❓ Dr. Nahan questions the Minister for Health regarding the dismissal of the North Metropolitan Health Service board and the appointment of Jim McGinty, alleging it's due to McGinty's willingness to cut the health budget. The Minister denies the claim and criticizes the opposition's financial record.
AnsweredQoN 734Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
NORTH METROPOLITAN
HEALTH SERVICE
734. Dr M.D. NAHAN to the Minister for Health:
I have a supplementary question.
Will the minister confirm that he sacked the independent and respected North Metropolitan
Health Service board to parachute his factional ally Jim McGinty in because Mr
McGinty is willing —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members on my
right, I want to hear this. Leader of the Opposition —
Dr M.D. NAHAN : —
because Jim McGinty is willing to smash the health budget irrespective of
demand.
The SPEAKER : I was going to
ask you to say it again, but you talked over me, so minister.
Dr M.D. Nahan : I have not
finished.
The SPEAKER : What did you sit
down for?
Dr M.D. Nahan : Because I was
told to—you were speaking. I was obeying you.
The SPEAKER : No, you kept
talking as I was talking, but go ahead; do it again, please.
Dr M.D. NAHAN : Thank you, Mr
Speaker.
Will the minister confirm that he
sacked the independent and respected North Metropolitan Health Service board to
parachute in his factional ally Jim McGinty —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members to my
right!
Dr M.D. NAHAN : —
because Mr McGinty is willing to slash the health budget —
Mr D.J. Kelly interjected.
The SPEAKER : Minister for
Water!
Dr M.D. NAHAN : —
irrespective of demand growth, just as he did when he was health minister in
the last Labor government?
HEALTH SERVICE
734. Dr M.D. NAHAN to the Minister for Health:
I have a supplementary question.
Will the minister confirm that he sacked the independent and respected North Metropolitan
Health Service board to parachute his factional ally Jim McGinty in because Mr
McGinty is willing —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members on my
right, I want to hear this. Leader of the Opposition —
Dr M.D. NAHAN : —
because Jim McGinty is willing to smash the health budget irrespective of
demand.
The SPEAKER : I was going to
ask you to say it again, but you talked over me, so minister.
Dr M.D. Nahan : I have not
finished.
The SPEAKER : What did you sit
down for?
Dr M.D. Nahan : Because I was
told to—you were speaking. I was obeying you.
The SPEAKER : No, you kept
talking as I was talking, but go ahead; do it again, please.
Dr M.D. NAHAN : Thank you, Mr
Speaker.
Will the minister confirm that he
sacked the independent and respected North Metropolitan Health Service board to
parachute in his factional ally Jim McGinty —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members to my
right!
Dr M.D. NAHAN : —
because Mr McGinty is willing to slash the health budget —
Mr D.J. Kelly interjected.
The SPEAKER : Minister for
Water!
Dr M.D. NAHAN : —
irrespective of demand growth, just as he did when he was health minister in
the last Labor government?
AnswerView source ↗
I appreciate that the opposition
cannot remember what it did to the state's finances, but I thought it
would at least reflect upon what it said about the North Metropolitan Health
Service board when we were in this place just a fortnight ago.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Mr R.H. COOK : The long and
short of it is no.
cannot remember what it did to the state's finances, but I thought it
would at least reflect upon what it said about the North Metropolitan Health
Service board when we were in this place just a fortnight ago.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Mr R.H. COOK : The long and
short of it is no.
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