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(1) All premises are inspected before a breeding licence is granted. 40 breeding licences have been issued to date with a number currently being assessed.
(2) No fines have been issued. DAS has identified several illegal breeders. These cases have been actioned, the dogs seized and de-sexed and returned to the owner or surrendered.
(3) No.
(4) No.
(5) No.
(6) No.
(7) No.
Budget—health
(Question No 2422)
Mrs Dunne asked the Minister for Health and Wellbeing, upon notice, on 5 April 2019:
(1) How much has been provided in the budget for ACT health to cover (a) population growth, (b) the aging population, (c) improvements in technology, (d) increases in staff costs and (e) increases in other costs, for the financial years (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14, (iii) 2014-15, (iv) 2015-16, (v) 2016-17 and (vi) 2017-18.
(2) What was the actual increase in expenditure in the health budget attributed to (a) population growth, (b) the aging population, (c) improvements in technology, (d) increases in staff costs and (e) increases in other costs, for the financial years (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14, (iii) 2014-15, (iv) 2015-16, (v) 2016-17 and (vi) 2017-18.
(3) Are the calculations correct in the newspaper article in the Canberra Times by Khalid Ahmed and Jon Stanhope on 30 April 2019 that health funding in the ACT is going backward by 1 percent a year after taking into account population growth, the aging population and improvements in technology; if not, (a) why and (b) to what extent are they incorrect.
(4) Is health funding in the ACT keeping pace with population growth, the aging population and improvements in technology, wages costs and other costs; if not, what is the extent of the shortfall.
Ms Fitzharris: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1 & 2) The ACT Budget for health funding does not provide explicitly for growth on the basis of population growth (a), the aging population (b) or improvements in technology (c). Budget allocations for health are based on system-wide data and monitoring of changes in demand over time, ensuring funding grows as demand grows.
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