House debates

Thursday, 11 May 2017

Statements by Members

Groom Electorate: National Disability Insurance Scheme

1:35 pm

Photo of John McVeighJohn McVeigh (Groom, Liberal Party) Share this | | Hansard source

I am very pleased with the positive feedback from the Groom electorate in recent days in relation to the federal budget. I meet regularly with local agencies who are vitally interested in the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Our regular Toowoomba community services breakfasts convened by Jonathan Crisp of the Mental Illness Fellowship Queensland provide tremendous opportunities for discussion. Available since 1 January this year, the NDIS has been welcomed in our community. It is significant that the Turnbull government has guaranteed the full funding of NDIS once and for all in the budget handed down on Tuesday this week. In contrast, Labor promised an NDIS on over 100 occasions but left it with a multi-billion-dollar yearly funding gap. Our commitment to fully fund NDIS once and for all is further proof that it is the Turnbull government providing essential services that our communities rely on. That is important in Groom. It is important through the NDIS. It is important through regional Australia and the entire country. I and my electorate celebrate this significant commitment from the Turnbull government.