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QUESTION NO. 26

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 11 February 2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 1)

Dr D T George (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

(1) (a) Why was a certain forensic company (name furnished) investigating the Gauteng health department, (b) when was the investigation instituted and (c) what was the mandate for this investigation;

(2) what (a) are the findings and/or recommendations of the investigation and (b) action is being taken following the finding and/or recommendations of the investigation;

(3) whether the report will be published; if not, why not; if so, when?

NW28E

REPLY:

I wish to point out from the outset that whilst this question relates to the Gauteng Department of Health which is our responsibility as both the Minister of Health and the MEC for Health in Gauteng, we feel that the Question should have been put to the Minister of Finance, as it is National Treasury which is dealing with this specific matter. My Office informs me however that they consulted with National Treasury and this information was given.

Whilst we managed to get this information for the purpose of answering the Question, we wish to appeal that any further follow-up questions on this matter must be directed at the National Treasury.

The answer to the Question, as provided to us by National Treasury is as follows:

(1) (a) The National Treasury obtained the services of a private forensic investigation firm through the normal supply chain procedures when it was confirmed by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) that it would not be in a position to conduct the investigation because of capacity constraints it was experiencing at that time.

The reasons for initiating the investigation were given as follows:

(i) The Gauteng Department's poor financial performance for the 2008/09 financial year, particularly with respect to its Goods and Services budget. The department reported at the time that it had over-spent its overall budget for the 2008/09 financial year by R722 million, and had an additional R573 million in unpaid invoices for suppliers. Unlike other provincial health departments that had over-spent in 2008/09, Gauteng was negatively affected by what appeared to be an inability to manage its Goods and Services budget, whereas others had reported personnel costs as the key driver in overall overspending;

(ii) The Gauteng Health Department's failure to address matters raised in previous Auditor-General's reports (please refer to the AG's report for 2007/08), related to:

- poor management of tangible assets (R46.7m worth of assets recorded, the existence of which could not be verified);

- the awarding of contracts worth a total of R36m without following a competitive bidding process;

(iii) other matters raised include:

- a large portion of the Department's Goods and Services budget was allocated to consultants. It was estimated at the time that nearly R1 billion was allocated towards consultants for various services such as project management, ICT and other agencies;

- many contracts allowed for payments to consultants before services were actually delivered and in some cases, contracts were awarded and payments were made without any subsequent completion of projects. For example, over R200 million was paid for a Health Information System (HIS) and a "Smart-Card" system that never materialised.

(b) During August 2009.

(c) The mandate of the investigation was to –

(i) obtain copies of tender documents and minutes of relevant meetings to establish whether or not the supply chain processes outlined in the PFMA and Treasury Regulations were followed;

(ii) obtain copies of certain contracts (pre-determined in the terms of reference) and to establish compliance with the PFMA;

(iii) establish any conflicts of interest in the whole process of awarding contracts;

(iv) review whether an ethical and fair approach was taken in dealing with potential suppliers in relation to the needs to the department; and

(v) establish the nature of the asset management performance of the Department, including internal controls.

(2) (a) The significant findings of the report were that -

(i) the Department did not follow proper procurement processes for a number of significant contracts;

(ii) deviations from the procurement processes were not reported to the Gauteng Treasury as required by the Treasury Regulations;

(iii) there is prima facie evidence that procedures were bypassed to favour certain contractors and sub contractors;

(iv) the Department's Assets Register was incomplete and it was unable to account for assets totaling R61.6 million;

(v) the Department did not adequately attend to the problems identified by the Auditor-General in prior years; and

(vi) the Department's strategic plan for 2009 to 2010 was incomplete to the extent that it omitted key information required in terms of the Treasury Regulations.

(b) The report recommends disciplinary action against officials implicated in wrongful actions. The report was referred to the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) with instructions for them to prosecute the individuals implicated in the report and pursue recovery of assets. This process is currently underway.

(3) The report cannot be issued at this time in light of the continuing SIU process mentioned above.

NCOP

FOR WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION NO. 26

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26 February 2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 1)

Mr M W Makhubela (COPE-Limpopo) to ask the Minister of Health:

(1) Whether all government hospitals have building and plant maintenance departments; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) whether all government hospitals have employed qualified artisans; if not, why not, if so, (a) how many, (b) in which trades and (c) how effective have they been in each case?

CW05E

REPLY:

The following information was obtained from our Provincial Departments of Health:

EASTERN CAPE

Question 1

(1) Whether all government hospitals have building and plant maintenance departments; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

Answer 1

(1) Most government hospitals have got maintenance structure (buildings and plant maintenance) in place although some of these structures are either inadequately or inappropriately staffed. This is due to gross under-funding.

Question 2

(2) whether all government hospitals have employed qualified artisans; if not, why not, if so, (a) how many, (b) in which trades and (c) how effective have they been in each case?

Answer 2

(2) No, not all government hospitals have employed qualified artisans. Government hospitals are acutely short of qualified artisans. In some cases employees have been placed in artisan posts without proper qualification or experience.

Some have been placed in recognition of the number of years worked in the facilities section without paying much attention to the abilities of individuals.

The current pool of artisans is mainly clustered in urban areas due to the desire for a better lifestyle, limited incentives at rural hospitals, and challenges with the procurement of essentials e.g. acquisition of spare parts, non-availability of tools, etc has had a negative effect on the general artisan morale and the difficulties in recruiting and retaining qualified artisans for the rural hospitals.

(a) The table below reflects the information in this regard:

Category

Quantity

Filled Artisan post

239

Vacant Artisan post

588

(b) The table below reflects the information in this regard:

Plumbers

Carpenters

Electricians

Fitters

Builders/Painters

36

61

22

55

65

(c) The artisans had not been effective in that their skills were not continuously improved in line with the changes in technology. The state of disrepair and physical evidence of repairs conducted by artisans was evidence to this.

The lack of re-training and improvement rendered their skills unusable in the current hi-tech industry. To mitigate this, the department engaged external service providers in the mechanical, electrical and electronics field, in the quest to boost the skills requirement and improve the conditions of plant, machinery and equipment and further provide necessary on-the-job electro-mechanical training to the Department's artisans.

As a result, these artisans are now and will in the future perform first-line maintenance (scheduled inspections and tests, minor repairs, diagnosis) whereas the external service providers will perform detailed repairs and major maintenance. This synergy between internal and external labour is an acceptable practice worldwide and will lead to the improvement of plant performance within the Department of Health.

The Department of Health is in the process of negotiating with the Department of Public Works to start shared services for Maintenance in all sub-districts which will serve all governments departments in the Province.

FREE STATE

Question 1

(1) Whether all government hospitals have building and plant maintenance departments; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

Answer 1

(1) The following table reflects the situation in this regard.

Hospital

Building maintenance department

Plant maintenance department

Provide the relevant details

Bongani

Yes

Yes

Boitumelo

Yes

Yes

There is a preventative maintenance plan. Implementation monitored monthly.

Dihalabeng

Yes

No

1 post advertised in 2007, but there were no responses. Subsequently the posts could not be advertised due to budgetary stringency measures in the Department. 1 post (Mechanical) to be advertised in April 2010.

MMM

Yes

Pelonomi

Yes

Yes

We have 5 artisans reporting to a Senior Superintendent. All artisans have workshops to practice their trades.

Bongani: The maintenance service of the hospital is the responsibility of the Engineering Department and concerns itself with the management and maintenance of hospital plant, machinery and building and non-medical equipment. The Engineering Department is managed in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations and to the constitutional prescriptions as stated by the Department of Health and to comply with regulations and needs regarding Patient Care. The Province manages a Business Plan (Maintenance Plan) with contents; inspections daily, weekly, monthly and annually.

Free State Psychiatric Complex (FSPC) has Technical or Maintenance Services Division with the following Sections:

Building Services Sub Division

Mechanical, Fitting & Steam Boiler Services Sub Division

Electrical Services Sub Division

General Maintenance Services Sub Division

Clinical Engineering Sub Division

Administrative Support Sub Division

District

Building maintenance department

Plant maintenance department

Provide the relevant details

Thabo Mofutsannyana

Yes Itemoheng

Yes

· Maintenance plan in place

· Inspections are done regularly

Yes Phuthuloha

Yes

Yes DJ Newberry

Yes

Yes e Ross

Yes

To be with the revitalization project

Yes Nketoana

Yes

6 workers responsible for clinics of the local municipality as well and also responsible for hot water system

Yes Phekolong

Yes

4 worked responsible for local municipality clinics as well. Short strapped leader not covered

Yes Thebe/ Phumelela

Yes

Hospital still under renovations so the plant is still being changed

Lejweleputswa

Yes

Thusanong, Nala, Mohau Katleho & Winburg: Electrical and Mechanical Builing

Yes

· Maintenance plan in place

· Inspections are done regularly

Motheo

Yes National

No

· Departmental contracts

Yes Dr JS Moroka

No

Yes Botshabelo

No

Yes Mantsopa

No

Fezile Dabi

Yes

Tokollo/ Mafube Complex

Yes

· Maintenance plan in place.

· Inspection done on equipment and building

Yes

Metsimaholo/ Parys Complex

Yes

· There is a Maintenance Plan in place although minor maintenance of the building due to lack of

Xhariep

Yes

Stoffel Coetzee/ Embekweni/ Diamant Hospitals

Yes

Stoffel Coetzee/ Embekweni/ Diamant Hospitals

· Maintenance plan in place

· Inspections are done regularly

Question 2

(2) whether all government hospitals have employed qualified artisans; if not, why not, if so, (a) how many, (b) in which trades and (c) how effective have they been in each case?

Answer 2

(2) The following table reflects the situation in this regard

Name of Hospital

Number of Artisans employed and their trade

Bongani

1 Electrician

3 Fitter

1 Painter

1 Builder

1 Plumber

2 Carpenter

Boitumelo

5 Electrician

Plumber

Carpenter

Filter

Health technician

Dihlabeng

1 Snr Artisan Superintended (filled) Electrical

1 Artisan Foreman (Filled) Plumbing

3 Artisan A (vacant) 1 Electrical, 1 Mechanical, 1 Civil

1 Snr Handyman and 3 Tradesman Aids (filled)

MMM

3 – 4 Artisans

1 Plumber

1 Painter

1 Boiler Operator

Pelonomi

4 Electrical, Mechanical, Fitter & Turner and Buidling

Name of FSPC Maintenance Section

Number of Established Artisans Posts

Total Established Posts

Filled Posts

Vacant Posts

Effectiveness of the Artisans in each Section

Building Section

8

3

5

Effective

Mechanical, Fitting & Steam Boiler Section

6

3

3

Effective

Electrical Services Section

4

2

2

Effective

General Maintenance Section

2

1

1

Effective

Clinical Engineering Section

1

0

0

Not Effective

Technical Services Management Section

3

2

1

Effective

Total

24

11

13

District

Number of Artisans employed

Type of trade

Indicate how effective have they been in each case

Thabo Mofutsanyana

JD Newberry 1

Electrical and Mechanical

Support provided by other hospitals

E Ross 1

Welding

Welding needs are timeously attended to

Nketoana 1

Mill Wright

Inspective

Phekolong 1

Electrical & Mechanical

Effective

Thebe/ Phumelela 2

All rounder's except electricity (not qualified)

Very effective

Lejweleputswa

Thusanong 3

Boilermaker, Painter and Electrical/Multi-skilled

Officers fully effective.

Monitoring is done

Katleho 1

Boilermaker

Nala 1

Electrician

Motheo

National 4

Electrician, Plumber, Mechanic and Carpentry

Officers fully effective.

Monitoring is done

Dr JS Moroka 2

Plumber and Electrician

Botshabelo 1

Electrician

Fezile Dabi

Tokollo/ Mafube Complex 2

Carpentry

Officers fully effective but still requires other skills e.g. plumbing and engineering

Metsimaholo/ Parys Complex 1

Electrician

Xhariep

Xhariep Clinics and CHC 1

Foreman

Officers fully effective but still requires other skills e.g. plumbing, and engineering

Stoffel Coetzee/

Embekweni 1

Foreman

GAUTENG

Question 1

(1) Whether all government hospitals have building and plant maintenance departments; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

Answer 1

(1) Yes, all hospitals in Gauteng have building and plant maintenance workshops. The Department of Infrastructure Development (DID) is responsible for the accountability of the budget implementation, joint planning, supervision and monitoring of these workshops.

Question 2

(2) whether all government hospitals have employed qualified artisans; if not, why not, if so, (a) how many, (b) in which trades and (c) how effective have they been in each case?

Answer 2

(2) All regional and central hospitals are staffed by artisans, foremen, and inspectors employed by DID. All staffing questions should be referred to the Department of Infrastructure Development (DID).

NORTHERN CAPE

Question 1

(1) Whether all government hospitals have building and plant maintenance departments; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

Answer 1

(1)The Provincial Department of Health has a unit that provides routine maintenance services to the public hospitals. There are general workers in the hospitals that work together with the maintenance unit from the provincial office. Major maintenance work is being referred to the Department of Roads & Public Works.

Question 2

(2) whether all government hospitals have employed qualified artisans; if not, why not, if so, (a) how many, (b) in which trades and (c) how effective have they been in each case?

(1) Answer 2

(2) In the Northern Cape Province the following artisans are employed at the following government hospitals:

(a) * Kuruman Hospital: 1 (general maintenance)

* Kimberley Hospital: 21 (3 plumbers; 2 electricians; 4 carpentry; 4 mechanical fitters; 8 general maintenance)

* Gordonia Hospital: 1 (general maintenance)

* Calvinia Hospital: 1 (electrician)


* Colesberg Hospital: 1 (general maintenance)

* Provincial Office Projects: 2 (1 electrician; 1 general maintenance)

(b) All the above are in the following trades:


Electricians
Plumber
Carpentry

(c) All are very effective in their work.

WESTERN CAPE

Question 1

(1) Whether all government hospitals have building and plant maintenance departments; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

Answer 1

(1) Every hospital has a maintenance workshop. The number and qualifications of the personnel vary according to the size and complexity of the hospital. The Central Hospitals typically are headed by a professional engineer whilst some small district hospitals only have a handyman.

The smaller hospitals are supported by central workshops who employ highly skilled technicians and artisans.

Question 2

(2) whether all government hospitals have employed qualified artisans; if not, why not, if so, (a) how many, (b) in which trades and (c) how effective have they been in each case?

Answer 2

(2) Yes.

(a) We employ a total of 164 Artisans.

(b) engineering and building trades - fitters, fitters & turners, electricians, plumbers, painters, bricklayers, etc.

(c) the workshop personnel of the various hospitals, and in particular the artisans, have proven to be very effective over many decades. The advantages of having our own maintenance staff include:

· Emergencies can be attended to immediately, even after hours, as the Department has workshop personnel on standby 24 hours a day, seven days a week, throughout the year.

· Routine maintenance and repairs are effectively and efficiently done.

· Delays in procurement of private contractors are eliminated.

· Most maintenance work can be done far more cost-effectively by in-house artisan staff in comparison to outsourcing.

QUESTION 27

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 1-2010]

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 11 February 2010

27. Dr S M van Dyk (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

When will the State (a) sign the contract to purchase Remaining Portion 0 of the Farm Doornpoort 21 JQ in the Thabazimbi district in Limpopo, which was subjected to a land claim on 2 September 1998 and (b) pay out the purchase price to the owner? NW29E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

a)-(b) The matter is currently being addresssed by the Commission on Restitution of Land Rights.

QUESTION NO.: 29

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 25 FEBRUARY 2009

Ms M Smuts (DA) to ask the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Development:

1. Whether his department handed 4285 cases to private advocates in the course of its duties of providing legal advice services to all organs of State in the 2008-09 financial year; if so, how many cases were handed to (a) white, (b) black, (c) male and (d) female private advocates? NW31E

REPLY:

I would like to advise the Honourable Member that myDepartment has issued 6458 briefs to private advocates during the 2008/9 financial year. Out of 6458 briefs, 4458 briefs went to black advocates and a total of 2000 briefs were issued to white advocates. Females received 1466 briefs, which translate to 23% of the total issued briefs.

Please refer to the table below for the detailed breakdown of the 2008/9 briefing statistics.

State Litigation - Number Of Briefs Per Race & Gender

Office

Black Males

Black Females

White Males

White Female

Total

Bisho

649

44

95

18

806

Bloemfontein

63

27

60

15

165

Cape Town

134

105

87

66

392

Durban

335

245

45

18

643

Johannesburg

684

221

273

34

1212

Kimberly

12

30

12

15

69

Mafikeng

141

76

26

7

250

Port Elizabeth

215

38

173

33

459

Pretoria

1109

222

764

248

2343

Thohoyandou

104

4

11

0

119

Total

3446

1012

1546

454

6458

QUESTION NUMBER 30

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 11 February 2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NUMBER 01)

Adv H C Schmidt (DA) to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources:

How many conversion applications for old order mining rights in terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Act, Act 28 of 2002, had been (a) received as at 30 April 2009 and (b) of these had been (i) granted, (ii) refused or (iii) referred back to the applicants as at 31 October 2009?

Reply: (a) 1102 conversion applications in respect of old order mining rights were submitted to
Regional offices as at 30 April 2009.

(b) Of the 1102 conversion applications, 885 could be adjudicated. Of the said 885 applications, 178 were converted, 36 were withdrawn and 3 could not be processed.

QUESTION NO 32

Mr. SJF Marais (DA) to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry:

(1) Whether his department has a policy that provides practical

solutions to eradicate poverty and unemployment that is based upon labour intensive manufacturing; if not, (a) why not and (b) what happened to the 1994 Ford, General Motors and Good Year initiative behind which certain engineers (name furnished) were called in 2009; if so, (a) how many initiatives were financed, (b) on what are they based, (c) how many sustainable jobs it generate and (d) what revenue did the Government gain from these initiatives;

(2) why was no decision taken on the 1984 business plan which

was requested by his predecessor in 2005;

(3) whether he intends to improve and support the 2009 version of

the business plan proposed by the said companies; if not, why not; if so,

(4) whether he will approve and support the 2009 version of the

business plan; if not, which aspects (a) of the plan he does not agree with and (b) should be altered to gain approval; if so, (i) what kind of support will his department provide and (ii) what are the timeframes for the implementation of the plan?

NW34E

REPL Y:

1 (a) the Department of Trade and Industry tackles poverty eradication and unemployment in terms of three key programmes and policy frameworks:

  1. Empowerment and Enterprise Development - creates economic opportunities for enterprises, previously disadvantaged citizens and increases broad based participation in underdeveloped regions.
  2. Industrial development - the revised Industrial Policy Action Plan's (IPAP 2) purpose is to expand production in value-added sectors with high employment and growth multipliers that compete in export markets as well as compete in the domestic market against imports. The Action Plan places emphasis on more labour absorbing production and services sectors, the increased participation of historically disadvantaged people and regions in our economy.
  1. The Enterprise Organisation - provides enterprise and industrial financing and incentives.

Under each of these are financial support schemes with criteria that seek to direct support to areas that are under-serviced, these include the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), the Cooperative Incentive Scheme and the Black Business Supplier Development Programme.

In addition, the agencies of the department, e.g. Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda), the South African Micro Finance Apex Fund (Samaf), and Khula provide targeted support to enterprises.

1 (b) The Department had a meeting with engineers in 2009 which resulted in them applying for innovation support in terms of the Support Programme for Industrial Innovation (SPII) of the Department.

(a) On 20 January 2010 the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) informed the applicant that a grant has been approved towards the development of the Manufactured Housing Project. (b)The grant was for the development of new technology for manufacturing houses, therefore(c) no jobs have been generated yet and (d) the Government did not receive any revenue.

(2) In response to a Blue Print Proposal to address poverty and joblessness received from the engineers, the then Minister of Trade and Industry in 2003 indicated that the Department had concerns regarding the viability of the proposal as the practical implementation was not very clear. Specific matters, such as the attainment of minimum quality and compliance to industry standards, which is central to sustainability in any manufacturing industry, had seemingly not been addressed. In addition, the viability of the proposal should be determined by the industries that could benefit from the proposal. The applicant was requested to consult with the relevant industries in this regard.

(3) and (4)Further communication was received in 2009 from the engineers via a letter to the current Minister. In his reply to the engineers, the current Minister of Trade and Industry indicated that this unique project requires a full feasibility study and its degree of economic merit must be well determined. In addition, the Minister recommended that the proposal be forwarded to the Department of Human Settlements for their review and comment.

Should the engineers decide to undertake the feasibility study as recommended by the Minister, they are welcome to approach the Department for possible support through its applicable incentive schemes.

QUESTION 33

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 1-2010]

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 11 February 2010

33. Mrs A Steyn (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

(1) With reference to his reply to Question 967 on 10 September 2009, what amount was paid out for (a) urban and (b) rural land claims in each province in each year since the beginning of the land reform programme;

(2) whether all claimants were paid in full in this regard; if not, (a) why not, (b) what amount is still outstanding in each case and (c) how many claims must still be settled in each province; if so, what are the relevant details? NW35E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

(1)(a) and (b) Please refer to Annexure A. Although the land reform programme commenced in 1995, from 1995 to 1998 the Commission on Restitution of Land Rights was still developing policies and procedures in terms of the Restitution of Land Rights Act, 1994 (Act No 22 of 1994) and did not have a budget for settling land claims. Therefore information is provided from 1999.

(2) No.

(a) Claimants were not paid in full due to the following reasons:

- Untraceable claimants;

- family disputes in respect of restitution options;

- lack of documentary evidence required to finalize land claims, such as identity document(s), death, marriage and divorce certificates;

- lack of communication from claimants whose contact details changed e.g. change of residential addresses and numbers;

- departmental budget constraints;

- land claims still on the court roll.

(b) Please refer to Annexure B.

(c) Please refer to Annexure C. It should be noted that all urban land claims have been settled and are only awaiting payment.

QUESTION NO.: 34

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 11 FEBRUARY 2010

Dr P J Rabie (DA) to ask the Minister of Economic Development:

(1) Whether he has taken any steps to ensure that no duplication is taking place by the various ministries that are involved with economic development; if not, why not; if so, what steps;

(2) whether his department is ultimately responsible for finalising economic policy; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details? NW36E

REPLY

1. Steps have been taken to ensure no unnecessary duplication between the various ministries. These included liaison between departments and Ministries, as well as setting out clear and distinct objectives in departmental strategic plans.

Cabinet is ultimately responsible for finalising economic policy as it is responsible for finalising all national government policies, following discussion of policy proposals in Ministerial Clusters.

QUESTION NO. 34
Mr MP Sibande (ANC), to ask the Minister of Human Settlements:

How many houses were built since the commencement of his term of office?

REPLY:

A total of 57, 859 serviced sites and 144,563 completed houses have been delivered since the commencement of Minister Sexwale's term of office in the 2009/ 10 financial year for the period 18 May 2009 to 31 March 2010.

This achievement is significant in the light of the economic downturn, coupled with the recent recession, which impacted negatively upon the human settlement mandate. Moreover resources had to be diverted towards the rectification of cracked houses - owing to shoddy workmanship - build over the years.

QUESTION NO.: 35

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 11 FEBRUARY 2010

Dr P J Rabie (DA) to ask the Minister of Economic Development:

Whether his department intends addressing job creation, skills development and poverty alleviation issues in the 2010-11 financial year; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW37E

REPLY

The Department intends addressing job creation and economic development issues in the 2010-11 financial year. The relevant details are set out in the Department's Budget Vote, which will be discussed in the Extended Public Committee, scheduled to take place on 23 March 2010.

QUESTION NO 36

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 11 FEBRUARY 2010(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 1- 2010)

Date reply submitted : 1 March 2010

36. Mr A T Fritz (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) Whether the SA Police Service developed and adopted a policy providing guidelines for the appointment of persons with a criminal record; if so, (a) when was the policy (i) developed and (ii) adopted and (b) where can a copy of the policy be obtained; if not,

(2) whether the SAPS has any plans in place to develop and adopt such a policy; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) whether the SAPS does any pre-employment screening of potential employees for criminal records; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(4) whether any employees with criminal records are currently employed by the SAPS; if so, (a) how many and (b) what is their (i) job level and (ii) occupational category?

NW38E

REPLY:

.

No person with a criminal record is eligible to be recruited as a SAPS member. In December 2009 the Minister instructed an audit be conducted on SAPS members to check that this policy is being implemented effectively. The audit is still underway but is nearing completion.

QUESTIONS 37 FOR WRITTEN REPLY

17 FEBRUARY 2010

37. Ms A M Dreyer (DA) to ask the Minister for the Public Service and Administration:

1) Whether, with reference to his reply to written Question 410 on 20 July 2009, he has purchased a new vehicle; if not, (a) when will he purchase a new vehicle and (b) what is the value of the vehicle he is currently using; if so, (i) why, (ii) what make and model is the vehicle, (iii) what did the vehicle cost and (iv) what (aa) accessories were included in excess of the vehicle's purchase price and (bb) was the cost of such accessories? NW39E

REPLY

1) The Department of Public Service and Administration has in line with the Ministerial Handbook purchased two new vehicles for the Minister.

a. The vehicles were purchased on 21 January 2010 and 17 February 2010 respectively.

b. The market value of the vehicles prior to the above-mentioned purchases were as follows:

· BMW 530d – R140 000.00

· Mercedes Benz E350 – R160 000.00

i. Both the vehicles were replaced for the following reasons:

  • The BMW had reached the end of its lifespan of five years according to chapter 5, paragraph 1.2.3 of the Ministerial Handbook.
  • The comprehensive maintenance plan of 5 years/100 000 kilometers on the BMW was exhausted, and
  • The BMW experienced multiple mechanical failures with costly financial implications.
  • The Mercedes Benz had reached the end of its lifespan as it had exceeded the 120 000 kilometers as per chapter 5, paragraph 1.2.3 of the Ministerial Handbook.
  • The comprehensive maintenance plan of 6 years/120 000 kilometers on the Mercedes Benz was exhausted, therefore maintenance cost implications would be excessive.
  • ii. A 2010 BMW X5 3.0d and a 2010 Mercedes Benz E350 CDI.

    iii. The purchase price for the BMW X5 3.0d amounted to R712 400.00 and the Mercedes Benz E350 CDI at R666 849.99.

    iv. (aa) There were no extra accessories included in excess of the vehicle's purchase

    price.

    iv. (bb) No costs incurred.

    QUESTION NO 38

    DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 11 FEBRUARY 2010

    (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 1- 2010)

    Date reply submitted : 1 March 2010

    38. Mrs D A Schäfer (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

    How many (a) samples were sent to the Forensic Science laboratories in the past three financial years in respect of sexual crimes against (i) women and (ii) children and (b) were finalised in each case within (i) one month, (ii) two months, (iii) three months, (iv) six months and (v) one year or longer?

    NW40E

    REPLY:

    (a)(i)(ii)

    2006/2007 – 36681 entries

    2007/2008 – 42822 entries

    2008/2009 – 41841 entries

    The above figures represent all rape cases as received. Information to indicate whether victims were women or children is not readily available. Obtaining such information will be a cumbersome task which will need diversion of resources for the specific task, and will affect service delivery.

    (b)(i)(ii)(iv)(v)

    From the Short Tandem Repeat Laboratory system (DNA system) it is only able to report the total amounts of entries of all cases finalized:



    FROM ASSIGNED TO ANALYST TILL FINALISED

    Year

    < 7 Days

    < 14 Days

    < 28 Days

    < 35 Days

    < 42 Days

    < 56 Days

    < 70 Days

    >70
    Days

    Total Finalised

    2006/2007

    19419

    29142

    36498

    38033

    39764

    42672

    44716

    7358

    52074

    2007/2008

    27566

    35397

    41515

    42455

    43192

    44315

    46358

    6905

    53263

    2008/2009

    15365

    22427

    30560

    32457

    35689

    39026

    41031

    11033

    52064

    One entry can contain more than one exhibit.

    I am concerned about reports of backlogs that are occurring at forensic laboratories. In February this year I instructed the Secretariat of Police to look into this matter and provide the Ministry with a full report on the backlogs and factors contributing to these backlogs.

    QUESTION NO 39

    DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 11 FEBRUARY 2010

    (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 1- 2010)

    39. Mrs D A Schäfer (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

    (1) Whether (a) he, (b) his deputy minister, (c) any specified officials and (d) any other persons have been issued with a government or official credit card; if so, what are the relevant details for him, his deputy minister and each holder of a credit card in respect of the (i) name, (ii) job title, (iii) credit limit, (iv) outstanding amount as at the latest specified date for which information is available, (v) monthly expenses incurred for each month since receiving the credit card, (vi) reason for such persons being issued with a credit card and (vii) uses that such a credit card is intended for;

    (2) whether any such credit cards are over their credit limit; if so, (a) whose credit cards are over the limit and (b) what is the reason for the credit cards exceeding the limit;

    (3) whether any action hadetails? s been taken against such persons for exceeding their credit card limits; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant

    NW41E

    REPLY:

    The Minister and deputy Minister have official credit cards and none of these cards have exceeded their credit limit or have balances outstanding

    QUESTION NO 40

    DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 11 FEBRUARY 2010

    (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 1- 2010)

    Date reply submitted : 24 March 2010

    40. Mrs N W A Michael (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

    (1) Whether all (a) offices, (b) sites of his department and (c) entities reporting to him adhere to the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Act 85 of 1993; if not, (i) why not, (ii) which facilities fail to adhere to the Act, (iii) where are they situated and (iv) what (aa) aspects of the Act does each such facility not comply with and (bb) action has been taken in each case; if so, what are the relevant details;

    (2) (a) how often should each facility be inspected and (b) when last was each facility inspected?

    NW42E

    REPLY:

    No, not all offices, sites and entities utilized by the South African Police Service, fully comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Act 85 of 1993.

    I have instructed the National Commissioner to look into this matter and an investigation is currently underway to address not only why the department is not compliant but also to address what steps will be taken to rectify this situation

    QUESTION NO 41

    DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 11 FEBRUARY 2010

    (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 1- 2010)

    Date reply submitted : 24 March 2010

    41. Mrs DA Schafer (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

    (a) What were the terms of the settlement reached with a certain person (name furnished) on 8 September 2009 as reported in a certain newspaper (details furnished) and why was the settlement agreed to?

    NW43E

    REPLY:

    The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development would be in a better position to respond to this question.

    QUESTION NO. 42

    DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 11 February 2010

    (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 1)

    Mr M Waters (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

    (1) Whether there are minimum requirements with regard to the (a) number and (b) qualifications of medical professionals at each rehabilitation centre; if not, why not; if so, what (i) are these requirements and (ii) is the ideal patient-to-medical practitioner ratio;

    (2) what steps are being taken to address the current (a) inadequate numbers of medical professionals and (b) inadequately-qualified medical professionals at rehabilitation centres;

    (3) what measures are in place to ensure that the claims by rehabilitation centres about the medical professionals working for them correspond with the number of medical professionals on duty?

    NW45E

    REPLY:

    (1) (a) No.

    (b) Yes

    (i) The number of medical practitioners and Allied health workers depends on the nature and size of the rehabilitation centre. A stand alone rehabilitation centre with spinal rehabilitation requires more staff than a unit in a hospital which caters for less labour intensive conditions. All health workers need to have qualifications that are recognized by the Health Professions Council of South Africa in order to render a health service.

    (ii) Patient-to-medical practitioner ratios for rehabilitation centres are being developed through the Human Resources Plan for Health, and would vary depending on the nature of patients serviced in a particular centre and the availability and skills of other personnel working at the centre.

    (2) (a) The Human Resources Plan for Health has been put in place to address the shortage of health/medical professionals in all health facilities including rehabilitation centres. There is a process of engaging training institutions to address critical areas identified in the plan. The department is working closely with universities to increase their intake of students to close the gap.

    (b) The Health Professions Council of South Africa ensures that the training of health workers meets the minimum training requirements.

    (3) Each facility has clearly defined reporting systems and managers are responsible for ensuring that employees adhere to hours of attendance.

    QUESTION NO. 43

    DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 11 February 2010

    (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 1)

    Mr M Waters (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

    As at the latest specified date for which information is available, (a) how many posts for (i) doctors, (ii) dentists, (iii) specialists, (iv) nurses and (v) physiotherapists existed at each public hospital in Gauteng and (b) how many of each of these posts were filled?

    NW46E

    REPLY:

    The following information was obtained from the Gauteng Provincial Department of Health

    Directorate/ Institution

    Report Occ Group

    (a)No of posts that existed

    (b)No of Filled posts

    (c)Vacant posts

    Charles Hurwitz TB Hospital

    (i) Doctors

    3

    3

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    108

    108

    0

    Charles Hurwitz TB Hospital Total

    111

    111

    0

    Chris Hani Bara Hospital

    (i) Doctors

    320

    320

    0

    (iii)Specialists

    448

    448

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    3449

    3449

    0

    (v)Physiotherapists

    28

    28

    0

    Chris Hani Bara Hospital Total

    4245

    4245

    0

    Cullinan C&R Centre

    (iv)Nurses

    121

    121

    0

    (v)Physiotherapists

    1

    1

    0

    Cullinan C&R Centre Total

    122

    122

    0

    Dr George Mukhari Hospital

    (i) Doctors

    113

    113

    0

    (iii)Specialists

    236

    236

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    1256

    1256

    0

    (v)Physiotherapists

    15

    15

    0

    Dr George Mukhari Hospital Total

    1647

    1647

    0

    Dr Yusuf Dadoo Hospital

    (i) Doctors

    11

    11

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    229

    229

    0

    (v)Physiotherapists

    3

    3

    0

    Dr Yusuf Dadoo Hospital Total

    243

    243

    0

    East Rand TB Hospital

    (i) Doctors

    3

    3

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    139

    139

    0

    East Rand TB Hospital Total

    142

    142

    0

    Edenvale Hospital

    (i) Doctors

    31

    31

    0

    (iii)Specialists

    4

    4

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    238

    238

    0

    (v)Physiotherapists

    2

    2

    0

    Edenvale Hospital Total

    275

    275

    0

    Far East Rand Hospital

    (i) Doctors

    37

    37

    0

    (iii)Specialists

    3

    3

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    325

    325

    0

    (v)Physiotherapists

    2

    2

    0

    Far East Rand Hospital Total

    367

    367

    0

    Germiston Hospital

    (i) Doctors

    17

    17

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    191

    191

    0

    (v)Physiotherapists

    1

    1

    0

    Germiston Hospital Total

    209

    209

    0

    Heidelberg Hospital

    (i) Doctors

    9

    9

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    134

    134

    0

    (v)Physiotherapists

    1

    1

    0

    Heidelberg Hospital Total

    144

    144

    0

    Helen Joseph

    (i) Doctors

    85

    85

    0

    (iii)Specialists

    102

    102

    0

    (ii)Dentists

    1

    1

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    656

    656

    0

    (v)Physiotherapists

    11

    11

    0

    Helen Joseph Total

    855

    855

    0

    Johannesburg Hospital

    (i) Doctors

    211

    211

    0

    (iii)Specialists

    343

    343

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    1603

    1603

    0

    (v)Physiotherapists

    21

    21

    0

    Johannesburg Hospital Total

    2178

    2178

    0

    Jubilee Hospital (NW)

    (i) Doctors

    30

    30

    0

    (iii)Specialists

    1

    1

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    306

    306

    0

    (v)Physiotherapists

    3

    3

    0

    Jubilee Hospital (NW) Total

    340

    340

    0

    Kalafong Hospital

    (i) Doctors

    116

    116

    0

    (iii)Specialists

    116

    116

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    725

    725

    0

    (v)Physiotherapists

    9

    9

    0

    Kalafong Hospital Total

    966

    966

    0

    Kopanong Hospital

    (i) Doctors

    20

    20

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    223

    223

    0

    (v)Physiotherapists

    1

    1

    0

    Kopanong Hospital Total

    244

    244

    0

    Kruisfontein Hospital

    (i) Doctors

    4

    4

    0

    (iii)Specialists

    5

    5

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    135

    135

    0

    Kruisfontein Hospital Total

    144

    144

    0

    Leratong Hospital

    (i) Doctors

    103

    103

    0

    (iii)Specialists

    11

    11

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    698

    698

    0

    (v)Physiotherapists

    5

    5

    0

    Leratong Hospital Total

    817

    817

    0

    Mamelodi Hospital

    (i) Doctors

    18

    18

    0

    (iii)Specialists

    3

    3

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    236

    236

    0

    (v)Physiotherapists

    2

    2

    0

    Mamelodi Hospital Total

    259

    259

    0

    Medunsa Oral Dental Hospital

    (i) Doctors

    2

    2

    0

    (iii)Specialists

    21

    21

    0

    (ii)Dentists

    31

    31

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    11

    11

    0

    Medunsa Oral Dental Hospital Total

    65

    65

    0

    Natalspruit Hospital

    (i) Doctors

    104

    104

    0

    (iii)Specialists

    10

    10

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    730

    730

    0

    (v)Physiotherapists

    6

    6

    0

    Natalspruit Hospital Total

    850

    850

    0

    ODI Hospital (NW)

    (i) Doctors

    17

    17

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    215

    215

    0

    (v)Physiotherapists

    1

    1

    0

    ODI Hospital (NW) Total

    233

    233

    0

    Pholosong Hospital

    (i) Doctors

    31

    31

    0

    (iii)Specialists

    2

    2

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    370

    370

    0

    (v)Physiotherapists

    2

    2

    0

    Pholosong Hospital Total

    405

    405

    0

    Pretoria Academic Hospital

    (i) Doctors

    122

    122

    0

    (iii)Specialists

    271

    271

    0

    (ii)Dentists

    1

    1

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    1478

    1478

    0

    (v)Physiotherapists

    23

    23

    0

    Pretoria Academic Hospital Total

    1895

    1895

    0

    Pretoria Oral Dental Hospital

    (ii)Dentists

    22

    22

    0

    (iii)Specialists

    38

    38

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    16

    16

    0

    Pretoria Oral Dental Hospital Total

    76

    76

    0

    Pretoria West Hospital

    (i) Doctors

    16

    16

    0

    (iii)Specialists

    1

    1

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    181

    181

    0

    (v)Physiotherapists

    2

    2

    0

    Pretoria West Hospital Total

    200

    200

    0

    RAHIMA MOOSA MOTHER & CHILD HOSPITAL

    (i) Doctors

    65

    65

    0

    (iii)Specialists

    48

    48

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    481

    481

    0

    (v)Physiotherapists

    4

    4

    0

    RAHIMA MOOSA MOTHER & CHILD HOSPITAL Total

    598

    598

    0

    Sebokeng Hospital

    (i) Doctors

    73

    73

    0

    (iii)Specialists

    17

    17

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    615

    615

    0

    (v)Physiotherapists

    3

    3

    0

    Sebokeng Hospital Total

    708

    708

    0

    Sizwe Trop Hospital

    (i) Doctors

    5

    5

    0

    (iii)Specialists

    2

    2

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    166

    166

    0

    Sizwe Trop Hospital Total

    173

    173

    0

    South Rand Hospital

    (i) Doctors

    21

    21

    0

    (iii)Specialists

    2

    2

    0

    (ii)Dentists

    1

    1

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    240

    240

    0

    (v)Physiotherapists

    3

    3

    0

    South Rand Hospital Total

    267

    267

    0

    Sterkfontein Hospital

    (i) Doctors

    7

    7

    0

    (iii)Specialists

    19

    19

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    356

    356

    0

    Sterkfontein Hospital Total

    382

    382

    0

    Tambo Memorial Hospital

    (i) Doctors

    107

    107

    0

    (iii)Specialists

    14

    14

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    623

    623

    0

    (v)Physiotherapists

    6

    6

    0

    Tambo Memorial Hospital Total

    750

    750

    0

    Tara H Moross Centre

    (i) Doctors

    4

    4

    0

    (iii)Specialists

    14

    14

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    95

    95

    0

    Tara H Moross Centre Total

    113

    113

    0

    Tembisa Hospital

    (i) Doctors

    120

    120

    0

    (iii)Specialists

    16

    16

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    660

    660

    0

    (v)Physiotherapists

    6

    6

    0

    Tembisa Hospital Total

    802

    802

    0

    Tshepong TB Hospital

    (i) Doctors

    1

    1

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    43

    43

    0

    (v)Physiotherapists

    1

    1

    0

    Tshepong TB Hospital Total

    45

    45

    0

    Tshwane District Hospital

    (i) Doctors

    19

    19

    0

    (iii)Specialists

    1

    1

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    253

    253

    0

    (v)Physiotherapists

    3

    3

    0

    Tshwane District Hospital Total

    276

    276

    0

    Tshwane Rehabilitation Hospital

    (iv)Nurses

    120

    120

    0

    (v)Physiotherapists

    7

    7

    0

    Tshwane Rehabilitation Hospital Total

    127

    127

    0

    Weskoppies Hospital

    (i) Doctors

    5

    5

    0

    (iii)Specialists

    28

    28

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    610

    610

    0

    (v)Physiotherapists

    1

    1

    0

    Weskoppies Hospital Total

    644

    644

    0

    Wits Oral Dental Hospital

    (i) Doctors

    205

    205

    0

    (iii)Specialists

    376

    376

    0

    (ii)Dentists

    10

    10

    0

    (iv)Nurses

    1583

    1583

    0

    (v)Physiotherapists

    18

    18

    0

    Wits Oral Dental Hospital Total

    2192

    2192

    0

    Grand Total

    24109

    24109

    0

    QUESTION NO. 44

    DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 11 February 2010

    (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 1)

    Ms H Lamoela (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

    As at the latest specified date for which information is available, (a) how many posts for (i) doctors, (ii) dentists, (iii) specialists, (iv) nurses and (v) physiotherapists existed at each public hospital in North West and (b) how many of each of these posts were filled?

    NW47E

    REPLY:

    The following information was obtained from the North West Provincial Department of Health.

    INSTUTION

    POST OCC CLASS DESCR

    ACTIVE FILLED

    ACTIVE VACANT

    Grand Total

    Mafikeng Provincial Hospital

    Medical Practitioners

    57

    8

    65

    Medical Specialists

    8

    2

    10

    Nursing Assistants

    130

    3

    133

    Physiotherapy

    1

    1

    2

    Professional Nurse

    165

    9

    174

    Staff Nurses And Pupil Nurses

    52

    3

    55

    Klerksdorp/Tshepong Complex Hospital

    Medical Practitioners

    105

    6

    111

    Medical Specialists

    27

    1

    28

    Nursing Assistants

    276

    43

    319

    Physiotherapy

    3

    2

    5

    Professional Nurse

    283

    43

    326

    Staff Nurses And Pupil Nurses

    99

    2

    101

    Job Shimankana Tabane Hospital

    Medical Practitioners

    63

    8

    71

    Medical Specialists

    7

    5

    12

    Nursing Assistants

    130

    10

    140

    Physiotherapy

    5

    5

    Professional Nurse

    176

    28

    204

    Staff Nurses And Pupil Nurses

    79

    7

    86

    Potchefstroom Provincial Hospital

    Medical Practitioners

    36

    14

    50

    Medical Specialists

    5

    5

    Nursing Assistants

    143

    6

    149

    Physiotherapy

    2

    2

    Professional Nurse

    109

    14

    123

    Staff Nurses And Pupil Nurses

    56

    16

    72

    Witrand Hospital

    Medical Practitioners

    4

    2

    6

    Nursing Assistants

    323

    17

    340

    Physiotherapy

    2

    1

    3

    Professional Nurse

    90

    3

    93

    Staff Nurses And Pupil Nurses

    56

    56

    Bophelong Psychiatric Hospital

    Medical Practitioners

    4

    5

    9

    Medical Specialists

    1

    1

    Nursing Assistants

    77

    17

    94

    Professional Nurse

    53

    5

    58

    Staff Nurses And Pupil Nurses

    6

    1

    7

    Taung District Hospital

    Medical Practitioners

    10

    2

    12

    Nursing Assistants

    105

    4

    109

    Physiotherapy

    1

    1

    Professional Nurse

    73

    8

    81

    Staff Nurses And Pupil Nurses

    48

    8

    56

    Nic Bodenstein District Hospital

    Medical Practitioners

    8

    2

    10

    Nursing Assistants

    29

    3

    32

    Professional Nurse

    23

    2

    25

    Staff Nurses And Pupil Nurses

    12

    9

    21

    Ventersdorp District Hospital*

    Medical Practitioners

    3

    2

    5

    Nursing Assistants

    13

    3

    16

    Professional Nurse

    14

    3

    17

    Staff Nurses And Pupil Nurses

    6

    6

    Ganyesa District Hospital*

    Medical Practitioners

    4

    1

    5

    Nursing Assistants

    20

    20

    Professional Nurse

    12

    5

    17

    Staff Nurses And Pupil Nurses

    10

    10

    Schweizer Reneke District Hospital

    Medical Practitioners

    4

    1

    5

    Nursing Assistants

    16

    16

    Professional Nurse

    15

    3

    18

    Staff Nurses And Pupil Nurses

    11

    2

    13

    Christiana District Hospital*

    Medical Practitioners

    3

    3

    Nursing Assistants

    16

    1

    17

    Physiotherapy

    1

    1

    Professional Nurse

    13

    1

    14

    Staff Nurses And Pupil Nurses

    5

    2

    7

    Vryburg District Hospital*

    Medical Practitioners

    13

    2

    15

    Medical Specialists

    1

    1

    2

    Nursing Assistants

    55

    1

    56

    Physiotherapy

    1

    1

    Professional Nurse

    29

    5

    34

    Staff Nurses And Pupil Nurses

    18

    2

    20

    Zeerust District Hospital**

    Medical Practitioners

    5

    2

    7

    Nursing Assistants

    24

    1

    25

    Professional Nurse

    27

    3

    30

    Staff Nurses And Pupil Nurses

    13

    1

    14

    Lehurutshe District Hospital

    Medical Practitioners

    7

    2

    9

    Nursing Assistants

    30

    30

    Physiotherapy

    1

    1

    Professional Nurse

    28

    4

    32

    Staff Nurses And Pupil Nurses

    16

    16

    Gelukspan District Hospital

    Medical Practitioners

    8

    3

    11

    Nursing Assistants

    65

    5

    70

    Physiotherapy

    2

    2

    Professional Nurse

    62

    62

    Staff Nurses And Pupil Nurses

    19

    3

    22

    General Delarey District Hospital

    Medical Practitioners

    3

    1

    4

    Nursing Assistants

    15

    2

    17

    Professional Nurse

    18

    18

    Staff Nurses And Pupil Nurses

    1

    1

    Thusong District Hospital

    Medical Practitioners

    5

    1

    6

    Nursing Assistants

    45

    1

    46

    Physiotherapy

    1

    1

    Professional Nurse

    50

    3

    53

    Staff Nurses And Pupil Nurses

    16

    3

    19

    Moses Kotane District Hospital

    Medical Practitioners

    13

    6

    19

    Medical Specialists

    1

    1

    Nursing Assistants

    64

    14

    78

    Physiotherapy

    1

    1

    Professional Nurse

    68

    4

    72

    Staff Nurses And Pupil Nurses

    41

    1

    42

    Brits District Hospital*

    Medical Practitioners

    5

    2

    7

    Nursing Assistants

    25

    2

    27

    Physiotherapy

    1

    1

    Professional Nurse

    34

    4

    38

    Staff Nurses And Pupil Nurses

    14

    2

    16

    Piet Plessis Hospital*

    Nursing Assistants

    2

    2

    Koster Hospital*

    Medical Practitioners

    1

    2

    3

    Medical Specialists

    1

    1

    Nursing Assistants

    28

    1

    29

    Physiotherapy

    1

    1

    Professional Nurse

    19

    7

    26

    Staff Nurses And Pupil Nurses

    7

    7

    Swartruggens Hospital

    Medical Practitioners

    5

    5

    Medical Specialists

    1

    1

    Nursing Assistants

    16

    1

    17

    Physiotherapy

    1

    1

    Professional Nurse

    24

    3

    27

    Staff Nurses And Pupil Nurses

    5

    5

    Carltonville District Hospital

    Medical Practitioners

    8

    1

    9

    Medical Specialists

    1

    1

    Nursing Assistants

    52

    7

    59

    Professional Nurse

    32

    3

    35

    Staff Nurses And Pupil Nurses

    33

    2

    35

    4184

    458

    4642

    QUESTION 44

    DATE OF PUBLICATION: 26 February 2010

    44. Mr R A Lees (DA-KZN) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

    (1) What is the (a) number and (b) details of land restitution claims in terms of the Restitution of Land Rights Act, Act 22 of 1994, that were (i) lodged and (ii) have been gazetted for land in the (aa) Okhahlamba Local Municipality and (bb) Emnambithi/Ladysmith Local Municipality areas in KwaZulu-Natal;

    (2) whether any of these gazetted claims have been settled; if not, why not; if so, (a) which claims and (b) what area of land was (i) claimed and (ii) purchased for each of these claims? CW48E

    THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

    (1)(a)(i)(aa) 42

    (bb) 249

    (ii)(aa) 9

    (bb) 34

    (1)(b)(i)(aa)-(bb) Please refer to Annexures A and B respectively.

    (ii)(aa)-(bb) Please refer to Annexures C and D respectively.

    (2) Yes.

    (a) and (b)(i)-(ii) Please refer to Annexures E and F respectively.

    QUESTION NO. 45

    DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 11 February 2010

    (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 1)

    Ms E More (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

    Whether, with regard to the new agreement reached on occupation-specific dispensation for doctors in August 2009, doctors are now on a salary level equivalent to other public sector professionals; if not, what steps does the Government intend to take to rectify this situation; if so, what are the relevant details?

    NW48E

    REPLY:

    To avoid misunderstanding the honourable member, may the honourable member please explain what is meant by public sector professionals whose salaries are supposed to be equivalent with those of doctors. Is it teachers, nurses, social workers, lawyers, pharmacists, occupational therapists, psychologists, magistrates, police, accountants? Which ones?

    Could the honourable member further clarify what she means by earning on equivalent salary. Please help me to understand in order to be of help to you.

    QUESTION NO. 46

    DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 11 February 2010

    (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 1)

    Mrs S P Kopane (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

    (1) What are the risks of climate change to human health in South Africa that have been identified by his department;

    (2) whether his department is taking any measures to promote adaptation to climate change in the health sector; if not, why not; if so, what measures;

    (3) whether any study has been conducted to determine the costs that health sector will incur in adapting to climate change; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

    (4) whether any measures are being examined to finance adaptation to climate change in the health sector; if not, why not; if so, what measures?

    NW49E

    REPLY:

    (1) The risks identified by the Department of Health are as follows:

    · temperature-related illness and death;

    · extreme weather-related effects;

    · air pollution-related effects;

    · water-borne and food-borne diseases;

    · effects of food and water shortages; and

    · mental, nutritional, infectious and other health effects

    (2) The Department of Health is in the process of drafting a National Climate Change and Health Adaptation Plan for the health sector in the country. This process has commenced in which the Department convened a meeting in September 2009 involving the various directorates. Thereafter, engagement with external partners or stakeholders is anticipated to further refine and modify the draft plan. The Department is being assisted and supported by the Department of Environmental Affairs, which is the lead Department in climate change issues in the Country.

    (3) Currently, no study has been conducted by the Department of Health on national scale to determine costs associated with adapting to climate change in the health sector.

    (4) Once a plan for adaptation has been concluded as stated in (2) above, then measures to finance such a plan will be undertaken.

    QUESTION NO. 48

    DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 11 February 2010

    (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 1)

    Ms E More (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

    (1) What total amount in respect of advertising has his department and all specified entities reporting to it (a) budgeted for and (b) spent (i) in the 2008-09 financial year and (ii) during the period 1 April 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available;

    (2) (a) what total number of advertisements for his department and each entity reporting to it (i) appeared in the print media and (ii) were broadcast on (aa) radio and (bb) television, (b) how much did each advertisement cost and (c) what was the purpose of each advertisement?

    NW51E

    REPLY:

    (1) The following tables reflect the information in this regard.

    Department of Health (NDOH)

    FINANCIAL YEAR

    2008/2009

    2009/2010

    (a) Budgeted: R21,831,000

    (a) Budgeted: R137,849,000

    (b) Spent: R17,198,412

    (b) Spent: R83,351,691 (as at 18 March 2010)

    (2) (a) (i) The Department of Health placed advertisements in newspapers and magazines. The advertisements were in respect of tenders, vacant posts (recruitment) and creating public awareness about policy developments / legislative. The increase in the budget and expenditure for the 2009/10 financial year is due to reclassification of Standard Chart Of Accounts (SCOA) items.

    (ii) (aa) and (bb)

    Please refer to Annexure A

    (b) The cost of each advertisement is specified in the attached Annexure A

    (c) The purpose of placing advertisements varies in relation to the issue/s as listed in the attached Annexure A.

    Recruitment – Advertising was done in respect of vacant posts for the purpose of ensuring that as far as possible a broad pool of potential applicants is reached and providing equal opportunity for employment within the Public Service as required by legislation.

    Tenders – The advertising of tenders was in sync with government's general procurement guidelines and Department of Health's own Supply Chain Management Policy. The objective was to ensure greater exposure to potential bidders and ensuring that potential bidders have reasonable access to procurement opportunities

    Public awareness- E.g Khomanani for 09/10 financial year.

    ENTITIES

    COUNCIL FOR MEDICAL SCHEMES (CMS)

    (1) No amount was budgeted for in respect of advertising, as we do not have this as a budgetary line item. The only monies spent on advertising are in respect of advertising vacant positions as and when necessary. These expenses will be recorded under the budgetary line item "Recruitment and Reallocation".

    (2) All "Recruitment and Reallocation" expenses were reported in the print media (news papers).

    Broadcasting on radio and television done in 2008-09 and 2009-10 financial years was not for the expense of the organization, but rather for the expenses of the invite.

    NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATAORIES (NHLS)

    (1) The total amount in respect of advertising for the NHLS in terms of the respective financial years are:

    FINANCIAL YEAR

    2008/2009

    2009/2010 ( Jan Year to Date)

    (a) Budgeted: R2,871,029

    (a) Budgeted: R3,196,928

    (b) Spent: R2,061,885

    (b) Spent: R3,129.735

    (2) (a) (ii) (aa) and (bb) In 2008/09 , there was total number of 331 for tenders (average cost of R3477) and 199 recruitment adverts (average cost R4562) and 2009/10 302 tenders (average cost R3105) were advertised and 414 recruitment adverts (average cost R5286). NHLS does not advertise on TV and Radio.

    (b) The cost of each advertisement – this is an average due to the variation in advert size and print media source.

    (c) To obtain goods and services from suppliers and also to find staff for vacant posts

    MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (MRC)

    (1) (a) The total amount in respect of advertising for the MRC in terms of the respective financial years are:

    FINANCIAL YEAR

    2008/2009

    2009/2010

    (a) Budgeted: R1.1m

    (a) Budgeted: R1,800,000

    (b) Spent: R1,643,211

    (b) Spent: R2.2m

    The MRC, in 2009/2010, budgeted an amount of R1.8m for printing and stationery, which includes advertising. Communication, at the MRC, is included within the infrastructure and statutory costs. The overall communication budget, which includes telephone, fax and postage amounts to R5m for 2009/2010.

    (2) (a) Print Media

    2008/2009 2009/2010

    R133,735.79 R249,360.88

    Radio

    2008/2009 2009/2010

    (aa) Nil R50,951.20

    (b) Cost of each advertisement (See Annexure A as attached)

    (c) Purpose of each advertisement (See Annexure A as attached)

    QUESTION NUMBER: 49

    DATE FOR PUB LICATION: 11 FEBRUARY 2010

    DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 9 MARCH 2010

    Mrs D Robinson (DA) to ask the Minister of Women, Youth, Children and People with Disabilities:

    1. Whether the Government provides any shelters for homeless people; if not, why not; if so, (a) how many shelters and (b) where is each situated;

    2. whether these shelters have facilities for families (parents with children); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

    3. whether any single-sex shelters are supported by the Government; if not, why not; if so, (a) how many and (b) where are they situated;

    4. whether any shelters are available for long-term residence; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

    5. whether there are any second-phase accommodation providing for people who have been rehabilitated and no longer need to live in a shelter; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

    NW52E

    REPLY:

    (1) Yes, this is a responsibility of the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) as part of their constitutional mandate to provide services to adult persons (over 18 years) who are homeless through the numerous local metro councils and regional /district councils. COGTA should be approached to provide required details.

    a) Not applicable

    b) Not applicable

    (2) Not applicable

    (3) Not applicable

    (4) Not applicable

    (5) Not applicable

    QUESTION NO 50

    DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 3 MARCH 2010

    (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 3- 2010)

    Date reply submitted : 18 May 2010

    4. Ms N D Ntwanambi (ANC-WC) to ask the Minister of Police:

    (1) What is the total (a) number of corruption and fraud cases that were brought against members of the public service between 1 January 2005 and 28 February 2010 and (b) amount involved;

    (2) whether any of these cases have been resolved; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what is the total number of (a) cases resolved and (b) public servants jailed during this period?

    CO61E

    REPLY:

    The Department does not keep separate statistics for corruption cases brought against members of the Public Service. Charges are laid at local stations and are then investigated as a criminal offense. It is therefore impossible for us to provide an accurate picture in this regard.

    QUESTION NO. 47

    DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 11 February 2010

    (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 1)

    Ms E More (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

    (1) Whether his department organised or hosted (a) an imbizo, (b) a seminar, (c) conference and (d) any other function during the period 1 January 2006 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if so, (i) on what date, (ii) what was the total amount spent on each, (iii) what is the breakdown of the cost in each case and (iv) how many guests attended in each case;

    (2) whether there were any related costs for the travel and accommodation of guests for each of the events; if so, in each case, (a) what were the costs and (b) what was the breakdown of these costs;

    (3) whether any member of the Cabinet was present at any of these events; if so, (a) who, (b) in what capacity and (c) why?

    NW50E

    REPLY:

    (1) (a) – (d) Please refer to the table attached as a database of all conferences, seminars and workshops held by the Department for the period 06 November 2007 to end of February 2010.

    (iv) This information is not available as it is not captured as such.

    (2) This information is not available as it is not captured as such in the system.

    (3) This information is not available as it is not captured as such in the system.

    INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 2-2010]