House of Assembly Fifty-First Parliament, Second Session (51-2) 51 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Adelaide City Council ADELAIDE CITY COUNCIL Ms CHAPMAN House of Assembly Bragg Deputy Leader of the Opposition ADELAIDE CITY COUNCIL Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (15:06): My question is to the Minister for the City of Adelaide. Does the minister, as a former Lord Mayor of the City of Adelaide, agree with the Deputy Premier's remark on Friday 9 November 2007 that the Adelaide City Council is a 'small, tin-pot city council'? The Hon. M.D. Rann House of Assembly The Hon. M.D. Rann: How many voters have they got? How many people voted? The Hon. K.O. FOLEY House of Assembly Port Adelaide Deputy Premier Minister for Industry and Trade Minister for Federal/State Relations The Hon. K.O. FOLEY (Port Adelaide—Deputy Premier, Treasurer, Minister for Industry and Trade, Minister for Federal/State Relations) (15:07): Hundreds. Mr Speaker, I am responsible for my words, not the Minister for the City of Adelaide. Ms Chapman interjecting: The Hon. K.O. FOLEY House of Assembly The Hon. K.O. FOLEY: So what? She probably doesn't. Ms Chapman House of Assembly Ms Chapman: Can't you let her answer? The Hon. K.O. FOLEY House of Assembly The Hon. K.O. FOLEY: My guess is she wouldn't. Ms Chapman House of Assembly Ms Chapman: Well, let her answer. An honourable member House of Assembly An honourable member: Why don't you let her answer? The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. K.O. FOLEY House of Assembly The Hon. K.O. FOLEY: They are my comments. I am responsible to this house for my comments, and I am happy to say this: I stand by what I said. I think they were well considered, if not probably best said to a smaller audience than the 3,000 people who were there. You know the real problem when you get in front of these big crowds with a lot of lights: you do not see anyone. You think you are just rehearsing in your office or something and, you know, you muse that I had better stop now in case I get stuck into anyone else who has given me the you-know-whats. People know me. I am somebody who from time to time oversteps just a tad and gets a little frustrated. Diplomacy has never been one of my stronger points. The Hon. M.D. Rann House of Assembly The Hon. M.D. Rann: But you've never barked like a chihuahua. The Hon. K.O. FOLEY House of Assembly The Hon. K.O. FOLEY: That's true. The Hon. P.F. Conlon House of Assembly The Hon. P.F. Conlon: No, never barked. The Hon. M.J. Atkinson House of Assembly The Hon. M.J. Atkinson: Never barked in the house. The Hon. K.O. FOLEY House of Assembly The Hon. K.O. FOLEY: I have never barked in the house; that's true. I am a politician who at times makes mistakes. Swearing should never occur in public, and I apologise deeply to those people whom I offended. It was not meant to offend those whom it offended, but I stand by my reference to the Adelaide City Council.