❓ Hon. Donna Faragher questions the Minister for Health regarding the $11.5 million election commitment for free dental checks for young children, seeking a financial breakdown and status update. The Minister confirms the program is on track, providing a breakdown by financial year and phase, with service delivery commencing July 2024.
AnsweredQoN 1148Legislative Council
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EARLY CHILDHOOD DENTAL PROGRAM — ELECTION
COMMITMENT
1148. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Health:
I
refer to the government's $11.5 million election commitment to provide
free dental checks for children aged six months to five years.
(1) Please
provide a breakdown of the $11.5 million commitment by financial year and
across the forward estimates.
(2) What is the current status of
the commitment?
COMMITMENT
1148. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Health:
I
refer to the government's $11.5 million election commitment to provide
free dental checks for children aged six months to five years.
(1) Please
provide a breakdown of the $11.5 million commitment by financial year and
across the forward estimates.
(2) What is the current status of
the commitment?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) The budget
breakdown for the early childhood dental program election commitment, as
confirmed in the 2021–22 budget, is as follows. There is information by
financial year, by phase and by funding level set out in tabular form. I seek
leave to have that part of the answer incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Financial
Year
2022/23
2023/24
2024/25
2025/26
�
Phase
1: Commissioning
Phase
2: Staged Service Delivery Roll-out
Funding
($000)
$1,004
$1,114
$2,534
$6,871
The $11.5 million refers to the
phase 1 commissioning and planning and the first two years of staged service
delivery rollout.
(2) The early
childhood dental program commissioning project is on track, as reported in the
monthly Election commitments report to the Department of Health. The early childhood
dental program, as outlined in the original business case, consists of a
two-year planning and commissioning period, followed by a four-year phased
rollout of services. The first year of service delivery will commence on 1 July
2024.
some notice of the question.
(1) The budget
breakdown for the early childhood dental program election commitment, as
confirmed in the 2021–22 budget, is as follows. There is information by
financial year, by phase and by funding level set out in tabular form. I seek
leave to have that part of the answer incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Financial
Year
2022/23
2023/24
2024/25
2025/26
�
Phase
1: Commissioning
Phase
2: Staged Service Delivery Roll-out
Funding
($000)
$1,004
$1,114
$2,534
$6,871
The $11.5 million refers to the
phase 1 commissioning and planning and the first two years of staged service
delivery rollout.
(2) The early
childhood dental program commissioning project is on track, as reported in the
monthly Election commitments report to the Department of Health. The early childhood
dental program, as outlined in the original business case, consists of a
two-year planning and commissioning period, followed by a four-year phased
rollout of services. The first year of service delivery will commence on 1 July
2024.
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