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hearing on the Capital Metro Agency. The points to be made about this are that, first and foremost, the business case outlines benefits to the ACT community of a billion dollars—a billion dollars worth of investment across the ACT economy. These are benefits that accrue across the economy and therefore benefit a whole range of participants in the economy.
But, in addition to that, of course, we have benefits associated with employment. We are talking about approximately 3,500 jobs during the construction stage of this project. That is larger—
Mr Coe: Madam Speaker, I wish to raise a point of order.
MADAM SPEAKER: Stop the clock. Do you have a point of order, Mr Coe?
Mr Coe: Yes, Madam Speaker, on relevance. Dr Bourke’s very good question related to the specific benefits for Belconnen residents, not the territory as a whole. I ask that the minister specifically talk about the benefits for the good people of Ginninderra.
Dr Bourke: On the point of order.
Members interjecting—
MADAM SPEAKER: Order, members! I would like to hear Dr Bourke.
Dr Bourke: On the point of order, I would point out that Belconnen actually is in the Australian Capital Territory.
MADAM SPEAKER: That is not a point of order, Dr Bourke.
Mr Barr: Neither was Mr Coe’s, was it?
MADAM SPEAKER: Actually, if you listen to the ruling that I am about to make, Mr Barr, you might be disabused of that idea. In fact, I uphold Mr Coe’s point of order because—
Mr Barr: Really!
MADAM SPEAKER: Do you want to do something about that? If you want to do something about that, there are means by which you can do it. But sitting there and making snide “ha, ha” comments is not one of them, Mr Barr. And if you are not careful, you will march. I uphold the point of order because, as the standing orders specifically say, the question should be directly relevant, and Dr Bourke asked about his electorate of Ginninderra. So I ask the minister to address his question to the benefits that accrue. He was asked to tell us more about the benefits of capital metro and how they would relate to Dr Bourke’s electorate of Ginninderra.
MR CORBELL: Jobs, Madam Speaker—jobs. Madam Speaker, despite your ruling, I think the point is very clearly made; that is, the benefit to Dr Bourke’s electorate is, amongst others, jobs. There is the opportunity to pay people, to put money in their
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