Questions & Replies: Questions & Replies No 1376 to 1400

(i) Number of children adopted by foreign persons in each of the following:

• The number of children adopted per month during 1 January to 14 May 2010:

• The number of children adopted per country during 1 January to 14 May 2010:

(ii) Adoptive parents are citizens of the following countries:

• Austria
• Luxembourg
• Belgium
• Norway
• Canada
• Germany
• Netherlands
• Sweden
• Finland
• Denmark

QUESTION 1381

FOR WRITTEN REPLY

Date of publication on internal question paper: 7 May 2010

Internal question paper no: 12

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

Whether any performance indicators have been introduced in accordance with the National Drug Master Plan whereby the effectiveness and the progress of the action plans produced by government departments can be monitored and evaluated; if not, (a) how does the Central Drug Authority (CDA) currently ensure the effectiveness and progress of each department's mini drug master plan and (b) when will such a system of performance indicators be implemented; if so, what were the effectiveness and progress of each department's mini drug master plan in terms of these indicators? NW1618E

REPLY:

Yes, performance indicators have been introduced with the National Drug Master Plan to measure effectiveness and the progress of the action plans produced by government departments with respect to monitoring and evaluation.

The Central Drug Authority (CDA) introduced the result-oriented format with indicators in August 2008, to measure progress during the implementation of the National Drug Master Plan (NDMP). This system has been revised to enhance a uniform and indicator-specific reporting in May 2010 (see attached Appendix A).

Furthermore, a Mini Drug Master Plan Framework (see attached Appendix B), to assist departments to develop their reports, was developed in April 2003. The departments and provinces were trained to use the Mini Drug Master Plan Framework, and to focus on results in order to realise and monitor impact from the programmes rendered.

Regarding progress on each mini drug master plan, departments submitted their mid-term and end of the financial year reports for 2007/8 and 2008/9 as specified by the National Drug Master Plan. These reports did not focus on indicator-based achievement; instead they reflected broad departments' progress and challenges on implementing the NDMP, as reflected in the CDA's Annual Reports to Parliament for the same financial years. It is therefore anticipated that the implementation of the revised performance indicator system this financial year, which was approved by the CDA on May 2010, will enhance a uniform reporting and therefore improve the CDA's responsibility of monitoring the departments' effectiveness and progress in relation to their mini drug master plans.

QUESTION NO 1383

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 7 MAY 2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 12- 2010)

Date reply submitted : 1 June 2010

1383. Ms E More (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) What is the (a) optimal and (b) actual allocation for each narcotics unit at each port of entry with regard to (i) reactive police members, (ii) detectives, (iii) crime prevention members, (iv) administrative members, (v) civilian staff, (vi) two-way radios in working condition, (vii) cellular phones, (viii) vehicles for reactive police members, (ix) vehicles for senior personnel and (x) telephonic land lines;

(2) whether any of the units recovered any narcotics during the period 1 January 2003 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if so, in each case, (a) which units were involved, (b) on what date was the recovery made and (c) what (i) types of narcotics were recovered and (ii) was the street value of the narcotics?

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REPLY:

(1) No narcotics Units at Ports of Entry (a) not applicable (b) not applicable (i) not applicable (ii) not applicable (iii) not applicable (iv) not applicable (v) not applicable (vi) not applicable (vii) not applicable (viii) not applicable (ix) not applicable (x) not applicable.

At the Ports of Entry, Police do not have a specialized Unit solely for narcotics. Police Officers based at the Ports of Entry are trained to identify the narcotics and different concealment methods.

(2) (a) not applicable (b) not applicable ( c) not applicable (i)not applicable (ii) not applicable.

All recoveries of Narcotics are recorded and contained in the Police Annual Reports. It will be difficult to provide the dates of each recovery for the period 1 January 2003 to date, taking into consideration the amount of narcotics recovered to date. The abovementioned information is contained in the Police Annual Report under programme 5.

QUESTION NUMBER 1384 (NW1621E)

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

The Parliamentary Question No. 1384 was transferred to the Minister of Labour on the 07^th July 2010

(1) Whether, following the approval of a certain report (details furnished), any steps have been taken to resolve the matter; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what steps have been implemented or taken following the recommendations of the committee;

(2) Whether any member of the said union has received compensation or any other benefit or relief following the adoption of the report; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW1621E

MINISTER OF LABOUR REPLIED:

1. The steps taken following the approval of the report are the following:

· An Interdepartmental Task Team was established consisting of the Presidency, Department of Labour (Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) and Compensation Fund (CF), Department of Health's (Commission for Compensation of Occupational Diseases) (CCOD), the National Treasury, the Department of Mineral Resources, representatives from three groups of ex-mineworkers, Rand Mutual, Chamber of Mines, 1970 Pension / Provided Fund and Office of the Premier in the Eastern Cape.

· A Provincial Steering Committee was also established to facilitate and coordinate the payment of ex mine workers in the Eastern Cape. The Steering Committee consist of the Department of Labour (UIF and CF), the Eastern Cape Office of the Premier, the Department of Health's (CCOD) and representatives from three groups of ex-mine workers.

· The Deputy President's office has to date tabled two progress reports in Parliament on this matter.

2. The details and benefits paid to ex mine workers since the adoption of the report is as follows:

Department of Labour's Unemployment Insurance Fund

· As of end of June 2010, a total of 316 ex mine workers received R1, 372,650.23 from the Department of Labour's Unemployment Insurance Fund. 83 Files had queries.

· As of the 09^th July 2010, 27 files were updated with new information and a further amount of R102, 903.56 was processed for payment.

· The Fund was notified by the Bank that 37 payments could not be effected due to verification failures and the claimants are being followed up to submit new banking details.

· 207 Files were referred to the Chamber of Mines as mine records did not exist on the system.

Department of Health

· As of end of June 2010, a total of 1 185 applications were received and 467 queries have been identified.

· As of end of June 2010, a total of 751 ex-mine workers received R2 million from the Department of Health's Commission for Compensation of Occupational Diseases (CCOD).

Rand Mutual Assurance (RMA)

· Rand Mutual Assurance received a list containing 18 500 claimants and as of the end of June 2010 a total of 1 000 claims were investigated.

· Amongst the challenges identified are said to do with verifying the claimants as old "Dompas" or Reference books were used.

QUESTION 1385

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 07/05/2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER 12 OF 2010)

Dr H C van Schalkwyk (DA) to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training:

Whether the Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority (PSETA) received 100% of its part of his department's budget allocated to Programme 2: Human Resource Management and Development in the 2008-09 financial year; if not, why not; if so, (a) what was the allocation for PSETA in Programme 2, (b) what percentage of this allocation was budgeted for (i) skills programmes, (ii) education and training quality assurance and (iii) learning programmes and (c) what percentage of the allocation was budgeted for salaries?

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REPLY:

a. The PSETA receives budgetary support for its operations through the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) on an annual basis. The budget amount is determined by the DPSA and PSETA is then advised on the quantum of the budgetary support. The Seta does not take physical delivery of the money, but the money resides at the DPSA and is ring fenced for use by the PSETA. During the course of the year PSETA, through the Office of the Chief Executive Officer submits requests to the DPSA to procure goods and services and any expenditure incurred by the DPSA on behalf of the PSETA is set off against the ring fenced money on a draw-down facility. These expenses are recorded and accounted for as part of the DPSA expenditures in the relevant accounting period. In the 2008/09 financial year the PSETA was allocated a total of R20 575 000.00 to meet its operational expenses for the year. According to the expenditure report generated by the DPSA, PSETA used R14 748 883.00 of the allocated budget and the balance was retained by the DPSA.

The budget surplus that was recorded in 2008/09 (unused balance) was mainly due to the breakdown in relations between the PSETA and the DPSA which resulted in PSETA paying some of its operational expenses using the National Skills Fund (NSF) monies. The breakdown in relations resulted in the DPSA failing or refusing to honour some of the operational expenses that the PSETA had incurred and to avoid facing possible litigation by the service providers PSETA used the unused balance in the National Skills Fund account to meet these obligations on the understanding that the funds will be reimbursed from the DPSA managed and controlled Operational Fund when relations between the two entities healed. There are currently extensive discussions underway as part of the broader SETA Landscape discussions which are intended to heal the rifts and re-establish the PSETA on a widely accepted basis.

b. & c. The allocated funds were proportionately distributed amongst the major operational units as follows:

QUESTION 1386 FOR WRITTEN REPLY

7 MAY 2010

1386.Dr H C van Schalkwyk (DA) to ask the Minister for the Public Service and

Administration:

(1) Which departments are classified as essential services within the Government that will be excluded from working flexible hours during the 2010 Fifa World Cup Soccer tournament;

(2) (a) how will record be kept to ensure that all employees working these flexible working hours indeed work the full number of required hours and (b) who will be responsible for this in each department;

(3) whether this arrangement will also apply to public servants who watch soccer games at on-site television sets; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(4) what evidence will be required from public servants to ensure that they took time off to attend or watch soccer games? NW1623E

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(1) The authority to determine the working time of employees is vested in the Heads of Department within the parameters of the Public Service Regulations, the Basic Conditions of Employment Act and the Determination on Working Time, which can take the form of flexible working arrangements or shifts in cases where services are rendered on a 24/7 basis of fixed hours having fixed start and end times. Therefore the working time arrangements determined by the Heads of Department would continue during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. However, departments were provided with guidelines in 2009 assisting them to pro-actively plan shift rosters, leave, etc balancing increased employees needs to watch soccer matches and the heightened service delivery demand during this event. The essential services proclaimed in terms of the Labour Relations Act thus remain intact, e.g. medical doctors, nurses, police, etc. The Department of Health and the South African Police Service which typically employ employees within the essential services in addition developed and implemented specific plans especially for the World Cup.

(2) Employees who are in terms of departmental policies allowed to work flexi-time do so within the confines of the policy and the control measures determined by the Head of Department. Generally such employees must exercise their choice in writing and with the approval of the relevant supervisor. These arrangements are fixed and can only be changed upon written notice and approval of the supervisor concerned. However, the employee may be permitted with the consent of the supervisor and with due consideration to service delivery demands allowed to take time off. Periods of time off are recorded in a register determined by the relevant Head of Department. Once the periods of time off taken by the employee equals an employee's prescribed daily working hours, it would be required of the employee to submit a leave form for one day's annual leave. The time off registers are maintained in the different units under the control of the manager in charge.

(3) The above arrangements will not be applicable to those employees who will be watching soccer games on television available sets on-site since these employees will be on duty. Further, this arrangement will only apply in the event of important/selected games and will only be permissible if service delivery is not compromised.

(4) Since employees can watch soccer games either at home on television, at fan parks, at restaurants or at stadiums, it is thus impossible to demand specific proof in these circumstances, suffice to indicate that the employee in his/her negotiation for time off for watching a soccer game will present such a reason verbally to the supervisor.

QUESTION NUMBER 1387 [NW1625E]

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 7 MAY 2010

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

(1) Whether, with regard to the amalgamation of certain pension funds (details furnished) into the Cullinan Group Pension Fund (CGPF) in 1995, pensioner members of all the funds were transferred; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) whether transferred pensioner members were included in the surplus apportionment of the CGPF; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) whether any surplus from the CGPF was transferred to another pension fund (name furnished); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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REPLY:

I am informed by the Pensions Registrar at the Financial Services Board that:

(1) No transfer of Pensioners was affected. At the time of the amalgamation of the Cullinan Group (1985) Pension Fund ("the 1985 Fund") and Cullinan Group (1994) Pension Fund into the Cullinan Group Pension Fund, an annuity policy was purchased by the 1985 fund from Old Mutual for the pensioners, in terms of which Old Mutual assumed the obligation to pay the pensioners.

(2) As outlined in (1) above, at the time of the amalgamations the pensioner members were not transferred to the Cullinan Group Pension Fund, and thus could not benefit from any surplus in the latter fund.

(3) The Cullinan Group Pension Fund changed its name to the Power Pack Pension Fund on 05 January 1999. As they are one and the same fund, no surplus transfer between them could take place.

QUESTION NUMBER 1388 [NW1626E]

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 7 MAY 2010

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

Whether the surplus of monies of a certain pension fund (name furnished) recovered by the curator was allocated to a fund administered by a certain company (name furnished); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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REPLY:

I am informed by the Financial Services Board that:

(a) In terms of the legislation, any surplus monies recovered by the curator can only be distributed to the following stakeholders;

· former members,

· members,

· pensioners and

· employers.

(b) No distribution ever takes place to another fund. With regard to Power Pack Pension Fund (formerly Cullinan Group Pension Fund) administration of this Fund is done by the liquidator (Mr Mostert) with the assistance of Old Mutual. The liquidator has confirmed to the FSB that there has been no allocation from Power Pack Pension Fund (formerly Cullinan Group Pension Fund) to any other fund under Old Mutual's administration.

QUESTION NO 1389

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 07 MAY 2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 12)

1389. Mrs S V Kalyan (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs:

(1) Whether, with reference to her reply to question 1047 on 20 April 2010, any landowners around Sishen Mine have been compensated since 6 June 2008 for loss of water or poor quality of water owing to the operations of the mine; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) whether any (a) directives or (b) notices of intention to issue a directive have been issued against Sishen Mine since 6 June 2008 for transgressions of the terms of its water use licence; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) whether she will revoke the water use licence of Sishen Mine if it was established that it was continually breaching the terms of its water use licence; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW1627E

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REPLY:

(1) A total of eighteen affected landowners have been compensated for the loss of water owing to the operations of the mine since the licence was issued to Sishen Mine on
6 June 2008 (even prior to the issuance of the licence affected landowners were also compensated as per agreement). The compensation ranges from the drilling and equipping of boreholes, the supply and installation of water storage tanks, the supply of potable water from the Vaal Gamagara Pipeline, monetary compensation for the proven loss of grazing and the provision of grazing land for livestock.

(2)(a) No, my Department has not issued any directives against Sishen Mine since
6 June 2008 due to the fact that there has been no transgression of the conditions of water use licence.

(2)(b) No, my Department has not issued any notices against Sishen Mine since 6 June 2008 due to the fact that there has been no transgression of the conditions of water use licence.

(3) My Department will take appropriate steps against Sishen Mine should there be non compliance with the terms of its water use licence. It must be noted that in terms of Section 54 of the National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998), a water use entitlement can only be suspended or withdrawn if the responsible authority has directed the water user to take specified steps to rectify the failure within a specified period, and the water user concerned has failed to do so to the satisfaction of the responsible authority. The water user concerned must also be given a fair opportunity to make representations, within a reasonable period, on any proposed suspension or withdrawal of an entitlement to use water.

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 13 NW1629E

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 14 May 2010

Mr I O Davidson (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs:

(1) Whether her department intends increasing the number of permits for boat-based whale watching; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) whether a study has been completed that determines the maximum number of boat-based whale watching permits that can be allowed along the coastline; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) whether her department will allow any further permits for operators in the Walker Bay area; if not, why not; if so, how can this be justified?

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

1391. THE MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS ANSWERS:

(1) There are no current intentions or plans to increase the number of boat-based whale watching permits, because the numbers of permits gazetted for different areas was updated as recently as 2009 (in Government Notice 32457). In the medium term, the fact that permit applications were not received for all potential operator areas will result in a review of the situation.

(2) A study on the optimal numbers was conducted around 2006 and re-evaluated in 2009 by the Department based on scientific and socio-economic considerations as outlined in the Policy for the sector (Government Notice 31209). This resulted to published numbers referred to in (1).

(3) No, the number in Walker Bay was increased for the new allocation process, and this must still be implemented and monitoring undertaken.

QUESTION 1392

FOR WRITTEN REPLY

Date of publication on internal question paper: 7 May 2010

Internal question paper no: 12

Mrs P C Duncan (DA) to ask the Minister of Social Development:

(1) How many volunteer counsellors have been trained in each province in the past two financial years to attend to the counselling of victims of domestic violence;

(2) whether the training provided is sufficient to ensure improved results; if not, why not, if so, what are the relevant details?

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REPLY:

(1) Table 1, illustrates the number of volunteer counsellors that have been trained in each of the provinces in the past financial years

The Department of Social Development Victim Empowerment Programme is engaged in various volunteer training annually that include among others domestic violence. The training focus mainly on service providers in the Victim Empowerment service field, such as: One-stop Centers, Victim Support Centers and Shelters for victims of abuse and victims of crime (human trafficking). Volunteers form part of the staff component at most of the service points. The focus of the training is to enable volunteer counsellors to understand the phenomenon of gender-based violence, victim empowerment, minimum standards and the Service Charter for Victims of Crime in South Africa. The outcome of the training is to build their capacity in relation to victim support and victim assistance that includes lay-counselling at service points.

For clarification the Department would like to define terms such as victim support that includes victim assistance and lay-counselling, which are as follows:

Victim Support and Assistance

Assisting victims and survivors of crime and violence includes emotional support, practical aid, information and advocacy. The objectives of victim support are to:

· reduce the psychological shock and trauma victims may suffer by providing emotional support and practical assistance, immediately after the incident or shortly thereafter

· identify symptoms of post-traumatic stress, and refer victims for trauma counselling and other professional services where necessary

· prevent or reduce secondary victimisation by the criminal justice system by providing information on matters such as the status of the investigation, the functioning of the Court system and the rights of victims

· prevent repeat victimisation by advising and guiding the individual towards a preventative lifestyle and by creating awareness among the public of the risks of crime.

Counselling

A helping relationship that focuses on a person's growth, adjustment, problem-solving and decision-making needs. Counselling can be provided to individuals, families, groups, telephonically, face-to-face and related to different problems, among others, like trauma, stress HIV and AIDS.

Lay-counselling

Lay-counsellors are utilised at victim empowerment service points, such as shelters and one-stop centers, to support the professional service providers in attending to some basic needs of victims of crime and violence.

(2) The training provided to the volunteers is sufficient in the following areas: - scope, relevance and duration and it address a number of interventions such as basic counselling skills, first aid, domestic violence and Maintenance Act. The training has improved on how volunteers firstly, handle their own personal problems and secondly, on how they perceive and handle victims at various service points. The training has improved the results of intervention at two levels, attitude and behavioural change in individual's lives and communities.

The expected outcome of all Victim Empowerment training is to improve the level of knowledge and understanding of trainees (volunteers) in order for them to intervene in a more effective and efficient manner when dealing with victims of gender-based violence. The trainer is usually required to ensure that they utilise different methodologies during the training with regular intervals to enable trainees to grow maximally. In most cases a great percentage of trainees also experienced gender-based violence in their own homes, friends and even within the community. During this training sessions there are time allocated for the trainee to come to terms with their own frustrations and pain caused due to gender-based violence. If some counsellors are in need of further counselling they are referred to relevant counsellors in their perspective communities. The training provided were relevant to the target group and the volunteer counsellors at victim empowerment service points are able to implement what they have learnt.

Each training session incorporates an evaluation of the session itself. The comments of the trainees translate to the structure of follow-up training based on their needs for further training.

Conclusion

The training provided has helped to improve service delivery. However, there is still a need to standardise the training, develop accredited training, and train on the new legislative mandates.

Question 1393.

Mr D C Smiles (DA) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans:

What (a) plans are in place to utilise the R20 million allocation towards the establishment of the Military Veterans as indicated in her department's budget for the 2010-11 financial year and (b) amount will be made available for (i) personal costs, (ii) current payments and (iii) capital costs? NW1631E

Reply

This is very detailed information, which is usually given by the Director-General to the Portfolio Committee. I am certain the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans should be able to arrange this.

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION NO.: 1394

DATE OF QUESTION: 07 MAY 2010

1394. Mrs N W A Michael (DA) to ask the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development:

Whether his department is paying for any of Justice John Hlophe's legal cost; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what total amount has been spent on such costs as at the latest specified date for which information is available, (b) what is the breakdown of such costs in each case, (c) which person in his department made the decision to pay for the said person's legal costs, (d) on what grounds and (e) what is the estimated expenditure of future legal costs for the said person?

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(1)(a) The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has paid the legal costs of the individual identified in the question. The total amount paid to date is R 6,785,920.65.

(b)(i) WLD Application – Hlophe vs Judges of Constitutional Court & Others

R 1,364,635.23

R 373,850.03

(ii) Appearances before SCA

R 1,154,973.07

(iii) Application by Hlophe JP to Constitutional Court

R 247,202.57

(iv) JSC Hearings

R 1,176,126.75

R 281,172.84

R 733,210.87

(v) Interdict and Review Application – Hlophe JP vs JSC & Others

R 895,457.65

(vi) ETV (Pty) Ltd and 1 Others vs JSC & Others (Various Media Houses)

R 559,291.64

(c)&(d) The decision to pay the legal costs in each instance was made by the Director-General. The standing policy in my Department at the time, was that legal expenses incurred by a judicial officer and which arise from judicial work, whilst the judicial officer is still in office, shall be paid by the Department.

(e) It is not known what the expenditure for future legal costs will be as these costs must still be finalised.

QUESTION NO 1395

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 7 MAY 2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 12- 2010)

Date reply submitted : 1 June 2010

1395. Mrs DA Schäfer (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) Whether the SA Police Service (SAPS) provides any psychological counselling to police officers who are on active duty; if not, why not; if so, what form does this psychological assistance take;

(2) whether members of the SAPS have been informed of such assistance; if not, why not; if so, how is this assistance communicated to the officers;

(3) how many officers in each province received psychological counselling in the 2009-10 financial year;

(4) whether there is any compulsory psychological counselling for SAPS members who were involved in traumatic incidents; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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REPLY:

(1) The Employee Health and Wellness (EHW) of the South African Police Service (SAPS) follows an integrated approach utilising psychologists, psychometrists, social workers and chaplains to provide support and assistance to the employees of SAPS. Psychological counselling and therapy therefore only addresses a part of the reactive and proactive support interventions. Counselling is provided to all SAPS employees in line with the need identified. This could entail spiritual, social, trauma, work related and health and wellness counselling. Counselling can also take the form of support groups and long term trauma interventions with high risk groups. In addition, the EHW call centre is available where employees receive telephonic counselling as well as a case referral system should there be a need for further interventions.

Support services, especially reactive services such as counselling and therapy, are available to all employees of the SAPS. Employees are entitled to receive such services whilst on duty. The EHW employees are available on standby duties to attend to any crisis incident and provide support. Standby duties entail availability of EHW to SAPS employees 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The SAPS is liaising with external stakeholders and non-governmental organisations to establish a partnership of open communication and understanding, as these organisations do serve family members of employees on a regular basis.

(2) SAPS employees are continuously made aware of the EHW and the support in proactive and reactive services that can be provided. These awareness drives occur on a regular basis during station lectures, awareness days such as World Aids Day, World Disability Awareness Day, Mental Illness Month and Mental Wellness Month, open days at divisions, SAPS day and intranet marketing. Targeted intervention awareness also occurs as guided by performance reports, prioritising areas with high crime incidents. Furthermore, trauma counselling and the Employee Assistance Programme is guided by a national instruction that has been circulated nationally.

The EHW also relies on the supervisor or commander who is in direct contact with the employee to report any employee who is experiencing difficulties. Supervisors and commanders are trained in the Initial Debriefing course that is compulsory to attend.

The employees as the principal persons responsible for their own well-being should request assistance from EHW if they experience difficulty in any aspect of their work or social environment. This principle is specifically directed towards SAPS employees that should take ownership of their well-being and development.

(3) The statistics include the following:

1. Trauma counselling

2. Psychological counselling/Psychotherapy

3. General counselling - work related, relationships

4. Spiritual counselling

5. Substance abuse and dependence

6. Bereavement

7. Suicide Prevention

(4) No. Psychological counselling is viewed as a broad form of counselling and can provide support in any problem that an employee may have to deal with. Trauma counselling however is very specific and provided to SAPS employees after a critical incident or traumatic experience.

Trauma counselling is not compulsory within the SAPS as it will be an infringement on the basic human rights of the employee. Some employees also utilise external psychologists for trauma counselling by means of their medical aid benefits.

Trauma counselling or trauma debriefing is guided by the National Instruction 18/98 version (0.03) which provides the organisation with specific regulations in terms of trauma reporting, the rights of the employee such as receiving trauma counselling within official hours and confidentiality.

The provision of trauma counselling to employees is viewed as in the best interest of the organisation, however the employee may still make an informed decision whether to receive the service or not.

QUESTION NO 1396

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 7 MAY 2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 12- 2010)

Date reply submitted : 1 June 2010

1396. Mrs D A Schäfer (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) Whether he has received a report regarding corruption in the SA Police Service (SAPS); if so, (a)(i) when, (ii) by whom and (iii) for what purpose was it compiled and (b) what steps are being taken to deal with the issues identified in the report;

(2) whether he will make the report public; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) whether he has been informed of specific instances of corruption in the SAPS; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) how many instances, (b) in which departments, (c) how many persons are involved and (d) at what level;

(4) whether he has taken any steps with regard to such specific instances; if not, why not; if so, what steps?

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REPLY:

It is not clear what report or reports of corruption the Honourable Member is referring to. It would assist the Department in responding to the various questions that the Honourable Member has raised if the Member were to provide information on the specific reports of corruption that are being referred to.

QUESTION NO 1397

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 7 MAY 2010

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 12- 2010)

Date reply submitted : 31 August 2010

1397. Ms D Kohler-Barnard (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) What (a) are the details and (b) is the breakdown in terms of (i) type, (ii) quantity, (iii) cost and (iv) manufacturer of each of the pieces of equipment that is to be purchased to the value of approximately R664 million of his department's R1,3 billion budget for the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup tournament;

(2) what (a) will the remainder of the R1,3 billion be spent on and (b) are the relevant details;

(3) whether any of this money will be spent on (a) accommodation, (b) food, (c) transport, (d) overtime or (e) other specified items; if not, why not, in each case; if so, in each case, (i) what is the total value in rand and (ii) what are the further relevant details?

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REPLY:

Our preparations premised from an undertaking that human life by far supersedes our monetary investments and equipments, as such became a key priority. We assured South Africans and our visitors from across the world that we will do our best to ensure their safety – and we kept our promise.

In the build-up to the tournament, the ministry further publicly shared its comprehensive security plan, which included South Africa's approach to addressing any potential terror threats, hooliganism and crime. The plan further outlined the monetary investments, equipments to be purchased and utilized as well as the human capital we had invested in. We spent our budget accountably and sensibly in accordance with the crime prevention and combating approach of this security plan, which resulted in the safety of our citizens and visitors from around the world.

A total budget of R1,3 billion was initially set aside for the security plan of the World Cup. To date, an amount of approximately R572-million (R571 332 153.50 to be specific) has been spent on procuring such equipments. These included crowd-control equipment, crime scene trainers, helicopters, water cannons, 100 BMWs for highway patrol and up-to-date body armour. During the tournament, various state-of-the-art information and communications military technology was utilized, including a fleet of 40 helicopters. A dedicated Force of over 44 000 officers were also deployed at all match venues, hotels, stadia and key strategic spots.

Some of the first phase of strategic equipment and services procured together with an indication of the cost incurred include RCU water canons, sirens, blue lights and headlight flashing units for vehicles, refurbishment of Nyalas, forensic science laboratory and bomb squad items, cartridge and ammunition to mention but a few. About 300 mobile cameras were used at various operations, which featured high-tech monitoring equipment. The remainder of this budget is being utilized for mainly deployment costs but also goods, services, accommodation, food and overtime.

The number of police personnel added to the Force as well as the equipment acquired for their use, is one of the important legacies of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. That is why the emphasis is now towards sustaining these best practices and continuing to deal a deadly blow to crime,

All these resources are still with police and are serving as an enormous arsenal in our fight against crime.

(2)(a)(b) Mainly deployment costs but also goods and services to a lesser extent.

(3) Deployment costs include funds such as accommodation, food and overtime.

QUESTION NO. 1398

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 07 May 2010

Mr P J C Pretorius (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs:

(1) Whether her department has been informed of the elevated noise pollution affecting Lynnwood Manor from the upgrade to the N1 through Pretoria (details furnished), particularly between Lynburn Road and Darlington Road; if so,

(2) whether any action is being taken by her department; if so, what action; if not,

(3) whether the area in question was subject to a noise pollution study during the environmental assessment process for the project; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

1398. THE MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS ANSWERS:

(1) The Department is not aware of any complaint regarding elevated noise levels on this specific section of the N1.

However, the Department has previously received a complaint from home owners between the Garsfontein Road and Dely Road (Newlands area) along the N1 requesting construction of a wall for improved safety and security and noise containment. The Department has referred the complainants to the South African National Road Agency Limited (SANRAL) with whom the relevant responsibility lies.

(2) With reference to this specific area between Lynburn Road and Darlington Road, the Department has not taken any action since the Department is not aware of the complaint. The complainant should however be referred to SANRAL.

(3) The environmental impact assessment studies for the different sections of the N1 road upgrade included noise specialist studies which were taken into consideration during the decision-making process by the Department. In addition a working group was formed between SANRAL and all parties along the N1 upgrade area, and at the working group no areas requiring noise attenuation measures were identified or requested by interested parties.

QUESTION NO 1399

DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NO 12 – 2010)

Mr P J C Pretorius (DA) asked the Minister of Transport:

(1) Whether, the SA National Roads Agency Ltd (SANRAL) intends building noise abatement walls along the N1 in the vicinity of the Lynnwood Manor area, particular between Lynburn and Darlington Roads where the current upgrade of the N1 through Pretoria and Meiring Naude Road is being done; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) whether a noise study related to the upgrade of the N1 in this area was conducted; if not, why not; if so, (a) what is the (i) name and (ii) contact details of the person from whom a copy of this study can be obtained and (b) what are the further relevant details?

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REPLY:

The Minister of Transport

(1) Yes, the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) went through the required (by law) Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process for this project and obtained a positive Record of Decision (RoD) to go ahead with the project. Part of the EIA process was public participation with interested and affected parties. During this process, the positions and extent of noise barriers next to the N1 were identified by the parties. This information was contained in the EIA reports that were submitted to the then National Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) on which they have based the RoD.

The noise barriers were constructed as per the EIA.

(2) Yes, a noise study was done as part of the EIA process.

(a) (i) and (ii) and (b)

The study can be obtained from SANRAL's offices by contacting SANRAL on (012) 426-6000 or [email protected]

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 07 May 2010

Dr A Lotriet (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs:

(1) Whether all requirements of the environmental impact assessment for the intended housing development along the Ash River between Bethlehem and Clarens have been met; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) whether there are any measures in place to ensure that the Ash River is not polluted by sewage or refuse from such a development; if not, why not; if so, what measures?

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

1400. THE MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS ANSWERS:

(1) This matter resorts in terms of the EIA regulations within the jurisdiction of the Free State Province. The question should therefore be referred to the relevant MEC.

(2) Falls away.