Page 348 - Week 02 - Tuesday, 23 February 1993
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Mrs Carnell: How would we have known that it was on?
MR BERRY: Just keep your ear to the ground. If you think it is my job to give you people a leg in, you have another think coming.
Mr De Domenico: We just expect you to be cordial and ethical.
MR BERRY: None of you were stopped. I did not see a line of you at the front door trying to get in. None of you were stopped from going, so do not give me that stuff.
Mr Humphries: We did not know that it was on. We did not know where and when it was.
MR BERRY: You might not like these sorts of things, but, if you cannot keep your ear to the ground, that is not my problem.
Mr De Domenico: No, we just do not like you.
MR BERRY: Well, I am happy about that. I can see that I am doing my job.
Madam Speaker, the breast screening clinic was officially opened this morning by the Hon. Ros Kelly, representing the Hon. Brian Howe, and me. The ACT breast screening clinic is part of the national program for the early detection of breast cancer and as such is jointly funded by the ACT and Federal governments. The ACT Labor Government, of course, was the one that took the decision to jointly fund this great initiative. The Commonwealth provided $670,000 in seeding funding in the first year, with each government providing $1.18m over the next two years.
Mrs Carnell: And then what happens?
MR BERRY: Mrs Carnell asks, "And then what happens?". Well might she raise that very question because governments have to make these decisions on the basis of available funding. I can say to you, Madam Speaker, that, very clearly, there will be less money for ACT Health under a Hewson government. They have made it clear; $8 billion will be coming out of the health budgets across Australia, and in the first year alone in the ACT that will mean $17m. There will be $17m less for the people of the ACT to have applied to their health facilities. Madam Speaker, this Government made - - -
Mr De Domenico: Wait till they get done in two weeks. He will come in crying.
MADAM SPEAKER: I would like to point out to members that standing order 39 does require members not to interrupt. This applies to all members. Could we have some order, please.
MR BERRY: Thank you, Madam Speaker. This Government made an election promise to commit the ACT to participation in this very important program - an election promise that we have kept and will keep - and we are pleased today to honour that commitment. The purpose of the program is to detect breast cancer in its early stages so that women in the at-risk age group can be offered treatment
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