David Ramsay

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I want to thank the Minister for that. That’s probably the case so I’ll have some more questions as we go here. Thank you.

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Thanks, Mr. Chairman. I just had a question under 2-29 again, sorry, if we could return there.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Ms. Melhorn.

I guess, if the committee will allow me to ask this question on this page, maybe if the Minister could just speak to the… I didn’t hear him say it, but overall, the department, the senior management or the department, has there been any improvement there with the number of aboriginal employees in senior management inside of the department? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Mr. Bromley. We’re on page 5-8, Finance, department summary, information item, infrastructure investment summary.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. That was the question I had on devolution negotiations, but I have another question on NGO stabilization, the $350,000. I would be the first to say that we as a government should be lending as much support to NGOs across the Territory as we possibly can. We have to make sure that the NGOs have the capacity to manage their affairs effectively and to make sure they are run effectively, and I wouldn’t want to see us just taking the $350,000 and scattering it around. I think we have to come up with a game plan. I think we need to find out which organizations need the help...

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I’d like to call Committee of the Whole to order. We have before us, committee, consideration of Bills 2, 4 and 7, Tabled Documents 62-16(4), 78-16(4), 80-16(4), Minister’s Statement 47-16(4) and Committee Report 5-16(4). What is the wish of committee? Mrs. Groenewegen.