Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
2021-10-13 Daily Xml

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COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:23): Supplementary from the answer that was given, and I thank the minister for the information provided. My supplementary question is: minister, so that the hardworking member for Mawson can advise his constituents—

The PRESIDENT: Order! Just a question.

The Hon. K.J. MAHER: —as of today where can people on Kangaroo Island go for their second vaccination dose on Kangaroo Island?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:23): I am not aware of any pharmacies on the island but I think it is scurrilous of the member to try to denigrate the hard work that has been done by those health teams to deliver a very effective—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Resume your seat, minister. Order!

The Hon. K.J. MAHER: Point of order.

The PRESIDENT: Resume your seat, minister. Point of order, the leader. I can't hear the leader.

The Hon. K.J. MAHER: The minister is completely misrepresenting what's been said.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: The supplementary has been asked. The minister needs to answer that, and he will in his own way, but I am going to give him the time to get to answering the question you have asked.

The Hon. S.G. WADE: I am more than happy to move on from the opposition's denigration of the hardworking team on Kangaroo Island. They have delivered a very effective program—

The Hon. I.K. Hunter: You're the most useless health minister we've ever had. How's that for denigration?

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Hunter!

The Hon. S.G. WADE: There will be ongoing provision—

The Hon. I.K. Hunter interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. S.G. WADE: There will be ongoing provision, hopefully through pharmacists on the island, but the people—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! Minister, have you concluded your answer?

The Hon. S.G. WADE: I wouldn't be heard. There's no point.

The PRESIDENT: Then I will ask you to continue your answer.

The Hon. S.G. WADE: No, I've got no intention.