CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICE
788. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the minister representing the
Minister for Health:
I refer to the answer provided to
question without notice 531, asked on 18 August 2021, regarding the business
case submitted to the Department of Health by the Child and Adolescent Health
Service seeking a continuation of funding to employ additional paediatricians
and allied health staff.
(1) Was this business case for
additional funding approved; and, if not, why not?
(2) If yes to
(1), how much additional funding has been allocated to this service in the 2021–22
financial year and across the forward estimates?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer is provided on behalf of the
Minister for Health.
(1)–(2) As was the case for answers to Legislative Council
questions without notice 531 and 721 asked by Hon Donna Faragher, budget
submissions are cabinet-in-confidence and therefore are subject to cabinet
confidentiality.