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 addressing a question to the Leader of the Government regarding election promises. Leave granted. The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI Legislative Council Leader of the Opposition The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI: South Australians continue to endure the worst ramping in this state's history under the Malinauskas Labor government. The most recent statistics show that May ramping figures were up once again from April and that ambulances were ramped for 2,972 hours last month. My question to the Leader of the Government is: when will the Leader of the Government in this chamber, and the Premier, deliver on their key election promise to fix ramping? The Hon. L.A. Henderson interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Excuse me. I will call the Attorney-General. The question wasn't asked of you, the Hon. Mrs Henderson. 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 her continual asking of questions that relate to another minister's portfolio in another place. Members interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! 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: You can just imagine the conversations when the opposition is planning question time. Members interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! 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: I understand that almost identical questions were asked in the lower house today, sir, and you can just see the— Members interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! 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: —opposition up here get— Members interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! I can't hear the minister. Minister, please continue. 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: I am happy to take the question on notice and refer it to the relevant minister in another place. To the extent that the question has not been answered in answers that have been given on numerous occasions, I will seek to bring back a reply, and I thank the member for using questions continually that don't refer to anyone in this chamber.