❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development's (DPIRD) relocation from South Perth, including staff numbers, costs, and resignations. Some information was provided, but full answers are pending.
AnsweredQoN 1325Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
PRIMARY INDUSTRIES AND
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT — RELOCATION
1325. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the Minister for Agriculture and Food:
I refer to the Department of
Primary Industries and Regional Development's relocation from South
Perth.
(1) What is the current status of
the relocation plans?
(2) How many staff are working at
the Claremont Showground leased site?
(3) How many workstations have been
set up at the Claremont Showground site?
(4) What is the monthly cost of
leasing the Claremont Showground site/sites?
(5) How many staff are working from
home?
(6) How many FTE staff have
resigned from their positions at DPIRD within the last 12 months?
(7) How many FTE staff are
currently employed by DPIRD?
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT — RELOCATION
1325. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the Minister for Agriculture and Food:
I refer to the Department of
Primary Industries and Regional Development's relocation from South
Perth.
(1) What is the current status of
the relocation plans?
(2) How many staff are working at
the Claremont Showground leased site?
(3) How many workstations have been
set up at the Claremont Showground site?
(4) What is the monthly cost of
leasing the Claremont Showground site/sites?
(5) How many staff are working from
home?
(6) How many FTE staff have
resigned from their positions at DPIRD within the last 12 months?
(7) How many FTE staff are
currently employed by DPIRD?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Relocation
plans are ongoing and planning is well advanced for securing longer term new
locations for the operations of the Department of Primary Industries and
Regional Development.
(2) Presently, 139 staff are working from Claremont
Showground. Of those, 10 are DPIRD employees and the remainder are temporary
hire and working on the nationally funded polyphagous shot-hole borer response.
(3) Twenty workstations have been
set up for PSHB specimen inspection and processing.
(4) Lease terms and costs are
commercial-in-confidence.
(5) As of the
week ending 18 October 2024, 52 staff were working from home as a result of the
restrictions to the South Perth site. This number fluctuates on a weekly basis
depending on field work commitments. Many staff alternate between working from
home and another location or DPIRD site.
(6)–(7) A
response to this question is not possible in the required timeframe. A response
will be provided at the next sitting day of Parliament.
Honourable member, I note that I am
not the lead minister for DPIRD, but I will endeavour to answer the question
with the number of FTE across all the functions of DPIRD.
some notice of the question.
(1) Relocation
plans are ongoing and planning is well advanced for securing longer term new
locations for the operations of the Department of Primary Industries and
Regional Development.
(2) Presently, 139 staff are working from Claremont
Showground. Of those, 10 are DPIRD employees and the remainder are temporary
hire and working on the nationally funded polyphagous shot-hole borer response.
(3) Twenty workstations have been
set up for PSHB specimen inspection and processing.
(4) Lease terms and costs are
commercial-in-confidence.
(5) As of the
week ending 18 October 2024, 52 staff were working from home as a result of the
restrictions to the South Perth site. This number fluctuates on a weekly basis
depending on field work commitments. Many staff alternate between working from
home and another location or DPIRD site.
(6)–(7) A
response to this question is not possible in the required timeframe. A response
will be provided at the next sitting day of Parliament.
Honourable member, I note that I am
not the lead minister for DPIRD, but I will endeavour to answer the question
with the number of FTE across all the functions of DPIRD.
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