House of Assembly - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
2021-11-17 Daily Xml

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SA Ambulance Service

Mr PICTON (Kaurna) (14:56): My question is to the Premier. Premier, is there even one extra crewed ambulance that is on the road since you were elected in 2018? If so, how many additional crewed ambulances are on the road?

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:56): I thank the member for Kaurna for that question. It's a detailed question. I can find out the detail. What I have provided already—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —was a significant increase in the budget for the SA Ambulance Service and also in terms of the full-time equivalents—already delivered—and in the subsequent budget a further 74 full-time equivalents.

I know that we have upgraded the ambulances themselves. The fleet obviously needs to go through a constant upgrade, and there has been some significant upgrade. With regard to that specific question, I am very happy to take that question on notice, speak to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing in the other place and come back to this house with a comprehensive answer.