❓ A parliamentary question on notice reveals a dispute between Hon Simon O'Brien and Minister Ljiljanna Ravlich regarding the protocol of informing local members of ministerial visits, with O'Brien questioning the minister's transparency and the implementation of her instructions.
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(1) Does the minister go into the South Metropolitan Region from time to time for functions relating to her portfolio? (2) If so, is it government policy that local members be advised when a minister is visiting? (3) Has the minister, or anyone acting on her behalf, given any instruction to relevant staff in her office that members either are given notice of a visit and what it is for, or not be given notice of a visit and what it is for? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
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I thank the honourable member for the question. (1)-(3) Yes, yes and yes are the three responses. I counted only three questions. If the honourable member would like to alert me to a - Hon Simon O’Brien : The last one had two options. The PRESIDENT : Order, members! The minister is answering the question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The answer I have given is yes, yes and yes. If the member has some specific issue that he wants to raise in which he might not have been - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a pretty simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Let me give the member a case. A while back - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Hang on! Hon Simon O’Brien : Have you given instructions to not tell members or to tell members; that was the third part. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : To tell members? Hon Simon O’Brien : You have? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Absolutely. Hon Simon O’Brien : Why aren’t they doing it? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
(2) If so, is it government policy that local members be advised when a minister is visiting? (3) Has the minister, or anyone acting on her behalf, given any instruction to relevant staff in her office that members either are given notice of a visit and what it is for, or not be given notice of a visit and what it is for? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the honourable member for the question. (1)-(3) Yes, yes and yes are the three responses. I counted only three questions. If the honourable member would like to alert me to a - Hon Simon O’Brien : The last one had two options. The PRESIDENT : Order, members! The minister is answering the question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The answer I have given is yes, yes and yes. If the member has some specific issue that he wants to raise in which he might not have been - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a pretty simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Let me give the member a case. A while back - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Hang on! Hon Simon O’Brien : Have you given instructions to not tell members or to tell members; that was the third part. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : To tell members? Hon Simon O’Brien : You have? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Absolutely. Hon Simon O’Brien : Why aren’t they doing it? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
(3) Has the minister, or anyone acting on her behalf, given any instruction to relevant staff in her office that members either are given notice of a visit and what it is for, or not be given notice of a visit and what it is for? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the honourable member for the question. (1)-(3) Yes, yes and yes are the three responses. I counted only three questions. If the honourable member would like to alert me to a - Hon Simon O’Brien : The last one had two options. The PRESIDENT : Order, members! The minister is answering the question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The answer I have given is yes, yes and yes. If the member has some specific issue that he wants to raise in which he might not have been - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a pretty simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Let me give the member a case. A while back - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Hang on! Hon Simon O’Brien : Have you given instructions to not tell members or to tell members; that was the third part. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : To tell members? Hon Simon O’Brien : You have? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Absolutely. Hon Simon O’Brien : Why aren’t they doing it? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the honourable member for the question. (1)-(3) Yes, yes and yes are the three responses. I counted only three questions. If the honourable member would like to alert me to a - Hon Simon O’Brien : The last one had two options. The PRESIDENT : Order, members! The minister is answering the question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The answer I have given is yes, yes and yes. If the member has some specific issue that he wants to raise in which he might not have been - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a pretty simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Let me give the member a case. A while back - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Hang on! Hon Simon O’Brien : Have you given instructions to not tell members or to tell members; that was the third part. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : To tell members? Hon Simon O’Brien : You have? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Absolutely. Hon Simon O’Brien : Why aren’t they doing it? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
I thank the honourable member for the question. (1)-(3) Yes, yes and yes are the three responses. I counted only three questions. If the honourable member would like to alert me to a - Hon Simon O’Brien : The last one had two options. The PRESIDENT : Order, members! The minister is answering the question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The answer I have given is yes, yes and yes. If the member has some specific issue that he wants to raise in which he might not have been - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a pretty simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Let me give the member a case. A while back - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Hang on! Hon Simon O’Brien : Have you given instructions to not tell members or to tell members; that was the third part. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : To tell members? Hon Simon O’Brien : You have? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Absolutely. Hon Simon O’Brien : Why aren’t they doing it? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
(1)-(3) Yes, yes and yes are the three responses. I counted only three questions. If the honourable member would like to alert me to a - Hon Simon O’Brien : The last one had two options. The PRESIDENT : Order, members! The minister is answering the question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The answer I have given is yes, yes and yes. If the member has some specific issue that he wants to raise in which he might not have been - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a pretty simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Let me give the member a case. A while back - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Hang on! Hon Simon O’Brien : Have you given instructions to not tell members or to tell members; that was the third part. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : To tell members? Hon Simon O’Brien : You have? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Absolutely. Hon Simon O’Brien : Why aren’t they doing it? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon Simon O’Brien : The last one had two options. The PRESIDENT : Order, members! The minister is answering the question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The answer I have given is yes, yes and yes. If the member has some specific issue that he wants to raise in which he might not have been - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a pretty simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Let me give the member a case. A while back - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Hang on! Hon Simon O’Brien : Have you given instructions to not tell members or to tell members; that was the third part. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : To tell members? Hon Simon O’Brien : You have? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Absolutely. Hon Simon O’Brien : Why aren’t they doing it? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
The PRESIDENT : Order, members! The minister is answering the question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The answer I have given is yes, yes and yes. If the member has some specific issue that he wants to raise in which he might not have been - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a pretty simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Let me give the member a case. A while back - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Hang on! Hon Simon O’Brien : Have you given instructions to not tell members or to tell members; that was the third part. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : To tell members? Hon Simon O’Brien : You have? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Absolutely. Hon Simon O’Brien : Why aren’t they doing it? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The answer I have given is yes, yes and yes. If the member has some specific issue that he wants to raise in which he might not have been - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a pretty simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Let me give the member a case. A while back - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Hang on! Hon Simon O’Brien : Have you given instructions to not tell members or to tell members; that was the third part. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : To tell members? Hon Simon O’Brien : You have? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Absolutely. Hon Simon O’Brien : Why aren’t they doing it? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a pretty simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Let me give the member a case. A while back - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Hang on! Hon Simon O’Brien : Have you given instructions to not tell members or to tell members; that was the third part. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : To tell members? Hon Simon O’Brien : You have? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Absolutely. Hon Simon O’Brien : Why aren’t they doing it? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Let me give the member a case. A while back - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Hang on! Hon Simon O’Brien : Have you given instructions to not tell members or to tell members; that was the third part. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : To tell members? Hon Simon O’Brien : You have? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Absolutely. Hon Simon O’Brien : Why aren’t they doing it? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Hang on! Hon Simon O’Brien : Have you given instructions to not tell members or to tell members; that was the third part. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : To tell members? Hon Simon O’Brien : You have? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Absolutely. Hon Simon O’Brien : Why aren’t they doing it? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Hang on! Hon Simon O’Brien : Have you given instructions to not tell members or to tell members; that was the third part. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : To tell members? Hon Simon O’Brien : You have? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Absolutely. Hon Simon O’Brien : Why aren’t they doing it? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon Simon O’Brien : Have you given instructions to not tell members or to tell members; that was the third part. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : To tell members? Hon Simon O’Brien : You have? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Absolutely. Hon Simon O’Brien : Why aren’t they doing it? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : To tell members? Hon Simon O’Brien : You have? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Absolutely. Hon Simon O’Brien : Why aren’t they doing it? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon Simon O’Brien : You have? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Absolutely. Hon Simon O’Brien : Why aren’t they doing it? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Absolutely. Hon Simon O’Brien : Why aren’t they doing it? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon Simon O’Brien : Why aren’t they doing it? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
(2) If so, is it government policy that local members be advised when a minister is visiting? (3) Has the minister, or anyone acting on her behalf, given any instruction to relevant staff in her office that members either are given notice of a visit and what it is for, or not be given notice of a visit and what it is for? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the honourable member for the question. (1)-(3) Yes, yes and yes are the three responses. I counted only three questions. If the honourable member would like to alert me to a - Hon Simon O’Brien : The last one had two options. The PRESIDENT : Order, members! The minister is answering the question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The answer I have given is yes, yes and yes. If the member has some specific issue that he wants to raise in which he might not have been - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a pretty simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Let me give the member a case. A while back - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Hang on! Hon Simon O’Brien : Have you given instructions to not tell members or to tell members; that was the third part. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : To tell members? Hon Simon O’Brien : You have? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Absolutely. Hon Simon O’Brien : Why aren’t they doing it? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
(3) Has the minister, or anyone acting on her behalf, given any instruction to relevant staff in her office that members either are given notice of a visit and what it is for, or not be given notice of a visit and what it is for? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the honourable member for the question. (1)-(3) Yes, yes and yes are the three responses. I counted only three questions. If the honourable member would like to alert me to a - Hon Simon O’Brien : The last one had two options. The PRESIDENT : Order, members! The minister is answering the question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The answer I have given is yes, yes and yes. If the member has some specific issue that he wants to raise in which he might not have been - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a pretty simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Let me give the member a case. A while back - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Hang on! Hon Simon O’Brien : Have you given instructions to not tell members or to tell members; that was the third part. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : To tell members? Hon Simon O’Brien : You have? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Absolutely. Hon Simon O’Brien : Why aren’t they doing it? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the honourable member for the question. (1)-(3) Yes, yes and yes are the three responses. I counted only three questions. If the honourable member would like to alert me to a - Hon Simon O’Brien : The last one had two options. The PRESIDENT : Order, members! The minister is answering the question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The answer I have given is yes, yes and yes. If the member has some specific issue that he wants to raise in which he might not have been - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a pretty simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Let me give the member a case. A while back - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Hang on! Hon Simon O’Brien : Have you given instructions to not tell members or to tell members; that was the third part. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : To tell members? Hon Simon O’Brien : You have? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Absolutely. Hon Simon O’Brien : Why aren’t they doing it? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
I thank the honourable member for the question. (1)-(3) Yes, yes and yes are the three responses. I counted only three questions. If the honourable member would like to alert me to a - Hon Simon O’Brien : The last one had two options. The PRESIDENT : Order, members! The minister is answering the question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The answer I have given is yes, yes and yes. If the member has some specific issue that he wants to raise in which he might not have been - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a pretty simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Let me give the member a case. A while back - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Hang on! Hon Simon O’Brien : Have you given instructions to not tell members or to tell members; that was the third part. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : To tell members? Hon Simon O’Brien : You have? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Absolutely. Hon Simon O’Brien : Why aren’t they doing it? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
(1)-(3) Yes, yes and yes are the three responses. I counted only three questions. If the honourable member would like to alert me to a - Hon Simon O’Brien : The last one had two options. The PRESIDENT : Order, members! The minister is answering the question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The answer I have given is yes, yes and yes. If the member has some specific issue that he wants to raise in which he might not have been - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a pretty simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Let me give the member a case. A while back - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Hang on! Hon Simon O’Brien : Have you given instructions to not tell members or to tell members; that was the third part. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : To tell members? Hon Simon O’Brien : You have? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Absolutely. Hon Simon O’Brien : Why aren’t they doing it? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon Simon O’Brien : The last one had two options. The PRESIDENT : Order, members! The minister is answering the question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The answer I have given is yes, yes and yes. If the member has some specific issue that he wants to raise in which he might not have been - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a pretty simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Let me give the member a case. A while back - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Hang on! Hon Simon O’Brien : Have you given instructions to not tell members or to tell members; that was the third part. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : To tell members? Hon Simon O’Brien : You have? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Absolutely. Hon Simon O’Brien : Why aren’t they doing it? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
The PRESIDENT : Order, members! The minister is answering the question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The answer I have given is yes, yes and yes. If the member has some specific issue that he wants to raise in which he might not have been - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a pretty simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Let me give the member a case. A while back - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Hang on! Hon Simon O’Brien : Have you given instructions to not tell members or to tell members; that was the third part. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : To tell members? Hon Simon O’Brien : You have? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Absolutely. Hon Simon O’Brien : Why aren’t they doing it? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The answer I have given is yes, yes and yes. If the member has some specific issue that he wants to raise in which he might not have been - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a pretty simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Let me give the member a case. A while back - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Hang on! Hon Simon O’Brien : Have you given instructions to not tell members or to tell members; that was the third part. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : To tell members? Hon Simon O’Brien : You have? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Absolutely. Hon Simon O’Brien : Why aren’t they doing it? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a pretty simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Let me give the member a case. A while back - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Hang on! Hon Simon O’Brien : Have you given instructions to not tell members or to tell members; that was the third part. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : To tell members? Hon Simon O’Brien : You have? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Absolutely. Hon Simon O’Brien : Why aren’t they doing it? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Let me give the member a case. A while back - Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Hang on! Hon Simon O’Brien : Have you given instructions to not tell members or to tell members; that was the third part. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : To tell members? Hon Simon O’Brien : You have? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Absolutely. Hon Simon O’Brien : Why aren’t they doing it? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon Simon O’Brien : It’s a simple question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Hang on! Hon Simon O’Brien : Have you given instructions to not tell members or to tell members; that was the third part. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : To tell members? Hon Simon O’Brien : You have? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Absolutely. Hon Simon O’Brien : Why aren’t they doing it? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Hang on! Hon Simon O’Brien : Have you given instructions to not tell members or to tell members; that was the third part. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : To tell members? Hon Simon O’Brien : You have? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Absolutely. Hon Simon O’Brien : Why aren’t they doing it? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon Simon O’Brien : Have you given instructions to not tell members or to tell members; that was the third part. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : To tell members? Hon Simon O’Brien : You have? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Absolutely. Hon Simon O’Brien : Why aren’t they doing it? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : To tell members? Hon Simon O’Brien : You have? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Absolutely. Hon Simon O’Brien : Why aren’t they doing it? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon Simon O’Brien : You have? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Absolutely. Hon Simon O’Brien : Why aren’t they doing it? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Absolutely. Hon Simon O’Brien : Why aren’t they doing it? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon Simon O’Brien : Why aren’t they doing it? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will give the member a case that occurred the other day when I was heading up to - Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon Simon O’Brien : Would you like to table that instruction you have given, because I don’t believe you? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I gave a verbal instruction. It is a normal protocol process. For example, there are incidents - Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon Simon O’Brien interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
The PRESIDENT : Order, Hon Simon O’Brien! The minister has the floor. She is seeking to answer your question; yet, you continue to repeat it. I understand that the minister has substantially answered the question and that she is about to conclude her answer. Noting the time, I understand that a couple of other members also wish to ask questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : This is a normal part of the protocol of a minister’s office. I do not have anything to hide. I would have no reason to not notify the office of Hon Simon O’Brien or any other member about a special event. Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon Simon O’Brien : In reasonable time? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes. If Hon Simon O’Brien has a specific incident that he would like to bring to my attention, I ask him to do so. I will be happy to address it and to provide him with a specific response.
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