Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
2019-10-30 Daily Xml

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Ambulance Ramping

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:23): Further supplementary arising from the original answer: can the minister outline when the problem of ramping will be fixed, and does he agree with his chief executive who, when asked when it will be fixed, responded this week, 'Who knows'?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:23): I can't see how that came out of my original answer but nonetheless, let me say that this government—

The Hon. K.J. Maher interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Leader of the Opposition, I wish to hear this answer, actually to your question. I gave you a fair bit of latitude on that supplementary, so that would warrant some silence. Minister.

The Hon. S.G. WADE: This government is not the government that brought ramping to South Australia; it was a government that the honourable member was a member of. We are determined to address ambulance ramping and, in that, both the chief executive and I have a resolute and joint commitment.

The PRESIDENT: One more supplementary and then we will move on.