In relation to helicopter flights to and from The Canberra Hospital:

(1) In the last five years, how many flights to and from The Canberra Hospital helipad have:

(a) arrived; or

(b) departed

(2) At what date and time did each flight

(a) arrive; and/or

(b) depart

(3) In each instance,

(a) which helicopter was it that arrived or departed; and

(b)for how long did the helicopter remain idle prior to departure and following arrival.

(1) The ACT Ambulance Service maintains records for the Snowy Scheme SouthCare Helicopter, only, which commenced operation on October 1 1998. Since commencement of operation, Snowy Scheme SouthCare has landed at The Canberra Hospital on 493 occasions.

(2) & (3) To research and collate data on the arrivals and departures of the helicopter flights would be very time consuming that I am not prepared to authorise the use of considerable resources to answer the Member's question.