Page 478 - Week 02 - Thursday, 22 February 1990
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MR SPEAKER: Mr Whalan was addressing me, thank you, Mr Moore; he was not raising a point of order. I suggest you listen. The situation is that I have asked Mr Whalan to withdraw an imputation. From the words I heard, I believe that an imputation was made on Mr Collaery's character.
Ms Follett: Mr Speaker, I raise a point of order. The response that Mr Whalan made was that Mr Collaery had not answered the question put to him. I do not believe that that contained any imputation whatsoever.
MR SPEAKER: Order! I believe Mr Collaery did in fact answer the question, but perhaps that will not be recorded in Hansard. Your comments were recorded, Mr Whalan, and therefore I would ask you to withdraw them.
Mr Berry: I wish to raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I was sitting here and, quite clearly, Mr Collaery did not answer the question and Mr Whalan just wished to draw attention to it.
MR SPEAKER: Thank you, Mr Berry. I will take this matter on notice.
Mr Kaine: On a point of order, Mr Speaker, I suggest that if Mr Whalan wants to ask a question of Mr Collaery he simply gets up now and asks it, and then he will get an answer and the matter will be clarified. But he will not do that of course, Mr Speaker.
MR SPEAKER: Order! I will take advice on this matter. As I previously ruled, I will take this matter on notice and examine the record and make a statement thereupon.
Asbestos Removal
MR STEVENSON: My question is to Mr Duby regarding asbestos. I have received a letter from a couple who had asbestos in the ceiling of their home. Their seventh child was due and they were trying to get something done about it quickly. They were told that it would be removed in the first year, but that was not possible. So they decided to enter into a private contract for $38,000, of which $35,000 was approved. Since then, the department, apparently realising that the $35,000 figure was too low, has increased the amount to $40,000 and my constituents wondered whether something could be done about the other $3,000? In other words, could the department now approve the full $38,000, as against the $35,000 that was initially approved, for which they have entered into a contract?
MR DUBY: The question of asbestos removal is a vexed one and it is a very important issue in relation to both public health and private health of the family. Under the asbestos removal program we have a priority review
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