Mount Gambier Renal Dialysis Unit

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (15:13): Supplementary: could the minister advise:

1. How much will it cost to expand the renal dialysis unit in Mount Gambier under his government?

2. What ongoing funding has been allocated, and over what period of time?

3. What additional staffing has been allocated?

4. When will the build commence and when will the build finish?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (15:14): I am advised by the department that the redevelopment of the renal dialysis unit will require a capital investment and will include the re-accommodation of other services to make way for the larger unit. Detailed cost estimates are not yet available but are anticipated to be in the order of $2.1 million.

The fact that detailed cost estimates are not available is interesting because the Hon. Clare Scriven is trying to tell us that they really had this under control—they had it in their Mid-Year Budget Review and they were going to deliver—and yet my department is telling me that detailed cost estimates are not available. Be that as it may—

The Hon. I.K. Hunter: It was funded, Stephen. Don't you know the difference?

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. S.G. WADE: It was funded but we didn't know how much we needed. The department advises me that, whilst detailed cost estimates are not available, they expect it will be $2.1 million.