Page 1928 - Week 06 - Thursday, 2 May 1991
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look at the prospect of pre-selling tickets and working out a way of letting parents know when the premises are full, with neon signs or something saying "full", so that they do not drop the 13-year-old daughter off when the place is full.
They are issues that I think we need to approach sensibly, without political point scoring. I am pleased to answer that letter, and I will certainly assure my neighbour Elly Cotsell that I am not going to ban her prohibition disco.
Energy Sources
MS FOLLETT: I address a question to the Minister for the environment. I ask: What specific actions has your Government taken to meet the target, which was outlined in the June 1990 environment paper, of meeting "a large proportion of the community's energy needs from renewable and non-polluting energy sources"?
MR KAINE: Mr Speaker, I will have to take that question on notice. I am not as close as Ms Follett would think she would be to every question that is being processed by the Government.
Hospital Staff - Accommodation
MR STEFANIAK: My question is directed to Mr Humphries in his capacity as Minister for Health. Can he assure the Assembly that a consultation process has been established with the Trades and Labour Council of the ACT on resident accommodation for the staff at Royal Canberra Hospital North and South?
MR HUMPHRIES: Mr Speaker, I thank Mr Stefaniak for that question. The current practice of providing live-in accommodation on request for staff on both the Royal Canberra Hospital campuses has been reviewed by the Board of Health. This revision was necessary to address the short- to medium-term location of services being transferred to the south campus as part of the redevelopment program.
Letters were sent to all Health Ministry, TLC and other relevant unions on 17 April, advising of the changed accommodation policy to be effective from 17 June. Letters were also sent to current live-in staff on 18 April, advising them of the revised accommodation arrangements under the new guidelines. The TLC was advised on 26 April that the proposed changes are suspended, and an offer was made to discuss the situation with relevant hospital and Board of Health representatives. That is where it currently stands, Mr Speaker. I look forward to advice from the board in due course on the situation in that regard.
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