Royal Adelaide Hospital

Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (14:36): I have another supplementary question. The minister talked about running two hospitals in parallel. Can he tell the house what the budget is for repairs and maintenance of the old Royal Adelaide Hospital for the period to next winter?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (14:36): It hasn't changed. Obviously we need to make sure that the existing Royal Adelaide Hospital is safe and that maintenance is done to keep it in a safe and effective running order. Obviously we have continued with the normal maintenance regime. Obviously we wouldn't be doing significant changes that weren't deemed essential to quality patient care, but everything else is proceeding as normal. There is no particular reduction or anything like that of the essential maintenance that is going on in the old hospital.