Question Time

Ambulance Ramping

The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI (Leader of the Opposition) (14:24): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking the Attorney-General a question about health.

Leave granted.

The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI: On social media posts, the member for Reynell promised on 25 February to 'stop the ramping of ambulances'. In a post on 27 February, the Attorney-General stated, 'We will fix the ramping crisis.' The member for Hurtle Vale on 11 March promised to 'stop ramping'.

Since the election, ambulances have been ramped for a total of 17,292 hours. That is the equivalent of 722½ days or two years' worth of paramedics' time spent sitting outside hospitals instead of responding to emergency calls. My question to the Attorney is: does the Attorney acknowledge that his government is failing to deliver on its key election promise to fix ramping?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector) (14:25): No.