Page 2972 - Week 10 - Tuesday, 16 October 2007
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been on a boondoggle for two years, earning $10,000 a year extra to produce 12 recommendations, none of which refer to working families. That is $1,666 per recommendation.
Mr Corbell: I raise a point of order.
Members interjecting—
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order on both sides of the house! I am very close to warning somebody. This is descending into a chaotic exchange. I call Mr Corbell on the point of order.
Mr Corbell: My point of order was as to relevance, Mr Deputy Speaker, but I note that Mrs Dunne is finished, thankfully.
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: I do not need you to—
Mr Mulcahy: She is not finished.
Mr Corbell: If Mrs Dunne is not finished, I raise a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker.
MRS DUNNE: No. You stood up to raise a point of order, so I sat down because that is the right thing to do.
Mr Corbell: Mr Deputy Speaker, I draw your attention again to the issue around relevance. What Mr Gentleman is paid as a committee chair has absolutely nothing to do with the motion before the chair. I direct your attention to the standing order as to relevance.
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: I know, Mr Corbell. I know.
Mr Corbell: I ask you to ensure that Mrs Dunne abides by it.
Mr Seselja: On the point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker, you gave the Chief Minister a hell of a lot of latitude here. He was able to speak about how much time we had used up this morning. The Liberal Party leadership was mentioned, as well as the purpose of executive business days. Given the amount of latitude that was given to the Chief Minister in speaking to this motion, I think Mrs Dunne is well within your early ruling.
MRS DUNNE: As I was saying, Mr Deputy Speaker—
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: Both sides of the house should stick to the procedural nature of this debate.
MRS DUNNE: Okay, and on the procedure I want to know why the government is suddenly so embarrassed about 12 recommendations costing $1,666.66 each. Suddenly we do not want to talk about it. Is it because Mr Gentleman was embarrassed that I was kicked out—suspended—this morning?
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