House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
2012-05-02 Daily Xml

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GLENSIDE HOSPITAL REDEVELOPMENT

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg) (15:11): My question is to the Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse. Has the government secured a facility at Glenside for treating drug and alcohol patients, when the rebuilt hospital opens later this year?

An honourable member interjecting:

Ms CHAPMAN: You may laugh, but these patients are fairly important. The government plans to lease a site for the facility from the Chapley Group, who it sold part of the Glenside campus to. You would be aware of that, Madam Speaker, that the new development is not yet even at the development approval stage, although recently I did see an application for that. I think nearly a thousand car parks are going in there. But in any event, the opposition—

The Hon. P.F. CONLON: Point of order, Madam Speaker—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! I understand your point of order, I think, before you've said it. This appears to be a grievance rather than an explanation. I think you have asked your question, member for Bragg. Minister.

The Hon. J.D. HILL (Kaurna—Minister for Health and Ageing, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts) (15:13): I thank the member for Bragg for her question. I think it was about DASSA—the department's alcohol and substance abuse—I am advised that anticipated inpatient unit will be—

Ms Chapman: Outpatients.

The Hon. J.D. HILL: Oh, you are talking about the outpatients? Sorry, I beg your pardon.

Ms Chapman: Inpatients are in your hospitals.

The Hon. J.D. HILL: Yes, indeed, I know that! I will have to get some further advice about the outpatient service for the member. I am happy to do that and report back to the house.

The SPEAKER: Member for Bragg, do you have another question?

Ms CHAPMAN: Thank you, Madam Speaker. Goodness, my lucky day.

The SPEAKER: I am being very generous to you today.