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  <sessionName>Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)</sessionName>
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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
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      <name>Disability SA</name>
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          <heading>Disability SA</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="1807" kind="question">
        <name>Dr McFETRIDGE</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Morphett</electorate>
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          <question date="2014-08-12" qonNum="96">
            <name>Disability SA</name>
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          <inserted>96 <by role="member" id="1807">Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett)</by> (12 August 2014). (First Session)  In reference to 2014-15 Budget Paper 4, Volume 1, page 98, Program 2: Disability South Australia—How many recipients are in receipt of grants and subsidies and what were the reasons for the $28.573 million increase between the 2013-14 budget and the 2014-15 budget for this expenditure line?</inserted>
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      <talker role="member" id="3123" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. A. PICCOLO</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Light</electorate>
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            <name>Minister for Disabilities</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Police</name>
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            <name>Minister for Correctional Services</name>
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            <name>Minister for Emergency Services</name>
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            <name>Minister for Road Safety</name>
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          <question date="2014-08-12" qonNum="96">
            <name>Disability SA</name>
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            <by role="member" id="3123">The Hon. A. PICCOLO (Light—Minister for Disabilities, Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety):</by>  I have been advised:</inserted>
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          <inserted>In 2014-15 there will be 95 agencies funded to provide disability services, and 27 organisations will be funded under the Supported Residential Facilities subsidy program.</inserted>
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          <inserted>The increase in budgeted expenditure relates to funding the ongoing growth in demand, the increased costs for disability services, the allowance made for price indexation and the funding impacts of the Equal Remuneration Order.</inserted>
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