❓ Mrs. Harvey questions the Minister on actions taken to assist seniors facing electricity price increases. The Minister deflects, citing federal funding shortfalls in aged care.
AnsweredQoN 306Legislative Assembly
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SENIORS —
COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES
306. Mrs L.M. HARVEY to the Minister for Seniors and Ageing:
I have a supplementary question.
What did the minister and his department do to help seniors when the government
was proposing savage increases to electricity prices?
COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES
306. Mrs L.M. HARVEY to the Minister for Seniors and Ageing:
I have a supplementary question.
What did the minister and his department do to help seniors when the government
was proposing savage increases to electricity prices?
AnswerView source ↗
I think that is just a re-word of
the first question. I reiterate what I said; we take the situation of seniors
very, very seriously. There are seniors out there who need our help and, again,
the federal government has not been forthcoming in areas such as aged care.
Mr P.C. Tinley : They don't
care.
Mr
M.P. MURRAY : Very much so. It
provided 3 000 extra beds for aged care with a performance factor that was very difficult to maintain, and certainly there was not enough money to make
people pick up those beds to give seniors
some comfort in their later years when they need help. We need the opposition
to go to the federal government to help us get more funding so that we
can supply seniors with what they need.
The SPEAKER : That is the end
of question time.
the first question. I reiterate what I said; we take the situation of seniors
very, very seriously. There are seniors out there who need our help and, again,
the federal government has not been forthcoming in areas such as aged care.
Mr P.C. Tinley : They don't
care.
Mr
M.P. MURRAY : Very much so. It
provided 3 000 extra beds for aged care with a performance factor that was very difficult to maintain, and certainly there was not enough money to make
people pick up those beds to give seniors
some comfort in their later years when they need help. We need the opposition
to go to the federal government to help us get more funding so that we
can supply seniors with what they need.
The SPEAKER : That is the end
of question time.
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