❓ Mr. Kelly questions the Minister for Water about reinstating $350 million to the asset investment program following an Auditor General's report highlighting the need for increased investment in the water network. The Minister denies cancellations or deferrals and claims improvements are underway.
AnsweredQoN 22Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
WATER
CORPORATION — AUDITOR GENERAL'S REPORT
22. Mr D.J. KELLY to the
Minister for Water:
I have a supplementary question. The Auditor General's
report stated that the network needed more investment, not less. Will the
minister demand that cabinet reinstates that $350 million from the asset
investment program or is the minister happy to see the Water Corporation —
Mr T.R. Buswell interjected.
The SPEAKER : Treasurer,
I call you to order for the first time.
Mr
D.J. KELLY : Will the minister now ask cabinet —
Withdrawal of Remark
Mrs
M.H. ROBERTS : Mr Speaker, I wish to inquire as to whether you will
require the Treasurer to withdraw the words ''you goose''.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Accordingly, I
withdraw the use of the words ''you goose'' to describe the
member for Bassendean.
Questions without
Notice Resumed
Mr D.J. KELLY : The
question I was going to ask is: will the minister ask cabinet to reinstate that
$350 million from the asset investment program or is she happy to see the Water
Corp continue to lose 43 billion litres of water a year?
CORPORATION — AUDITOR GENERAL'S REPORT
22. Mr D.J. KELLY to the
Minister for Water:
I have a supplementary question. The Auditor General's
report stated that the network needed more investment, not less. Will the
minister demand that cabinet reinstates that $350 million from the asset
investment program or is the minister happy to see the Water Corporation —
Mr T.R. Buswell interjected.
The SPEAKER : Treasurer,
I call you to order for the first time.
Mr
D.J. KELLY : Will the minister now ask cabinet —
Withdrawal of Remark
Mrs
M.H. ROBERTS : Mr Speaker, I wish to inquire as to whether you will
require the Treasurer to withdraw the words ''you goose''.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Accordingly, I
withdraw the use of the words ''you goose'' to describe the
member for Bassendean.
Questions without
Notice Resumed
Mr D.J. KELLY : The
question I was going to ask is: will the minister ask cabinet to reinstate that
$350 million from the asset investment program or is she happy to see the Water
Corp continue to lose 43 billion litres of water a year?
AnswerView source ↗
The member was not listening to the
answer. There have been no cancellations or deferrals to the asset investment
program across —
Mr
D.J. Kelly : Are you happy about the 43 billion!
The
SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean!
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : Listen to the answer. There have been no deferrals. The same
projects will be delivered at a lower cost and with increased —
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the first time.
Minister, can you wind this up, please.
Ms M.J. DAVIES :
Certainly, Mr Speaker.
There have been no cancellations or deferrals to the asset
investment program. We are taking the recommendations from the Auditor General's
report on board, and the Water Corporation has already started to work towards
investing more in its assets. We have already started to do that. I am very
confident that we are on track. It is a complex business. We deliver water of a
very high quality to thousands and thousands of customers and we do it very
well.
The SPEAKER : We
have been going for half an hour and have answered very few questions, so can I
have short, concise questions and short, concise answers.
answer. There have been no cancellations or deferrals to the asset investment
program across —
Mr
D.J. Kelly : Are you happy about the 43 billion!
The
SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean!
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : Listen to the answer. There have been no deferrals. The same
projects will be delivered at a lower cost and with increased —
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the first time.
Minister, can you wind this up, please.
Ms M.J. DAVIES :
Certainly, Mr Speaker.
There have been no cancellations or deferrals to the asset
investment program. We are taking the recommendations from the Auditor General's
report on board, and the Water Corporation has already started to work towards
investing more in its assets. We have already started to do that. I am very
confident that we are on track. It is a complex business. We deliver water of a
very high quality to thousands and thousands of customers and we do it very
well.
The SPEAKER : We
have been going for half an hour and have answered very few questions, so can I
have short, concise questions and short, concise answers.
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