Page 2068 - Week 07 - Thursday, 16 June 1994
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MS FOLLETT: I know many old people who go and watch a rugby union game, and they like to sit in comfort when they do. I have known numbers of veteran players of a variety of sports, including golden oldies in rugby union, Mr Kaine. You ought to join them. Madam Speaker, I refuse to join in Mr Kaine's view of our older citizens as people who exclusively appear to need health facilities and health care. They do not. Madam Speaker, I have reported to the Assembly previously on the action that we are taking in relation to nursing homes. As you know, that is a matter for the Federal Government. We have recently approached the Federal Government with a view to reviewing the allocation of nursing home facilities in the ACT, and, Madam Speaker, I have reported on convalescent care as well. If Mr Kaine cares, I will consult with the Minister for Health and again address that matter at a later time.
MADAM SPEAKER: Members, I have to terminate question time at 3 o'clock, pursuant to the order of the Assembly on Tuesday.
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
MR CORNWELL: Under standing order 118A I want to raise a matter with the Minister for Housing and Community Services. I refer to my questions on notice Nos 1265 and 1281 which were due to be answered on 21 May and 10 June respectively. Can the Minister provide an answer today? If not, will he indicate when the answer might be available?
MR LAMONT: Mr Cornwell, I do not have the details of those questions in front of me; but I will undertake to have your office contacted by close of business today, with either the substantive answers to those questions or a quite clear timeframe within which they will be answered.
APPROPRIATION BILL 1994-95
Debate resumed from 14 June 1994, on motion by Ms Follett:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
MRS CARNELL (Leader of the Opposition) (3.02): Madam Speaker, the main problem with this budget is that it is Labor Left through and through. It shows Labor's inability to understand the economic climate facing the ACT. It shows that Labor either is blind to the looming problems of sliding deeper and deeper into debt, of dwindling resources and overexpenditure on government services, or is wantonly avoiding facing up to the responsibilities of government. It shows Labor's belief that, if you do not do anything about looming problems, somehow they will go away. It is a no decision budget.
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