❓ Hon Barbara Scott questions the Minister for Health about discontinued funding for the Learning and Attentional Disorders Society of Western Australia (LADS), despite acknowledging ADHD as a common childhood disorder. The Minister cites budgetary constraints and standard tendering processes as reasons for not providing further funding.
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(1) Does the minister agree that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is the most commonly diagnosed childhood development disorder in Western Australia, as stated in the government policy document entitled “Attentional Problems in Children - Diagnosis and Management of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Associated Disorders”? (2) If so, why has the minister allowed the Department of Health to discontinue assistance to the Learning and Attentional Disorders Society of Western Australia, when that group of parents has been responsible for continuing to raise the issue of ADHD in the community? (3) Will the minister consider providing LADS with funds to continue its service, especially to parents; and, if not, why not? A one-off emergency grant of $10 000 was given to LADS in 2003-04 and it would like this grant to be continued. Hon SUE ELLERY
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The Department of Health recognises the work that LADS has done. The Department of Health does not have a service agreement with LADS for funding. However, in 2002-03 the department provided a one-off emergency grant of $10 000 to enable LADS to continue its service for that year. (3) The one-off emergency grant to LADS was provided in 2002-03, not 2003-04. Due to budgetary commitments in 2003-04, the Department of Health is unable to provide further funding at this stage. Should the Department of Health consider that ongoing funds for such services is required, the standard government tendering processes would apply.
(2) If so, why has the minister allowed the Department of Health to discontinue assistance to the Learning and Attentional Disorders Society of Western Australia, when that group of parents has been responsible for continuing to raise the issue of ADHD in the community? (3) Will the minister consider providing LADS with funds to continue its service, especially to parents; and, if not, why not? A one-off emergency grant of $10 000 was given to LADS in 2003-04 and it would like this grant to be continued. Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The Department of Health recognises the work that LADS has done. The Department of Health does not have a service agreement with LADS for funding. However, in 2002-03 the department provided a one-off emergency grant of $10 000 to enable LADS to continue its service for that year. (3) The one-off emergency grant to LADS was provided in 2002-03, not 2003-04. Due to budgetary commitments in 2003-04, the Department of Health is unable to provide further funding at this stage. Should the Department of Health consider that ongoing funds for such services is required, the standard government tendering processes would apply.
(3) Will the minister consider providing LADS with funds to continue its service, especially to parents; and, if not, why not? A one-off emergency grant of $10 000 was given to LADS in 2003-04 and it would like this grant to be continued. Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The Department of Health recognises the work that LADS has done. The Department of Health does not have a service agreement with LADS for funding. However, in 2002-03 the department provided a one-off emergency grant of $10 000 to enable LADS to continue its service for that year. (3) The one-off emergency grant to LADS was provided in 2002-03, not 2003-04. Due to budgetary commitments in 2003-04, the Department of Health is unable to provide further funding at this stage. Should the Department of Health consider that ongoing funds for such services is required, the standard government tendering processes would apply.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The Department of Health recognises the work that LADS has done. The Department of Health does not have a service agreement with LADS for funding. However, in 2002-03 the department provided a one-off emergency grant of $10 000 to enable LADS to continue its service for that year. (3) The one-off emergency grant to LADS was provided in 2002-03, not 2003-04. Due to budgetary commitments in 2003-04, the Department of Health is unable to provide further funding at this stage. Should the Department of Health consider that ongoing funds for such services is required, the standard government tendering processes would apply.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The Department of Health recognises the work that LADS has done. The Department of Health does not have a service agreement with LADS for funding. However, in 2002-03 the department provided a one-off emergency grant of $10 000 to enable LADS to continue its service for that year. (3) The one-off emergency grant to LADS was provided in 2002-03, not 2003-04. Due to budgetary commitments in 2003-04, the Department of Health is unable to provide further funding at this stage. Should the Department of Health consider that ongoing funds for such services is required, the standard government tendering processes would apply.
(1) Yes. (2) The Department of Health recognises the work that LADS has done. The Department of Health does not have a service agreement with LADS for funding. However, in 2002-03 the department provided a one-off emergency grant of $10 000 to enable LADS to continue its service for that year. (3) The one-off emergency grant to LADS was provided in 2002-03, not 2003-04. Due to budgetary commitments in 2003-04, the Department of Health is unable to provide further funding at this stage. Should the Department of Health consider that ongoing funds for such services is required, the standard government tendering processes would apply.
(2) The Department of Health recognises the work that LADS has done. The Department of Health does not have a service agreement with LADS for funding. However, in 2002-03 the department provided a one-off emergency grant of $10 000 to enable LADS to continue its service for that year. (3) The one-off emergency grant to LADS was provided in 2002-03, not 2003-04. Due to budgetary commitments in 2003-04, the Department of Health is unable to provide further funding at this stage. Should the Department of Health consider that ongoing funds for such services is required, the standard government tendering processes would apply.
(3) The one-off emergency grant to LADS was provided in 2002-03, not 2003-04. Due to budgetary commitments in 2003-04, the Department of Health is unable to provide further funding at this stage. Should the Department of Health consider that ongoing funds for such services is required, the standard government tendering processes would apply.
(2) If so, why has the minister allowed the Department of Health to discontinue assistance to the Learning and Attentional Disorders Society of Western Australia, when that group of parents has been responsible for continuing to raise the issue of ADHD in the community? (3) Will the minister consider providing LADS with funds to continue its service, especially to parents; and, if not, why not? A one-off emergency grant of $10 000 was given to LADS in 2003-04 and it would like this grant to be continued. Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The Department of Health recognises the work that LADS has done. The Department of Health does not have a service agreement with LADS for funding. However, in 2002-03 the department provided a one-off emergency grant of $10 000 to enable LADS to continue its service for that year. (3) The one-off emergency grant to LADS was provided in 2002-03, not 2003-04. Due to budgetary commitments in 2003-04, the Department of Health is unable to provide further funding at this stage. Should the Department of Health consider that ongoing funds for such services is required, the standard government tendering processes would apply.
(3) Will the minister consider providing LADS with funds to continue its service, especially to parents; and, if not, why not? A one-off emergency grant of $10 000 was given to LADS in 2003-04 and it would like this grant to be continued. Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The Department of Health recognises the work that LADS has done. The Department of Health does not have a service agreement with LADS for funding. However, in 2002-03 the department provided a one-off emergency grant of $10 000 to enable LADS to continue its service for that year. (3) The one-off emergency grant to LADS was provided in 2002-03, not 2003-04. Due to budgetary commitments in 2003-04, the Department of Health is unable to provide further funding at this stage. Should the Department of Health consider that ongoing funds for such services is required, the standard government tendering processes would apply.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The Department of Health recognises the work that LADS has done. The Department of Health does not have a service agreement with LADS for funding. However, in 2002-03 the department provided a one-off emergency grant of $10 000 to enable LADS to continue its service for that year. (3) The one-off emergency grant to LADS was provided in 2002-03, not 2003-04. Due to budgetary commitments in 2003-04, the Department of Health is unable to provide further funding at this stage. Should the Department of Health consider that ongoing funds for such services is required, the standard government tendering processes would apply.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) The Department of Health recognises the work that LADS has done. The Department of Health does not have a service agreement with LADS for funding. However, in 2002-03 the department provided a one-off emergency grant of $10 000 to enable LADS to continue its service for that year. (3) The one-off emergency grant to LADS was provided in 2002-03, not 2003-04. Due to budgetary commitments in 2003-04, the Department of Health is unable to provide further funding at this stage. Should the Department of Health consider that ongoing funds for such services is required, the standard government tendering processes would apply.
(1) Yes. (2) The Department of Health recognises the work that LADS has done. The Department of Health does not have a service agreement with LADS for funding. However, in 2002-03 the department provided a one-off emergency grant of $10 000 to enable LADS to continue its service for that year. (3) The one-off emergency grant to LADS was provided in 2002-03, not 2003-04. Due to budgetary commitments in 2003-04, the Department of Health is unable to provide further funding at this stage. Should the Department of Health consider that ongoing funds for such services is required, the standard government tendering processes would apply.
(2) The Department of Health recognises the work that LADS has done. The Department of Health does not have a service agreement with LADS for funding. However, in 2002-03 the department provided a one-off emergency grant of $10 000 to enable LADS to continue its service for that year. (3) The one-off emergency grant to LADS was provided in 2002-03, not 2003-04. Due to budgetary commitments in 2003-04, the Department of Health is unable to provide further funding at this stage. Should the Department of Health consider that ongoing funds for such services is required, the standard government tendering processes would apply.
(3) The one-off emergency grant to LADS was provided in 2002-03, not 2003-04. Due to budgetary commitments in 2003-04, the Department of Health is unable to provide further funding at this stage. Should the Department of Health consider that ongoing funds for such services is required, the standard government tendering processes would apply.
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