❓ Mr. Zempilas is seeking detailed information about the WA government's Low-Interest Loan Scheme for aged care infrastructure, including application numbers, funding requests, project values, and the progress of Deloitte's assessment of these applications.

I refer to a contract awarded to Deloitte by the Department of Energy and Economic Diversification (reference number DEED2526042), the Aged Care Minister’s media statement from 7 January 2026 titled Low-Interest Loan Scheme to expand WA aged care infrastructure and the application process which closed on 13 February 2026, and ask:(a) How many applications were received under the Scheme;(b) What was the total dollar value of loan funding requested across all applications;(c) What was the total estimated capital value of all projects submitted under the Scheme;(d) How many additional new concessional or supported residential aged care beds were proposed across all applications;(e) Based on the applications received, what proportion of total project capital costs would be covered by the requested LIL Scheme loan funding;(f) Does the Government expect the Scheme to cover, on average, around 20 per cent of project capital costs, consistent with the example published in the Scheme FAQs;(g) If not, what average proportion of project capital costs does the Government expect the Scheme to cover;(h) As at the date of answering, how many applications has Deloitte assessed, or otherwise undertaken due diligence or creditworthiness work on; and(i) As at the date of answering, how many applications remain outstanding for due diligence or creditworthiness assessment? I refer to a contract awarded to Deloitte by the Department of Energy and Economic Diversification (reference number DEED2526042), the Aged Care Minister’s media statement from 7 January 2026 titled Low-Interest Loan Scheme to expand WA aged care infrastructure and the application process which closed on 13 February 2026, and ask: (a) How many applications were received under the Scheme; (b) What was the total dollar value of loan funding requested across all applications; (c) What was the total estimated capital value of all projects submitted under the Scheme; (d) How many additional new concessional or supported residential aged care beds were proposed across all applications; (e) Based on the applications received, what proportion of total project capital costs would be covered by the requested LIL Scheme loan funding; (f) Does the Government expect the Scheme to cover, on average, around 20 per cent of project capital costs, consistent with the example published in the Scheme FAQs; (g) If not, what average proportion of project capital costs does the Government expect the Scheme to cover; (h) As at the date of answering, how many applications has Deloitte assessed, or otherwise undertaken due diligence or creditworthiness work on; and (i) As at the date of answering, how many applications remain outstanding for due diligence or creditworthiness assessment?