House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1)
2010-09-15 Daily Xml

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BUILDING THE EDUCATION REVOLUTION

Mr PISONI (Unley) (14:59): My question is for the Minister for Infrastructure. Of the schools earmarked for possible closure in the Sustainable Budget Commission's report, how many of them have received BER funding and which projects have been or will be completed upon closure?

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

Mr PISONI: The Minister for Infrastructure has taken over from the Treasurer with the oval. I thought he could at least answer this question.

The SPEAKER: Any minister can choose to answer a question.

The Hon. K.O. FOLEY (Port Adelaide—Deputy Premier, Treasurer, Minister for Federal/State Relations, Minister for Defence Industries) (15:00): We swapped: he got the oval, I got the school sheds. Something happened in that one that I missed out. They are sort of circling the shadow treasurer. They are giving everyone a question bar the poor old hapless shadow treasurer. Clearly, something has happened opposite. He has not looked a happy man today, the shadow treasurer.

The Hon. P.F. Conlon: Or yesterday.

The Hon. K.O. FOLEY: Or yesterday. What is going on underneath the surface with members opposite? Something is bubbling away.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

Mr PISONI: Point of order!

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! You have a point of order, member for Unley.

Mr PISONI: This question is specifically about BER projects—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: I am sorry; I did not hear what you said. Could you start again?

Mr PISONI: This question is specifically about BER projects and the Sustainable Budget Commission. It is not about the budget; it is about the recommendations of the Sustainable Budget Commission.

The SPEAKER: So your point of order is relevance, I assume.

Mr PISONI: I would have thought that the Minister for Infrastructure would be responsible for that portfolio.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! We have no debate. This is a point of order. We do not need to debate this, but I uphold your issue on relevance. Treasurer.

The Hon. K.O. FOLEY: It is not about the budget, but it is about the Sustainable Budget Commission? I think it is intertwined. All those questions will be answered tomorrow.