Ambulance Ramping

Mr PICTON (Kaurna) (14:43): My question is to the Premier. Does the Premier regret tweeting in June 2017 that emergency department ramping is the worst in 30 years when it is now five times as bad as it was then?

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The leader is warned and the member for Light is called to order. The minister has the call.

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart—Minister for Energy and Mining) (14:44): Ramping is a very serious issue, there is no doubt about that. It is a very serious issue. Those opposite—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. A. Koutsantonis: Who are you looking for?

The SPEAKER: Member for West Torrens, I am not looking for anyone.

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: Those opposite, through Transforming Health, left all South Australians in a dreadful situation in South Australia.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Members on my left, order! The member for Light is warned.

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: You won't hear anybody from the opposition use those two words, 'transforming' and 'health', right next to each other ever again. They are ashamed of what they tried to do to Health in South Australia.

The Hon. A. Piccolo interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Light is on two warnings.

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: We have so many truly outstanding doctors, nurses, health professionals, other people working in the health service throughout—

The Hon. Z.L. Bettison interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Ramsay is warned.

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: —metropolitan Adelaide, throughout South Australia, but those opposite—

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Point of order: a minute in and he has mentioned those opposite four times, so it's debate.

The SPEAKER: Yes, I have consistently allowed some compare and contrast to a point. I will take on the point of order of the member for West Torrens and intervene if I must. Minister.

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: The reality is that ramping is a very serious problem. The Minister for Health and Wellbeing has made it very clear that we, he, the Department for Health, SAAS and the hospitals involved are working incredibly hard to turn around—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Member for Light, you're on two warnings.

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: They are working incredibly hard to resolve the problems that were left to us by the previous government. That is exactly what we are doing. It's exactly what we will continue to do. The Minister for Health and Wellbeing is doing a truly outstanding job in this area, and he will continue to do so, and we will continue to see improvements across our health service under his stewardship.

The Hon. Z.L. Bettison interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Ramsay is warned for a second and final time. The member for Frome.