Ms CARTER - 2003-02-18
Is the appalling state of the Health department’s finances and their administration - as revealed by the review into the Department of Health and Community Services - the reason you sacked or dismissed your former CEO, Mr Paul Bartholomew?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, they are really clutching at straws today, aren’t they? I have answered all the questions that I wanted and needed to regarding Mr Paul Bartholomew, and I have nothing further to add to the record.
What we are looking at here, with the financial situation, is an inherited situation from the CLP; one which we are fixing. The review indicates all the issues and how we have inherited them, and we have started on a very significant path to fixing them. My CEO has already started putting in place very significant accountability measures within the department, including those relating to pecuniary interests. We are going to be looking at very significant, and much improved, services to Territorians in health and community services over the next few years.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, they are really clutching at straws today, aren’t they? I have answered all the questions that I wanted and needed to regarding Mr Paul Bartholomew, and I have nothing further to add to the record.
What we are looking at here, with the financial situation, is an inherited situation from the CLP; one which we are fixing. The review indicates all the issues and how we have inherited them, and we have started on a very significant path to fixing them. My CEO has already started putting in place very significant accountability measures within the department, including those relating to pecuniary interests. We are going to be looking at very significant, and much improved, services to Territorians in health and community services over the next few years.
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