Senator COLBECK (Tasmania—Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians and Minister for Youth and Sport) (14:40): The press release that Senator Polley refers to relates to our provision of PPE and surge workforce into residential aged-care facilities that have had a COVID-19 outbreak. That's exactly what we did. So every aged-care facility that has had a COVID-19 outbreak has had PPE provided to it. In fact, if you go back to that point in time you will note that there was a global shortage of PPE. This government has built a significant stockpile of PPE to provide— The PRESIDENT: I have Senator Wong on a point of order. Senator Wong: It's on direct relevance. There was a direct question about two masks per shift and only one glove. It's reasonable, I think, for Australians to know why that occurred on this minister's watch. I would ask him to respond to that aspect of the question. The PRESIDENT: Senator Cormann on that point of order? Senator Cormann: There was way more to that question, and the minister could not have been more directly relevant to the question if he tried. The PRESIDENT: I'm listening carefully to the answer. The minister is talking about personal protective equipment and its provision, which is directly relevant to the question. There's an opportunity to debate questions after question time, but the minister is being directly relevant. Senator COLBECK: In every circumstance of a COVID-19 outbreak the first responder goes in and looks at the stocks of PPE in the facility to ensure that they are adequate and to ensure that— Opposition senators interjecting— Senator COLBECK: 'It's too late then,' was the interjection. All providers are required under the act to have adequate stocks of PPE. That is their responsibility. So the providers in that circumstance need to step up— Senator Pratt: Why are they not provided? The PRESIDENT: Senator Pratt! I have called you to order several times. Senator COLBECK: during an outbreak of COVID-19. One of the things that we have made sure of is that they have availability of PPE, because that is absolutely critical. PPE is critical in managing a COVID-19 outbreak in a facility— The PRESIDENT: Senator Wong on a point of order? Senator Wong: It's a point of order on direct relevance: two masks per shift and one glove—why? The PRESIDENT: Senator Wong, that was part of the question. The minister's talking about the provision of and requirement for this equipment. I hold that he is being directly relevant. There is an opportunity to debate it after question time. Senator COLBECK: So, in every circumstance where there's been an outbreak of COVID-19, we have ensured that there are adequate supplies of PPE in the facilities. That has been part of the work that our case managers have done on a daily basis to ensure that infection control can be managed within facilities. An opposition senator: It didn't happen! The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Polley is on her feet. Senator Polley, a supplementary question?