Page 1717 - Week 09 - Tuesday, 17 October 1989
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The community development fund grant of $21,000 does not adequately cover the running expenses of the society's services. It seems absurd that a respite care facility is available but cannot operate due to lack of funds.
My question is: what steps is the Government taking to provide the Multiple Sclerosis Society with some financial assistance so that this much-needed respite care house can be fully utilised by those who are disabled and in need of this type of care? Can the Minister give an indication as to whether or not funding will be made available to the society in the near future?
MR BERRY: I thank Ms Maher. Multiple sclerosis is a complaint of concern to the community, and the Government is sympathetic to providing services to members of the community who are so afflicted. In terms of the steps that we will take in relation to funding for the society, I am not familiar with any application that has been made by the society for funding. I think it would be best, Mr Speaker, if I made some inquiries about any applications for funding and indicated to the house the Government's position on the matter as soon as I have had a look into the matter. I will do that as quickly as possible.
Community Consultation
MR KAINE: Mr Speaker, I would like to give the Chief Minister an opportunity to correct an answer to an earlier question, in which she misled the house. I will restate the question, which was to do with a community consultative meeting which took place on 21 June. I refer the Chief Minister to a media release that she put out on 22 June, saying that this meeting had taken place and that it was her Government's first community consultative meeting. As she answered my earlier question by saying that it was a meeting organised by the Labor Party, would she care to clarify just which organisation did conduct that meeting.
MS FOLLETT: Just to clarify that point, that community consultative meeting was organised and all arrangements for the evening were paid for by the Labor Party.
Mr Kaine: Would you like to withdraw your media release then?
MS FOLLETT: But it was attended by members of the Labor Government who met there with members of the community to discuss government policies, issues which those people wished to take up - - -
Mr Kaine: This is your Government's first community consultative meeting - your Government's meeting.
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