Page 2943 - Week 09 - Thursday, 18 September 2014
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MR SMYTH: Minister, why have you ignored your responsibilities as minister for the Emergency Services Agency due to your fascination and preoccupation with capital metro?
MR CORBELL: I see that this is a theme. This is obviously the predetermined Liberal party room theme for this week when it comes to the emergency services portfolio. So let us put a few things on the record. Did I ignore my responsibility when I secured funding to develop a new fire and rescue station for the people of west Belconnen? No, I do not think so. Did I ignore my responsibilities as Minister for Police and Emergency Services when I secured budget funding for a new fire station for south Tuggeranong? No, I do not think so. Did I ignore my responsibilities as Minister for Police and Emergency Services when I secured budget funding for a new ESA training centre at Hume? No, I do not think so.
Did I ignore my responsibilities as Minister for Police and Emergency Services when I secured budget funding for a new helicopter support facility for RFS firefighting operations at Hume? No, I do not think so. Did I ignore my responsibilities as Minister for Police and Emergency Services when I secured multimillion dollar upgrades and additional ambulances for the ACT Ambulance Service? No, I do not think so. Did I ignore my responsibilities as Minister for Police and Emergency Services when I secured pay upgrades for our ACT ambulance paramedics? No, I do not think so. Did I ignore my responsibilities as Minister for Police and Emergency Services when I secured funding—
Mr Hanson interjecting—
MADAM SPEAKER: Mr Hanson!
MR CORBELL: to put more firefighters on duty to support their specialist platform on demand capability? No, I do not think so.
Mr Wall interjecting—
MADAM SPEAKER: Mr Wall!
MR CORBELL: I could go on further but I think the point has been well and truly made.
Dr Bourke: A point of order.
MADAM SPEAKER: Dr Bourke has a point of order.
Dr Bourke: Madam Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 117. The speaker is having difficulty answering his question because of the continuous interruption from the opposition.
MADAM SPEAKER: As you would have observed, Dr Bourke, I was calling a large number of members of the opposition to order; to wit Mr Hanson and Mr Wall
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