Residential Care Facility Visits

Ms STINSON (Badcoe) (14:12): Thank you, Mr Speaker. My question is to the Minister for Child Protection. Has the minister inquired about the welfare of staff at the residential care facility following her visit in mid-April?

The Hon. R. SANDERSON (Adelaide—Minister for Child Protection) (14:12): It is inappropriate for me to be discussing individuals. What I can say is that I am concerned about every child—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. R. SANDERSON: —in my care, every staff member who works in the department, and that is why we have been seeking to fully employ the 270 vacancies left by the former Labor government that have left our staff completely stressed, overworked and unable to cope with their stress loads. I am visiting the staff and the children to hear how I can assist them better and what I can do to make their lives better.