Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Paramedics Paramedics The Hon. K.J. MAHER Legislative Council Leader of the Opposition Paramedics The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:45): Final supplementary: is the minister able to indicate if these are effectively already baked into the budget and not an election commitment dependent upon the re-election of a Liberal government? Is the minister aware if these 51 extra paramedics are accounted for in last year's state budget, the Mid-Year Budget Review or in some other area out of contingencies or IR funding? The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council Minister for Health and Wellbeing Paramedics The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:45): I suspect that the honourable member is really going to matters of public finance that are better addressed to the Treasurer. My understanding, as I have already advised the house, is that this is a budgeted initiative by the Marshall Liberal government and is not subject to our re-election.