Legislative Council Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1) 55 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Question Time Ambulance Ramping Ambulance Ramping The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI Legislative Council Leader of the Opposition Ambulance Ramping The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI (Leader of the Opposition) (14:32): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking a question of the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council on the safety of South Australians. Leave granted. The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI Legislative Council Leader of the Opposition The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI: Yesterday, it was reported that nine people waited over 24 hours for a bed in hospital and 16 waited over 12 hours. With temperatures set to soar this weekend and another COVID peak on the horizon and our health system over capacity, my questions to the Leader of the Government are: 1.	What action is your government taking to ensure South Australians receive medical care when they need it? 2.	Given the predicted heatwave, what are you doing to prepare for the risk of increased ED presentations and the dangers of sitting in a ramped ambulance in 39º heat? The Hon. K.J. MAHER Legislative Council Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Attorney-General Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector) (14:33): I thank the honourable member for her question and I will be more than happy to pass that on to the minister responsible, who sits in another place.