❓ Ms Mettam questions the Minister for Health Infrastructure about hospital bed numbers per capita and the impact of the hospital plan. The Minister avoids directly answering, instead criticising the opposition's past plans.
AnsweredQoN 207Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
Hospital budget—Blowout
207. Ms Libby Mettam to
the Minister for Health Infrastructure:
I refer to the
minister's hospital budget blowout announcement yesterday.
(1) Can
the minister confirm whether WA has the second lowest hospital bed numbers per
capita in the nation according to the latest public figures?
(2) Can
the minister confirm whether, under his hospital plan, there will be even fewer
beds per capita by 2030 compared with today?
207. Ms Libby Mettam to
the Minister for Health Infrastructure:
I refer to the
minister's hospital budget blowout announcement yesterday.
(1) Can
the minister confirm whether WA has the second lowest hospital bed numbers per
capita in the nation according to the latest public figures?
(2) Can
the minister confirm whether, under his hospital plan, there will be even fewer
beds per capita by 2030 compared with today?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2) What
I can confirm is that we are going to deliver those hospitals. We are going to
deliver those hospitals—in comparison to what the opposition put up at the last
election. Let us be very clear: a women's and babies' hospital is under
construction right now. What were their plans? Tumbleweeds!
Several members
interjected.
Mr John Carey: Tumbleweeds!
What was their plan
on Royal Perth Hospital? What was it? What did they take to the election? Do
you remember? It was fake AI.
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker: Members!
Mr John Carey: People with five fingers!
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker: Minister, just wait. Please pause.
Members of the opposition, you are making it very difficult for anyone to hear
the minister's response to the question. If you could stop your interjecting,
that would be great.
Mr John Carey: I mean, they are alive. They have woken
up a little bit! They needed resuscitation—get a doctor!
On Royal Perth
Hospital, they produced an AI image. I have to say, it was bad. It must have
been with ChatGPT. That is where they get half their speeches, like the member
for Kalamunda! In that plan, guess what? For the first four years, for Royal
Perth Hospital, how much would be built? Zero. They go to the election and say
they will reverse the decision on the women's and babies' hospital, but it will
be another decade later. On Royal Perth—
Point of order
Mr Liam Staltari: The point of order is relevance.
There were specific questions about per capita bed figures. The minister has
not touched on it; he is just yelling at the opposition.
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker: Members!
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker: Members!
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker: Members! We have had a few weeks off, so
I will remind you again that points of order are heard in silence. Stop making
all the noise. Hang on, minister. There is no point of order there, member,
because the minister is responding to the question and he can do so as he sees
fit.
Questions without notice resumed
Mr John Carey: I apologise, Mr Speaker, but seriously,
this is the cast of Weekend at Bernie's ! I
mean, there is no live activity or energy. That was reflected in their hospital
plan—absolutely nothing. We will deliver more than 900 beds in the pipeline
through our record investment in the hospital system.
The Speaker: Supplementary question—
Ms Libby Mettam: Minister, will you table—
The Speaker: Member for Vasse, wait until I give you
the call.
Ms Libby Mettam: I am sorry.
The Speaker: Supplementary question. Off you go.
I can confirm is that we are going to deliver those hospitals. We are going to
deliver those hospitals—in comparison to what the opposition put up at the last
election. Let us be very clear: a women's and babies' hospital is under
construction right now. What were their plans? Tumbleweeds!
Several members
interjected.
Mr John Carey: Tumbleweeds!
What was their plan
on Royal Perth Hospital? What was it? What did they take to the election? Do
you remember? It was fake AI.
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker: Members!
Mr John Carey: People with five fingers!
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker: Minister, just wait. Please pause.
Members of the opposition, you are making it very difficult for anyone to hear
the minister's response to the question. If you could stop your interjecting,
that would be great.
Mr John Carey: I mean, they are alive. They have woken
up a little bit! They needed resuscitation—get a doctor!
On Royal Perth
Hospital, they produced an AI image. I have to say, it was bad. It must have
been with ChatGPT. That is where they get half their speeches, like the member
for Kalamunda! In that plan, guess what? For the first four years, for Royal
Perth Hospital, how much would be built? Zero. They go to the election and say
they will reverse the decision on the women's and babies' hospital, but it will
be another decade later. On Royal Perth—
Point of order
Mr Liam Staltari: The point of order is relevance.
There were specific questions about per capita bed figures. The minister has
not touched on it; he is just yelling at the opposition.
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker: Members!
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker: Members!
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker: Members! We have had a few weeks off, so
I will remind you again that points of order are heard in silence. Stop making
all the noise. Hang on, minister. There is no point of order there, member,
because the minister is responding to the question and he can do so as he sees
fit.
Questions without notice resumed
Mr John Carey: I apologise, Mr Speaker, but seriously,
this is the cast of Weekend at Bernie's ! I
mean, there is no live activity or energy. That was reflected in their hospital
plan—absolutely nothing. We will deliver more than 900 beds in the pipeline
through our record investment in the hospital system.
The Speaker: Supplementary question—
Ms Libby Mettam: Minister, will you table—
The Speaker: Member for Vasse, wait until I give you
the call.
Ms Libby Mettam: I am sorry.
The Speaker: Supplementary question. Off you go.
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