Legislative Council

26 June 2015 31

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

UNANSWERED QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

Edition No. 8

As at 26 June 2015

(Notice received 17 March 2015)

488[1] MS HARTLAND — To ask the Minister for Families and Children (for the Minister for Health): In relation to Western Health’s Footscray Hospital —

(1) How many hospital beds have been decommissioned due to facilities no longer being fit for purpose due to the aging and outdated infrastructure.

(2) What type of patients were these decommissioned hospital beds previously used by.

(3) In which wards are these beds being decommissioned.

(4) When did Western Health commence decommissioning hospital beds due to facilities no longer being fit for purpose due to the aging and outdated infrastructure.

(5) How many more beds are identified by Western Health as needing decommissioning in the next six years.

(6) In which wards have beds been identified for decommissioning.

(Notice received 14 April 2015)

502[2] MR O’DONOHUE — To ask the Minister for Training and Skills (for the Minister for Corrections): How many prisoners were in the Victorian male prison system on —

(a) 9 February 2015;

(b) 16 February 2015;

(d) 23 March 2015;

(e) 30 March 2015; and

(f) 6 April 2015.

503[3] MR O’DONOHUE — To ask the Minister for Training and Skills (for the Minister for Corrections): How many prisoners were in the Victorian female prison system on —

(a) 9 February 2015;

(b) 16 February 2015;

(d) 23 March 2015;

(e) 30 March 2015; and

(f) 6 April 2015.

504[4] MR O’DONOHUE — To ask the Minister for Training and Skills (for the Minister for Corrections): How many male prisoners were held in police cells in Victoria at 7am
on —

(a) 9 February 2015;

(b) 16 February 2015;

(d) 23 March 2015;

(e) 30 March 2015; and

(f) 6 April 2015.

505[5] MR O’DONOHUE — To ask the Minister for Training and Skills (for the Minister for Corrections): How many female prisoners were held in police cells in Victoria at 7am on —

(a) 9 February 2015;

(b) 16 February 2015;

(d) 23 March 2015;

(e) 30 March 2015; and

(f) 6 April 2015.

506[6] MR O’DONOHUE — To ask the Minister for Training and Skills (for the Minister for Corrections): How many current parole orders were there on —

(a) 12 February 2015;

(b) 19 February 2015;

(d) 19 March 2015;

(e) 26 March 2015;

(f) 2 April 2015; and

(g) 9 April 2015.

507[7] MS PATTEN — To ask the Special Minister of State (for the Premier): In relation to media training by Mr Marcus West for Cabinet Ministers:

(1) What is the primary focus of Mr West’s activities.

(2) Which Ministers are participating in Mr West’s classes.

(3) What is the cost of Mr West’s services broken down per participant and as a total cost.

(4) What other expenses are being paid to Mr West.

(5) Does the payment for this training come from the Members individual training allowance.

525[8] MS PATTEN — To ask the Minister for Agriculture (for the Minister for Equality):

(1) How many staff are employed within the Ministers office as part of the new Equality portfolio.

(2) What dates were they appointed and what costs are incurred on salary and other expenses.

526[9] MS PATTEN — To ask the Special Minister of State (for the Premier):

(1) How many staff are employed within the Premiers office to provide advice on LGBTIQ matters.

(2) What dates were they appointed and what costs are incurred on salary and other expenses.

(Notice received 5 May 2015)

543[10] MS DUNN — To ask the Minister for Agriculture: What forms of direct and/or indirect financial support of any kind is provided by Government to entities and/or individuals or partnerships that deliver logging and/or logging haulage services for logging coupes managed by Vicforest, including, but not limited to:

(1) Grants.

(2) Loans.

(3) Underwriting of leases of assets and/or loans.

(4) Stamp duty, payroll or other tax concessions.

(5) Debt write-offs.

(6) Subrogation of debts or claims.

548[11] MR O’DONOHUE — To ask the Minister for Training and Skills (for the Minister for Corrections): How many prisoners were in the Victorian male prison system on —

(a) 13 April 2015;

(b) 20 April 2015; and

549[12] MR O’DONOHUE — To ask the Minister for Training and Skills (for the Minister for Corrections): How many prisoners were in the Victorian female prison system on —

(a) 13 April 2015;

(b) 20 April 2015; and

550[13] MR O’DONOHUE — To ask the Minister for Training and Skills (for the Minister for Corrections): How many male prisoners were held in police cells in Victoria at 7am
on —

(a) 13 April 2015;

(b) 20 April 2015; and

551[14] MR O’DONOHUE — To ask the Minister for Training and Skills (for the Minister for Corrections): How many female prisoners were held in police cells in Victoria at 7am on —

(a) 13 April 2015;

(b) 20 April 2015; and

552[15] MR O’DONOHUE — To ask the Minister for Training and Skills (for the Minister for Corrections): How many current parole orders were there on —

(a) 13 April 2015;

(b) 20 April 2015; and

(Notice received 26 May 2015)

557 MR DAVIS — To ask the Minister for Small Business, Innovation and Trade (for the Minister for Local Government): In relation to the independent Local Government Electoral Review Panel which carried out a comprehensive review of Victoria's local government electoral system and made 55 recommendations for reform, do you plan to implement all or any of the report’s recommendations and, if so, will this be done in time for the 2016 local government elections.

558[16] MR O’DONOHUE — To ask the Minister for Training and Skills (for the Minister for Corrections): How many prisoners were in the Victorian male prison system on —

(a) 4 May 2015;

(b) 11 May 2015; and

559[17] MR O’DONOHUE — To ask the Minister for Training and Skills (for the Minister for Corrections): How many prisoners were in the Victorian female prison system on —

(a) 4 May 2015;

(b) 11 May 2015; and

560[18] MR O’DONOHUE — To ask the Minister for Training and Skills (for the Minister for Corrections): How many male prisoners were held in police cells in Victoria at
7am on —

(a) 4 May 2015;

(b) 11 May 2015; and

561[19] MR O’DONOHUE - To ask the Minister for Training and Skills (for the Minister for Corrections): How many female prisoners were held in police cells in Victoria at
7am on —

(a) 4 May 2015;

(b) 11 May 2015; and

562[20] MR O’DONOHUE — To ask the Minister for Training and Skills (for the Minister for Corrections): How many current parole orders were there on —

(a) 4 May 2015;

(b) 11 May 2015; and

564 MS HARTLAND — To ask the Minister for Families and Children (for the Minister for Health): In relation to Western Health’s Footscray Hospital, has the Minister accounted for the delay of redevelopment of Western Health’s Footscray Hospital by five years which will result in an additional $100 million in costs and negative impacts on patients.

567 MS HARTLAND — To ask the Minister for Families and Children (for the Minister for Health): Does the women’s hospital pilot program, which was an election commitment, require funding from a budget allocation, or is this a promise yet to be delivered.

(Notice received 27 May 2015)

569 MS DUNN — To ask the Special Minister of State (for the Minister for Planning): In relation to the Building Amendment (Private Bushfire Shelter Construction) Interim Regulations 2009 how many applications for permits under the Regulations have been —

(a) received; and

(b) granted.

570[21] MS WOOLDRIDGE — To ask the Minister for Families and Children (for the Minister for Health): How much funding has been provided to Victorian Health Services to cover the additional cost of the 2015 Easter Sunday public holiday.

571[22] MS WOOLDRIDGE — To ask the Minister for Families and Children (for the Minister for Health): In relation to the one-off payment to every Victorian Health Service to cover the additional cost of the 2015 Easter Sunday Public Holiday, how much funding did each Health Service receive to cover this additional cost.

572[23] MS WOOLDRIDGE — To ask the Minister for Families and Children (for the Minister for Health): What is the Department of Health and Human Services estimation of the cost of the new AFL Grand final eve public holiday for Victorian Health Services.

574 MS WOOLDRIDGE — To ask the Minister for Families and Children (for the Minister for Health): Is there any Department of Health and Human Services funding in Budget Paper No. 2, page 58, under the lines “Adjustments” or “Savings” and, if so, what health programs or initiatives are included and how much funding is allocated for each.

575 MS WOOLDRIDGE — To ask the Minister for Families and Children (for the Minister for Health): How many people accessed the Dental Concession in 2013-14 and 2014-15 and how many are estimated to access the Dental Concession in 2015-16 and 2016-17.

576 MS WOOLDRIDGE — To ask the Minister for Families and Children (for the Minister for Health): How many people under 12 years of age accessed the Dental Concession in 2013-14 and 2014-15 and how many are estimated to access the Dental Concession in 2015-16 and 2016-17.

578 MS WOOLDRIDGE — To ask the Minister for Families and Children (for the Minister for Health): Why does Melbourne Health have a deficit budget agreed between the Minister and the Chair in its annual Statement of Priorities.

579 MS WOOLDRIDGE — To ask the Special Minister of State (for the Treasurer): In relation to Budget Paper No. 5, page 40, Note 20(c), General Government Asset Contingencies, with the line titled “Decisions made but not yet allocated”, how much funding for health assets is included in each year in this line item and for what specific assets.

580[24] MS CROZIER — To ask the Minister for Families and Children: How many Category One incidents were notified to the Department of Health and Human Services by each departmental division during —

(a) December 2014;

(b) January 2015;

(d) March 2015; and

(e) April 2015.

581[25] MS CROZIER — To ask the Minister for Families and Children: How many Category One incidents were notified to the Department of Health and Human Services by each Area within each departmental division during —

(a) December 2014;

(b) January 2015;

(d) March 2015; and

(e) April 2015.

(Notice received 9 June 2015)

590 MR DAVIS — To ask the Special Minister of State (for the Minister for Local Government): In relation to the comments made by the Minister for Public Transport, Ms Jacinta Allan, MP, on 774 Drive with Raf Epstein on 28 April 2015 regarding local Council rates:

(1) What evidence is available, specifically in media releases or media coverage accessible to the Victorian community, in support of the Minister for Public Transport, Ms Jacinta Allan, MP’s comments that rate capping would not be implemented until 2016-17 and warning the community that rate rises in many municipalities in 2015-16 would be greatly in excess of the consumer price index.

(2) Has there been a post-election change to the Government policy that was not reflected in the Government’s election commitment or in the Premier, Mr Daniel Andrews, MP’s statements to the Victorian community relating to the election commitment.

591 MS BATH — To ask the Minister for Agriculture: What funding allocation was made in the 2015-16 Budget to meet the Government’s pre-election commitment to expand aerial baiting for wild dog control in northeast and far east Gippsland.

592 MS BATH — To ask the Minister for Agriculture: What was the staffing profile for the Wild Dog Control Program on —

(a) 1 December 2014;

(b) 1 January 2015;

(d) 1 March 2015;

(e) 1 April 2015;

(f) 1 May 2015; and

(g) 1 June 2015.

593 MS BATH — To ask the Minister for Agriculture: In relation to the 2015-16 Budget:

(1) Does the $5 million allocation for ‘Phasing Out Puppy Farms’ supersede the $6 million additional funding agreement which the former Government negotiated with the RSPCA in October 2014.

(2) Does the four year $5 million ‘Phasing Out Puppy Farms’ allocation include the historic $1 million of base funding which the RSPCA has been receiving annually from the Government.

(3) What are the annual Government funding allocation, actual or forecast, for the RSPCA for —

(a) 2014-15;

(b) 2015-16;

(d) 2017-18; and

(e) 2018-19.

594 MS BATH — To ask the Minister for Regional Development: Will the Latrobe Valley Industry and Infrastructure Fund be continued and, if so, will it be funded to the full amount as announced in the 2014-15 Budget.

600 MR YOUNG — To ask the Minister for Agriculture: How many game licences have been issued by the Game Management Authority in 2015 to date.