Kuriger Barbara: Home and Community Support (Payment for Travel Between Clients) Settlement Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeKuriger Barbara: Home and Community Support (Payment for Travel Between Clients) Settlement Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 11 February 2016. Volume:711;Page:8956. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]BARBARA KURIGER (National—Taranaki - King Country): It is a pleasure to speak in support of the second reading of the Home and Community Support (Payment for Travel Between Clients) Settlement Bill. I also want to acknowledge the people who have worked so well together in coming to the position that we are currently in whether it was the support workers and unions whether it was the service providers the Crown—everyone who was involved in this process. We saw a very coordinated effort by officials and by the whole team to come to a sensible solution on this issue so it is a real pleasure to be here supporting it.I have to say I have had some firsthand experience over recent times. I have got an elderly father-in-law who has just moved into a rest home but prior to that when he was in his own home he had some very dedicated people coming into his home and taking care of him on a daily basis.One of the members over here referred to the fact that those people often come in and they have a big smile and a happy attitude. I think that really sums up the types of people who do the home-care and support work. They really do have a fantastic attitude towards those people who are elderly or who are disabled.We are talking about travel between workplaces in this instance and there is a saying in this world about going the extra mile. I guess we could take that saying two ways when it comes to supporting this piece of legislation because not only do those people go the extra mile to be looking after their clients but also they were actually driving extra miles to get there. I think it is really important that we are recognising those people today.We are solving a historical issue here—something that has actually been causing people quite a bit of not only angst but also financial discomfort for a period of time—and it is a pleasure to be here helping to build a sustainable system that is enduring that is affordable and that is in a sustainable framework going forward because these types of services are extremely important.It has been a pleasure to work with the Health Committee. It is good to be standing here knowing that the parties that have spoken so far have been in support of it. The Health Committee does work really well together and it is always a pleasure to be part of that process.I also want today to acknowledge the submitters. Everyone who came in added a contribution towards the progress of putting this work together. There is some quite detailed information in here in terms of being able to have this piece of legislation aligned with other pieces of legislation including ACC and it was quite a picture to put that all together. It was not only the negotiation; it was also getting everything in place in the legislation to line it all up to come to where we are at today.It is important to note that in Budget 2014 the Government did invest money in supporting this. It is my pleasure to stand here today and support this piece of legislation.