PATIENT ASSISTANCE TRANSPORT SCHEME

Mr PENGILLY (Finniss) (14:57): My question, once again, is to the Minister for Health. Why must a person who has had a laryngectomy (removal of the voice box through throat cancer) be forced to travel on the ferry and connections both sides (a total of 4½ hours) when motion sickness can be life threatening and they have been told that under PATS they cannot fly?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health and Ageing, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for Defence Industries, Minister for Veterans' Affairs) (14:58): Again, if the member for Finniss can provide me with the details of the particular patient, I will be more than happy to get back to him with an answer.