❓ Ms MacTiernan questions Minister Grylls on the definition of 'region' for the promised fuel card for pensioners and whether Peel Development Commission residents will be eligible. The Minister acknowledges delays and states Mandurah residents with train access will likely be ineligible.
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FUEL CARDS — PENSIONERS IN THE REGIONS
I refer to the minister’s promise to provide fuel cards to pensioners in the regions by Christmas, and noting his vagueness about the boundaries of the regions, I ask — (1) Can the minister advise what is a region for the purpose of eligibility for the fuel card? (2) Will pensioners in the Peel Development Commission boundary be eligible to receive the fuel card? Mr B.J. GRYLLS
I refer to the minister’s promise to provide fuel cards to pensioners in the regions by Christmas, and noting his vagueness about the boundaries of the regions, I ask — (1) Can the minister advise what is a region for the purpose of eligibility for the fuel card? (2) Will pensioners in the Peel Development Commission boundary be eligible to receive the fuel card? Mr B.J. GRYLLS
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(1)-(2) I thank the member for her question. The fuel card proposal gained a lot of support during the election campaign. My staff members are working on a framework for that fuel card proposal, which seems to be a little more complex to get out before Christmas than we initially thought it would be—but we are still working on it. This is a really important project and I am determined to get it right. My intention was to deliver on this project in the first 100 days of government. If, in the effort to get it right, I am not able to deliver in the first 100 days, that will be the decision that we take. This project is out of the ordinary. The decision was taken — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Who is eligible? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I will get to that. The decision to propose a fuel card reflects the enormous amount of public expenditure on public transport in the metropolitan area and in the major regional towns and the lack of public transport available to the vast majority of people who live in regional Western Australia. My intention is that the residents of Mandurah, who have easy access to the train line, where they can get free public transport, will not be eligible for the fuel card.
(1) Can the minister advise what is a region for the purpose of eligibility for the fuel card? (2) Will pensioners in the Peel Development Commission boundary be eligible to receive the fuel card? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: (1)-(2) I thank the member for her question. The fuel card proposal gained a lot of support during the election campaign. My staff members are working on a framework for that fuel card proposal, which seems to be a little more complex to get out before Christmas than we initially thought it would be—but we are still working on it. This is a really important project and I am determined to get it right. My intention was to deliver on this project in the first 100 days of government. If, in the effort to get it right, I am not able to deliver in the first 100 days, that will be the decision that we take. This project is out of the ordinary. The decision was taken — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Who is eligible? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I will get to that. The decision to propose a fuel card reflects the enormous amount of public expenditure on public transport in the metropolitan area and in the major regional towns and the lack of public transport available to the vast majority of people who live in regional Western Australia. My intention is that the residents of Mandurah, who have easy access to the train line, where they can get free public transport, will not be eligible for the fuel card.
(2) Will pensioners in the Peel Development Commission boundary be eligible to receive the fuel card? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: (1)-(2) I thank the member for her question. The fuel card proposal gained a lot of support during the election campaign. My staff members are working on a framework for that fuel card proposal, which seems to be a little more complex to get out before Christmas than we initially thought it would be—but we are still working on it. This is a really important project and I am determined to get it right. My intention was to deliver on this project in the first 100 days of government. If, in the effort to get it right, I am not able to deliver in the first 100 days, that will be the decision that we take. This project is out of the ordinary. The decision was taken — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Who is eligible? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I will get to that. The decision to propose a fuel card reflects the enormous amount of public expenditure on public transport in the metropolitan area and in the major regional towns and the lack of public transport available to the vast majority of people who live in regional Western Australia. My intention is that the residents of Mandurah, who have easy access to the train line, where they can get free public transport, will not be eligible for the fuel card.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: (1)-(2) I thank the member for her question. The fuel card proposal gained a lot of support during the election campaign. My staff members are working on a framework for that fuel card proposal, which seems to be a little more complex to get out before Christmas than we initially thought it would be—but we are still working on it. This is a really important project and I am determined to get it right. My intention was to deliver on this project in the first 100 days of government. If, in the effort to get it right, I am not able to deliver in the first 100 days, that will be the decision that we take. This project is out of the ordinary. The decision was taken — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Who is eligible? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I will get to that. The decision to propose a fuel card reflects the enormous amount of public expenditure on public transport in the metropolitan area and in the major regional towns and the lack of public transport available to the vast majority of people who live in regional Western Australia. My intention is that the residents of Mandurah, who have easy access to the train line, where they can get free public transport, will not be eligible for the fuel card.
(1)-(2) I thank the member for her question. The fuel card proposal gained a lot of support during the election campaign. My staff members are working on a framework for that fuel card proposal, which seems to be a little more complex to get out before Christmas than we initially thought it would be—but we are still working on it. This is a really important project and I am determined to get it right. My intention was to deliver on this project in the first 100 days of government. If, in the effort to get it right, I am not able to deliver in the first 100 days, that will be the decision that we take. This project is out of the ordinary. The decision was taken — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Who is eligible? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I will get to that. The decision to propose a fuel card reflects the enormous amount of public expenditure on public transport in the metropolitan area and in the major regional towns and the lack of public transport available to the vast majority of people who live in regional Western Australia. My intention is that the residents of Mandurah, who have easy access to the train line, where they can get free public transport, will not be eligible for the fuel card.
Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Who is eligible? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I will get to that. The decision to propose a fuel card reflects the enormous amount of public expenditure on public transport in the metropolitan area and in the major regional towns and the lack of public transport available to the vast majority of people who live in regional Western Australia. My intention is that the residents of Mandurah, who have easy access to the train line, where they can get free public transport, will not be eligible for the fuel card.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I will get to that. The decision to propose a fuel card reflects the enormous amount of public expenditure on public transport in the metropolitan area and in the major regional towns and the lack of public transport available to the vast majority of people who live in regional Western Australia. My intention is that the residents of Mandurah, who have easy access to the train line, where they can get free public transport, will not be eligible for the fuel card.
The decision to propose a fuel card reflects the enormous amount of public expenditure on public transport in the metropolitan area and in the major regional towns and the lack of public transport available to the vast majority of people who live in regional Western Australia. My intention is that the residents of Mandurah, who have easy access to the train line, where they can get free public transport, will not be eligible for the fuel card.
(1) Can the minister advise what is a region for the purpose of eligibility for the fuel card? (2) Will pensioners in the Peel Development Commission boundary be eligible to receive the fuel card? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: (1)-(2) I thank the member for her question. The fuel card proposal gained a lot of support during the election campaign. My staff members are working on a framework for that fuel card proposal, which seems to be a little more complex to get out before Christmas than we initially thought it would be—but we are still working on it. This is a really important project and I am determined to get it right. My intention was to deliver on this project in the first 100 days of government. If, in the effort to get it right, I am not able to deliver in the first 100 days, that will be the decision that we take. This project is out of the ordinary. The decision was taken — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Who is eligible? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I will get to that. The decision to propose a fuel card reflects the enormous amount of public expenditure on public transport in the metropolitan area and in the major regional towns and the lack of public transport available to the vast majority of people who live in regional Western Australia. My intention is that the residents of Mandurah, who have easy access to the train line, where they can get free public transport, will not be eligible for the fuel card.
(2) Will pensioners in the Peel Development Commission boundary be eligible to receive the fuel card? Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: (1)-(2) I thank the member for her question. The fuel card proposal gained a lot of support during the election campaign. My staff members are working on a framework for that fuel card proposal, which seems to be a little more complex to get out before Christmas than we initially thought it would be—but we are still working on it. This is a really important project and I am determined to get it right. My intention was to deliver on this project in the first 100 days of government. If, in the effort to get it right, I am not able to deliver in the first 100 days, that will be the decision that we take. This project is out of the ordinary. The decision was taken — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Who is eligible? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I will get to that. The decision to propose a fuel card reflects the enormous amount of public expenditure on public transport in the metropolitan area and in the major regional towns and the lack of public transport available to the vast majority of people who live in regional Western Australia. My intention is that the residents of Mandurah, who have easy access to the train line, where they can get free public transport, will not be eligible for the fuel card.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: (1)-(2) I thank the member for her question. The fuel card proposal gained a lot of support during the election campaign. My staff members are working on a framework for that fuel card proposal, which seems to be a little more complex to get out before Christmas than we initially thought it would be—but we are still working on it. This is a really important project and I am determined to get it right. My intention was to deliver on this project in the first 100 days of government. If, in the effort to get it right, I am not able to deliver in the first 100 days, that will be the decision that we take. This project is out of the ordinary. The decision was taken — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Who is eligible? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I will get to that. The decision to propose a fuel card reflects the enormous amount of public expenditure on public transport in the metropolitan area and in the major regional towns and the lack of public transport available to the vast majority of people who live in regional Western Australia. My intention is that the residents of Mandurah, who have easy access to the train line, where they can get free public transport, will not be eligible for the fuel card.
(1)-(2) I thank the member for her question. The fuel card proposal gained a lot of support during the election campaign. My staff members are working on a framework for that fuel card proposal, which seems to be a little more complex to get out before Christmas than we initially thought it would be—but we are still working on it. This is a really important project and I am determined to get it right. My intention was to deliver on this project in the first 100 days of government. If, in the effort to get it right, I am not able to deliver in the first 100 days, that will be the decision that we take. This project is out of the ordinary. The decision was taken — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Who is eligible? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I will get to that. The decision to propose a fuel card reflects the enormous amount of public expenditure on public transport in the metropolitan area and in the major regional towns and the lack of public transport available to the vast majority of people who live in regional Western Australia. My intention is that the residents of Mandurah, who have easy access to the train line, where they can get free public transport, will not be eligible for the fuel card.
Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan : Who is eligible? Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I will get to that. The decision to propose a fuel card reflects the enormous amount of public expenditure on public transport in the metropolitan area and in the major regional towns and the lack of public transport available to the vast majority of people who live in regional Western Australia. My intention is that the residents of Mandurah, who have easy access to the train line, where they can get free public transport, will not be eligible for the fuel card.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS : I will get to that. The decision to propose a fuel card reflects the enormous amount of public expenditure on public transport in the metropolitan area and in the major regional towns and the lack of public transport available to the vast majority of people who live in regional Western Australia. My intention is that the residents of Mandurah, who have easy access to the train line, where they can get free public transport, will not be eligible for the fuel card.
The decision to propose a fuel card reflects the enormous amount of public expenditure on public transport in the metropolitan area and in the major regional towns and the lack of public transport available to the vast majority of people who live in regional Western Australia. My intention is that the residents of Mandurah, who have easy access to the train line, where they can get free public transport, will not be eligible for the fuel card.
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