Page 3529 - Week 12 - Wednesday, 12 October 1994
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I undertake to get back to Mr De Domenico. If he will give me the details of this later, I will come back to him. If it has been sitting unattended in a tray, I will apologise. On the other hand, I will explain to him what might be the reasons that it does not fulfil the basic requirements. That, I would suspect, is the reason for the delay.
MR DE DOMENICO: I have a supplementary question, Madam Speaker. Can the Minister also provide details of how many applications for carports and garages are currently being assessed by his department, and the average waiting time for responses?
MR WOOD: Madam Speaker, if I am asked, I will provide the information. It is going to take some time to get the information, and I am afraid that that is time that will be taken away from the approvals process. It might exacerbate the problem, if there is one, that Mr De Domenico mentions.
Woden Valley Hospital - Bed Numbers
MRS GRASSBY: Madam Speaker, my question is to the Minister for Health. He has been written up today as the Lone Ranger. As some wild figures were thrown around the Assembly yesterday, could the Minister inform the Assembly as to the true number of beds that are available at Woden Valley Hospital?
MR CONNOLLY: In short, I could say, "I gave the true answer yesterday". Given the quite outrageous slurs, innuendoes and suggestions of misrepresentation and misleading that were levelled against me and against officials, it is important that I provide the Assembly, as I promised yesterday, with the full answers.
Mr Kaine: Why did you not do it in response to yesterday's questions?
MR CONNOLLY: Again, if you really wanted to know the story, you would have approached me and asked me the question. I would have had the research done. Instead, Mrs Carnell got up here and grandstanded. You thought you were on a censure motion or a motion of no confidence, with your documents that you were waving around. Mrs Carnell should be very embarrassed by what is about to come out. I would hope that Mrs Carnell would apologise for the slur on me and on officials, particularly on officials.
Madam Speaker, I received a document late yesterday; in fact, in the evening session of the Assembly. It is a report from Mr Fraser, the Secretary of the Department of Health, which I will table. It said:
You asked me to provide an urgent report on the discrepancy in bed numbers between my previous advice to you, which formed the basis of information you provided to the Legislative Assembly, and information tabled by Mrs Carnell today.
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