Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians) Share this | Hansard source

I table responses to questions taken on notice by the Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians during question time on 14 November 2019 relating to aged-care home packages and the Community Sport Infrastructure Program. I seek leave to have the responses incorporated in Hansard.

Leave granted.

The answer read as follows—

Dear Mr President,

Further to my answer during Question Time in the Senate on 14 November 2019 relating to the Community Sport Infrastructure Program, I wish to table the following information provided to me by the Australian Sports Commission.

Senator Farrell asked whether an application under this program was sent back for reassessment at the request for Senator McKenzie or her Ministerial office?

The Australian Sports Commission has confirmed that no request for reassessment was made to them.

Yours sincerely,

Richard Colbeck

Dear Mr President,

Further to my answer during Question Time in the Senate on 14 November 2019 relating to access to Home Care Packages.

Senator O'Neill asked how many older Australians living in rural, regional and remote areas of Australia are waiting longer than 18 months to access their approved home care package?

I write to inform the Senate that the specific number is 5,832.

This is the equivalent of 14.3% of those awaiting an approved package in regional, remote or very remote Australia, which is commensurate with that of major cities. In addition, 93.9% (5,477) of these older Australians had been offered an interim level home care package.

Yours sincerely

Richard Colbeck