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on the budget, when I am looking at the other projects that we want to proceed with, and perhaps proceed with more quickly, that has all affected the reconsideration of this project.
MR GENTLEMAN: Supplementary, Madam Acting Speaker.
MADAM ACTING SPEAKER: Supplementary question, Mr Gentleman.
MR GENTLEMAN: Chief Minister, can you tell us how important these decisions on health infrastructure are, especially the mental health secure unit?
Mr Hanson interjecting—
MADAM ACTING SPEAKER: Mr Hanson, you have had your question.
MS GALLAGHER: I thank Mr Gentleman for the question. I think the community expects ministers to consider these matters every year and that is what I am doing.
Mr Smyth: They expect ministers to deliver on time and on budget.
MS GALLAGHER: Mr Smyth, I can tell you that as health minister I have delivered infrastructure—
Mr Smyth interjecting—
MS GALLAGHER: that would rival anything in any other public health system in the country.
MADAM ACTING SPEAKER: Order! Resume your seat, Chief Minister. Stop the clock, please. Mr Smyth, you will have a chance to ask a supplementary in a minute if you wish to. I will hear the answer. I hope that you are listening to the answer as well. Give the minister a chance to be heard. Ms Gallagher.
MS GALLAGHER: Thank you, Madam Acting Speaker. When you look at the investment that this government has made into health infrastructure and that Mr Smyth jokes about over there, when you look at the health infrastructure—
Mr Smyth interjecting—
MADAM ACTING SPEAKER: Mr Smyth!
MS GALLAGHER: and what we achieved to rebuild—
Mr Hanson: Madam Acting Speaker, a point of order on question time. Mr Smyth has made a couple of pretty moderate interjections. It is the form of this place that there will be some engagement from the opposition during question time. The minister is referring to the member, directly referring to comments that he has made. I think it is not unreasonable that there be some level of interjection. If your ruling is
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