Fruit Fly

779 Ms BEDFORD (Florey) (9 September 2021). Can the minister provide a breakdown of the $33.3 million total spend for the eradication of fruit fly, itemised by the spend on each of the following:

The Hon. D.K.B. BASHAM (Finniss—Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development):

(a) purchase of traps;

(b) bait costs;

(c) production of sterile fruit fly;

(d) wages; and

(e) advertising?

I am advised:

(a) Bait costs represent 7 per cent of the total, including the purchase of traps

(b) Refer to answer (a)

(c) Sterile fruit fly represents 5 per cent of the total

(d) Wages represent 69 per cent of the total

(e) Advertising represents 3.6 per cent of the total