House of Assembly - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
2018-12-05 Daily Xml

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Strathmont Pool

Dr CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:52): My question is again to the Minister for Education. How much will parents of students with disabilities have to pay for the alternative swimming therapy arrangements being made for their children following the government's closure of the Strathmont pool?

The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER (Morialta—Minister for Education) (14:52): In relation to the question, I will also try to ascertain the number of students overall. I am not 100 per cent sure that it is just students with disability necessarily, and, indeed—

The Hon. S.C. Mullighan interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Lee is warned for a second and final time.

The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: It is remarkable that during this question time those opposite have interjected on reasonable answers to questions about domestic violence, now about services provided to students with a disability. The ministers and the government are trying to provide reasonable information, and those opposite don't want to hear it. It is disappointing. I will bring back information to the house.

The SPEAKER: The member for Flinders, and I will come back to the opposition.