Senator LUNDY (Australian Capital Territory—Minister Assisting for Industry and Innovation, Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Minister for Sport) (14:54): It does not matter how many times Senator Cash asks the same question, the answer remains the same: the provisions were made for this in the MYEFO and the bills that passed the Senate on 19 November, and the supplementary bills are for the operational costs associated with these clients. There is no more information than that. It was explored previously through the course of those bills and Senator Cash is aware of that. Repeatedly, we have questions coming across the chamber— Senator Brandis: Mr President, I rise on a point of order. You may or may not have noticed that both the primary question and the second supplementary question asked for an amount, and the minister has not mentioned a figure once in either of those answers. The second supplementary question asked whether there had been a revision and, if so, what it was. That is as specific a question as it is possible to ask. Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Brandis, halt. There are people on your side who are overriding what you are saying. I cannot hear you. Senator BRANDIS: I said 'has there been a revision and what is it' is as specific a question as is possible to imagine. The minister should be directed to answer it. The PRESIDENT: I cannot direct a minister how to answer the question, as I have said previously. I believe the minister has 26 seconds to address the question and I ask the minister to address the issue. Senator LUNDY: As I said, the provision was made in MYEFO and I am happy to say it again and again. The operational costs associated with these new arrangements have not been separately identified, hence I am not able to provide the actual figure that the opposition is demanding. But included are adjustments that were made in estimates for the care and management of irregular maritime arrivals.