite might have a cargo-cult mentality in which they put their hands into the well and constantly draw out more and more money. That cannot be done responsibly, and the member knows that. We will make sure that the $3 billion in this year’s health budget is spent on delivering health outcomes in the areas that really make a difference to the population. We have made the tough decisions that members opposite did not have the ticker to make when they were in government. Every year they ran up deficits, blew the budget and tried to spend their way out of their problems. If members watch this space, they will learn how that money is to be redirected towards areas that really count for the general population. Our health service will be trim and focused on real outcomes, rather than pandering to every interest group that knocks on the door, as occurred under members opposite.
Mr J.A. McGINTY: Some members opposite might have a cargo-cult mentality in which they put their hands into the well and constantly draw out more and more money. That cannot be done responsibly, and the member knows that. We will make sure that the $3 billion in this year’s health budget is spent on delivering health outcomes in the areas that really make a difference to the population. We have made the tough decisions that members opposite did not have the ticker to make when they were in government. Every year they ran up deficits, blew the budget and tried to spend their way out of their problems. If members watch this space, they will learn how that money is to be redirected towards areas that really count for the general population. Our health service will be trim and focused on real outcomes, rather than pandering to every interest group that knocks on the door, as occurred under members opposite.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: I have answered the member’s question. The cuts are in the areas of administration. We have looked at those services that are worthy, but not essential, in areas in which there are higher priorities. On many occasions in this House I have given the example of care for cancer patients. I will deal more with that in a minute. Members opposite must look at the emergency departments and other areas that are crying out for money. Mr M.F. Board: You should not be in this position. Mr J.A. McGINTY: Some members opposite might have a cargo-cult mentality in which they put their hands into the well and constantly draw out more and more money. That cannot be done responsibly, and the member knows that. We will make sure that the $3 billion in this year’s health budget is spent on delivering health outcomes in the areas that really make a difference to the population. We have made the tough decisions that members opposite did not have the ticker to make when they were in government. Every year they ran up deficits, blew the budget and tried to spend their way out of their problems. If members watch this space, they will learn how that money is to be redirected towards areas that really count for the general population. Our health service will be trim and focused on real outcomes, rather than pandering to every interest group that knocks on the door, as occurred under members opposite.
I have answered the member’s question. The cuts are in the areas of administration. We have looked at those services that are worthy, but not essential, in areas in which there are higher priorities. On many occasions in this House I have given the example of care for cancer patients. I will deal more with that in a minute. Members opposite must look at the emergency departments and other areas that are crying out for money. Mr M.F. Board: You should not be in this position. Mr J.A. McGINTY: Some members opposite might have a cargo-cult mentality in which they put their hands into the well and constantly draw out more and more money. That cannot be done responsibly, and the member knows that. We will make sure that the $3 billion in this year’s health budget is spent on delivering health outcomes in the areas that really make a difference to the population. We have made the tough decisions that members opposite did not have the ticker to make when they were in government. Every year they ran up deficits, blew the budget and tried to spend their way out of their problems. If members watch this space, they will learn how that money is to be redirected towards areas that really count for the general population. Our health service will be trim and focused on real outcomes, rather than pandering to every interest group that knocks on the door, as occurred under members opposite.
Mr M.F. Board: You should not be in this position. Mr J.A. McGINTY: Some members opposite might have a cargo-cult mentality in which they put their hands into the well and constantly draw out more and more money. That cannot be done responsibly, and the member knows that. We will make sure that the $3 billion in this year’s health budget is spent on delivering health outcomes in the areas that really make a difference to the population. We have made the tough decisions that members opposite did not have the ticker to make when they were in government. Every year they ran up deficits, blew the budget and tried to spend their way out of their problems. If members watch this space, they will learn how that money is to be redirected towards areas that really count for the general population. Our health service will be trim and focused on real outcomes, rather than pandering to every interest group that knocks on the door, as occurred under members opposite.
Mr J.A. McGINTY: Some members opposite might have a cargo-cult mentality in which they put their hands into the well and constantly draw out more and more money. That cannot be done responsibly, and the member knows that. We will make sure that the $3 billion in this year’s health budget is spent on delivering health outcomes in the areas that really make a difference to the population. We have made the tough decisions that members opposite did not have the ticker to make when they were in government. Every year they ran up deficits, blew the budget and tried to spend their way out of their problems. If members watch this space, they will learn how that money is to be redirected towards areas that really count for the general population. Our health service will be trim and focused on real outcomes, rather than pandering to every interest group that knocks on the door, as occurred under members opposite.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.