Nick Minchin (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance and Administration) Share this | Hansard source

I did not have the opportunity to see the Prime Minister on The 7.30 Report. I was doing what many of us do and attending a meeting of the state executive of the South Australian Liberal Party. Nevertheless, as I understand it, the Prime Minister was asked the question directly by Mr Kerry O’Brien and the Prime Minister indicated to Kerry O’Brien that he would ask the new Minister for Ageing to have a look at the matter. But, as I am advised, this question goes to the operations of the Superior Care group. The decision to allocate places to that company was made by the Department of Health and Ageing. It was made by the department, and the department has already given extensive evidence to this effect in the Senate estimates hearings on 13 February 2007. I refer Senator Kerry O’Brien to that evidence.