Questions without notice and ministers statements
Danny O’BRIEN (Gippsland South) (14:13): My question is to the Minister for Emergency Services. How many Victorians were placed at risk because of missed or delayed emergency calls or dispatch delays of crucial ambulance, police or fire services because of last night’s 000 failure?
A report by the inspector-general for emergency management found that 33 Victorians, including children, have died due to 000 delays. In June the minister told PAEC that the government has spent close to half a billion dollars on 000 in the past few years. Why is the system still experiencing outages like the one that occurred overnight, placing the safety of Victorians at risk?