22 September 2011

625  MR ENTSCH: To ask the Minister for Health and Ageing—In respect of my correspondence to her dated 11 August 2011 on behalf of two constituents in the electorate of Leichhardt , (a) what services are available in far north Queensland to treat depression, anxiety and eating disorders, and (b) does a Australian Government travel allowance exist for families with family members suffering from depression, anxiety and eating disorders who are not able to be treated in their home town.

626  DR SOUTHCOTT: To ask the Minister for Health and Ageing—In respect of the Specialist Training Program, (a) what sum has been allocated to the program over the forward estimates, (b) by specialty and by State/Territory, how many positions have been funded in 2010 and 2011, and (c) how many accredited training posts have been funded in (i) private hospitals, (ii) specialists’ rooms, (iii) clinics and day surgeries, (iv) the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service, (v) regional and rural hospitals, (vi) community health settings, and (vii) non-clinical settings.

627  MS J. I. BISHOP: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs—What was his department’s total expenditure on advertising in 2010-11, and what was the program breakdown for this expenditure.

628  MS J. I. BISHOP: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs—What was his department’s total expenditure on travel in 2010-11, and of this, what sum was spent on (a) first class air travel, (b) business class air travel, (c) economy class air travel, (d) international air travel, and (e) domestic air travel.

629  MS J. I. BISHOP: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs—What was his department’s total expenditure on hospitality and entertainment in 2010-11, and of this, what sum was used for entertainment provided (a) overseas, (b) within Australia, and (c) in conjunction with the United Nations Security Council bid.

630  MS J. I. BISHOP: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs—In 2010-11, what was his department’s total expenditure on (a) information and computer technology, (b) consultancy, (c) external accounting, (d) external auditing, (e) external legal services, and (f) membership and grants paid to affiliate organisations, and for each category, what was the program breakdown for this expenditure.

631  MS J. I. BISHOP: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs—In respect of curable blindness in the Asia-Pacific region, (a) since 24 November 2007, what sum of money has the Australian Government spent on addressing this condition, and (b) what countries are receiving Australian Government assistance to address this condition.

632  MS J. I. BISHOP: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs—Since 24 November 2007, how many cataract surgeries have been performed in the Asia-Pacific region.

633  MS J. I. BISHOP: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs—Since 24 November 2011, what sum has been spent on training eye health professionals, including ophthalmologists and ophthalmic nurses, to support local surgical capacity in the Asia-Pacific region.

634  MS J. I. BISHOP: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs—How many eye clinics have been established in the Asia-Pacific region as part of the Avoidable Blindness Initiative.

635  MS J. I. BISHOP: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs—Since 24 November 2007, what sum of funding has been spent on eye screening of primary school children (ages 5 to12 years) in the Asia-Pacific region.

636  MR LAMING: To ask the Minister for Health and Ageing—In respect of the 19(2) Exemptions Initiative, what sum has been paid by Medicare to Australian public hospitals for individual outpatient consultations since the introduction of ‘19(2)’; and can she present this information by public hospital in each State and Territory, if not, by jurisdiction of hospitals eligible and ineligible according to ‘19(2)’ population criteria.