Transport Subsidy Scheme

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (14:54): A further supplementary: given that there will be a program running out midyear, as the minister said in her original answer, and there will be, we expect—we are pretty sure—some people caught between the NDIS dream and the running out of the passenger transport scheme—

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Hunter, you are talking about the NDIS. The original answer was playgrounds. I have to rule that one out of order.

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER: I am coming to my question, sir.

The PRESIDENT: Yes, but I am warning you.

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER: It points to the hypocrisy of the minister answering very willingly a question for which she has no portfolio responsibility or budgetary funding. She's happy to answer questions on another minister's budgetary funding but not one directly related to her own constituency: vulnerable people with a disability.

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Hunter, this is turning into a speech. I am ruling it out of order. I have been very generous today. Sit down, the Hon. Mr Hunter. The Hon. Mr Parnell.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! The member for the Greens has been sitting patiently listening to your diatribes. I wish to hear him in silence.