Bob Baldwin (Paterson, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Tourism) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister for Health and Ageing, in writing, on 1 March 2011:

In respect of the Government's commitment to primary care infrastructure upgrades—

(1) What total sum of funding is currently available.

(2) What total sum of funding has been allocated to (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14, and (e) financial years beyond 2013-14.

(3) In respect of the Australian Standard Geographical Classification—Remoteness Areas (RA), will there be a limit by (a) number, (b) dollar value, or (c) share of available funding, to the projects funded under this program in: (i) non-capital city RA1, (ii) capital city RA1, (iii) RA2, (iv) RA3, (v) RA4, and (vi) RA5.

Nicola Roxon (Gellibrand, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Health and Ageing) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

(1) The Primary Care Infrastructure Grants initiative comprises $117 million in total for 2010-2011 and 2011-2012.

(2) The sum of funds allocated to primary care infrastructure grants is approximately $64.5 million for 2010-2011 grant round and approximately $52.5 million for 2011-2012 grant round.

(3) Under the agreement between the Australian Labor Party and the Independent Members, Mr Tony Windsor and Mr Rob Oakeshott, $41 million of the $117 million available for Primary Care Infrastructure grants was allocated for regional Australia. This $41 million is being provided through grant rounds in 2010-11 and 2011-12.

Under the 2010-11 grant round, approximately $31.4 million has been allocated to shortlisted applicants. The remainder of the commitment, approximately $9.6 million, is anticipated to be provided through the 2011-12 grant round.