Mrs BRAHAM - 2006-05-02
It is not a budget question. I did not think the budget had much to ask about.
Madam SPEAKER: Just ask the question, member for Braitling.
Mrs BRAHAM: Minister, thank you for sending out the Building the Territory for All Generations. We were pleased to see the discussion paper, and I am pleased to see you responded to have a survey in it. You said in your letter to me that you were concerned about self-funded retirees and wanted to know what was the level of interest. Minister, did you read that survey? Did you proof it?
Madam SPEAKER: Member for Braitling, can you please ask the question.
Mrs BRAHAM: Madam Speaker, my question to the minister is, if you wanted to determine if there was sufficient interest in retirement villages for self-funded retirees in Alice Springs or Tennant Creek, why did you not have the people who responded to the survey indicate where they came from? You could possibly have 200 replies, but they could be from anywhere. Your survey does not give you what you intended to get. Minister, will you fix it up?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Braitling for her question. I know she has an active interest in this area. I welcome it as I do not believe we talk enough about senior Territorians and their value to the Territory.
In terms of Alice Springs, we might get 200, however, we have to start from somewhere, member for Braitling.
Mrs Braham: But you will not know where they are from.
Ms SCRYMGOUR: You asked the question, let me answer. I had a look at that survey and I thought the questions were quite reasonable. Given the lack of data and …
Mrs Braham: You miss the point.
Ms SCRYMGOUR: There is a lack of baseline data to enable us to plan and put policies in place for senior Territorians whether it be infrastructure, programs, the health system and other areas. The questions were broad but we need that. You cannot limit the questions. We have to take in a wider scope.
I read the survey. I believe it is good and the Office of Senior Territorians has responded and put it out there.
Madam SPEAKER: Just ask the question, member for Braitling.
Mrs BRAHAM: Minister, thank you for sending out the Building the Territory for All Generations. We were pleased to see the discussion paper, and I am pleased to see you responded to have a survey in it. You said in your letter to me that you were concerned about self-funded retirees and wanted to know what was the level of interest. Minister, did you read that survey? Did you proof it?
Madam SPEAKER: Member for Braitling, can you please ask the question.
Mrs BRAHAM: Madam Speaker, my question to the minister is, if you wanted to determine if there was sufficient interest in retirement villages for self-funded retirees in Alice Springs or Tennant Creek, why did you not have the people who responded to the survey indicate where they came from? You could possibly have 200 replies, but they could be from anywhere. Your survey does not give you what you intended to get. Minister, will you fix it up?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Braitling for her question. I know she has an active interest in this area. I welcome it as I do not believe we talk enough about senior Territorians and their value to the Territory.
In terms of Alice Springs, we might get 200, however, we have to start from somewhere, member for Braitling.
Mrs Braham: But you will not know where they are from.
Ms SCRYMGOUR: You asked the question, let me answer. I had a look at that survey and I thought the questions were quite reasonable. Given the lack of data and …
Mrs Braham: You miss the point.
Ms SCRYMGOUR: There is a lack of baseline data to enable us to plan and put policies in place for senior Territorians whether it be infrastructure, programs, the health system and other areas. The questions were broad but we need that. You cannot limit the questions. We have to take in a wider scope.
I read the survey. I believe it is good and the Office of Senior Territorians has responded and put it out there.
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