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Reply received: December 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 3021 [NW3665E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 28 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 21 NOVEMBER 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 09 DECEMBER 2014

Mr K S Mubu (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

Whether, with regard to the implementation of the Use of Official Language Policy Act, Act 12 of 2012 and since the reply of the Minister of Arts and Culture to question 990 on 6 June 2013, his department implemented the Act; if not, when will the Act be implemented; if so, which languages have been adopted as official languages of his department? NW3665E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

The Department of Public Works (DPW) has drafted a language policy that is based on The Use of Official Languages Act, 2012 (Act No. 12 of 2012) and the National Language Policy Framework. The draft policy was submitted to the Deputy Director-General: Corporate Services for tabling, discussion and adoption by the Executive Committee (EXCO) of the DPW during the 2013/2014 financial year.

The following languages are adopted as official languages for the national office the department:

(a) Sepedi

(b) isiZulu

(c) English

(d) Afrikaans.

The proposed languages are national departmental languages, however for communication targeted for a specific region the Department rotates this with adopted languages of the province, e.g. North West, Mahikeng Region, Setswana and Afrikaans are used, since they are predominant languages in that province.

Reply received: December 2014

Question Number: 2987 [NW3631E]

Internal Question Paper: No. 28 of 2014

Date of Publication: 21 NOVEMBER 2014

Date of Reply: 09 DECEMBER 2014

Mr T C R Walters (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

Whether he intends to pay bonuses to staff in his department; if so, (a) what criteria has been used to award bonuses, (b) how many staff members will be receiving bonuses, (c) what total amount will be spent on staff bonuses and (d) was this amount budgeted for? NW3631E

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

Chapter 4, clause 15.3 of the Senior Management Services (SMS) Handbook guides the awarding of bonuses to SMS members, whilst the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) Employee Performance Management and Development System Framework guides the awarding of bonuses to levels 12 and below. In terms of clause 9.5 of this framework, Government departments must not spend more than 1.5% of their remuneration budget for bonuses.

(a) The criteria to be met in order to be considered for a Performance Bonus is outlined in the approved Departmental Policy on Performance Management and Development System (PMDS), namely that an official must have completed 12 months service in the same rank and notch and must also obtain a moderated annual assessment rating of 115 and above.

(b) Based on the current verified information, a total number of 3466 staff members on salary levels 2 – 12 will receive Performance Bonuses.

(d) Yes, this amount was budgeted for.

Reply received: December 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 2901 [NW3544E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 28 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 21 NOVEMBER 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 09 DECEMBER 2014

Mr K S Mubu (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(a) How many (i) Ministers and (ii) Deputy Ministers are occupying houses in (aa) parliamentary villages and (bb) ministerial houses simultaneously, (b) what are their names, (c) how many of these houses are in (i) ministerial villages and (ii) parliamentary villages and (d) what are reasons for the specified (i) Ministers and (ii) Deputy Ministers to occupy these houses simultaneously? NW3544E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a), (i) and (ii), (aa) and (bb) None.

(b), (c) and (d) (i) and (ii) Fall away.

Reply received: December 2014

Question Number: 2897 [NW3540E]

Internal Question Paper: No. 28 of 2014

Date of Publication: 21 NOVEMBER 2014

Date of Reply: 09 DECEMBER 2014

Mr S J Masango (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

Whether funds were directed away from the Dolomite Risk Management Programme resulting in the non-maintenance of several government department buildings; if so, (a) who ordered this re-allocation of funds, (b) for what reason and (c) where were the funds re-directed to? NW3540E

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

An amount of R160 million was allocated to the Dolomite Programme for the 2010/11 financial year. The allocation was based on an initial high level Dolomite Risk Strategy developed by the Department of Public Works (DPW). As part of the normal Departmental budget management framework, a total allocation to a Programme has to be further allocated to specific projects making up the programme. At that point of allocating funds to the individual dolomite projects making up that programme, it was discovered that there were not enough projects to allocate all the Dolomite Programme funds to. This resulted in an over-allocation to the Programme to the extent of R103 million, i.e. only an amount of R54 million could be allocated to specific dolomite projects for that period. The excess funds had to be re-allocated to other projects that were in need of funds in the interest of service delivery. As such, this re-allocation did not compromise any of the Department's infrastructure maintenance programmes.

(a) This re-allocation was done in accordance with the then approved budget management framework. It was carried out by the then established budget governance structure, the Planned Maintenance Budget Committee, which was the highest authority then.

(b) The reasons for the re-allocation have been provided above.

Project	Amount R'mil
Refurbishment of the DPW Bloemfontein Regional Office	31.1
Accessibility Projects	10.0
Prestige	61.9
TOTAL RE-ALLOCATION	103.0

Reply received: December 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 2896 [NW3539E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 28 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 21 NOVEMBER 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 09 DECEMBER 2014

Mr S J Masango (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(a) What are the names of all the contractors, with whom his department did business in the (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2013-14 financial years, who are not registered with the Construction Industry Development Board and (b) in each case, how much did his department pay these contractors for their services? NW3539E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a), (i) and (ii) The National Department of Public Works did not appoint any contractor that was not registered with the Construction Industry Development Board in the 2012-13 and 2013-14 financial years.

(b) Falls away.

Reply received: December 2014

Question Number: 2895 [NW3538E]

Internal Question Paper: No. 28 of 2014

Date of Publication: 21 NOVEMBER 2014

Date of Reply: 09 decEMBER 2014

Mr A P van der Westhuizen (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) (a) At what stage is the process of the earmarking and identification of land belonging to his department in the vicinity of the Berg River Dam in Franschhoek for use by the surrounding communities, (b) what has contributed to the delays in making the land available to the communities and (c) how will the beneficiaries of the specified land be (i) identified and (ii) supported once they have received the land from the department

(2) (a) how much land will eventually be made available and (b) what is the estimated agricultural potential of the land and its soil? NW3538E

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(1) (a) This is a process driven primarily by the Department of Water Affairs with the Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority as an implementing agent. The National Department of Public Works (NDPW) is at this stage unable to provide details of the process, as the negotiations are still ongoing between the relevant departments that are leading the process.

(1) (b) and (c) Refer to (1) (a) above.

(2) (a) The extent of the land to be made available will depend on the outcome of the negotiation process between the relevant parties. The role of the NDPW will be to release the land once all the necessary processes of land transfer have been followed.

(b) The Department of Water Affairs and the Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority are best placed to provide details for this part of the question.

Reply received: December 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 2887 [NW3530E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 28 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 21 NOVEMBER 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 09 DECEMBER 2014

Dr M J Cardo (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

With reference to the five official presidential residences, namely (a) Mahlamba Ndlopfu, (b) Genadendal, (c) Oliver Tambo House, (d) Highstead and (e) Dr John L Dube House, what was the cost of (i) structural maintenance, (ii) refurbishments and (iii) staffing for each house in the (aa) 2010-11, (bb) 2011-12, (cc) 2012-13 and (dd) 2013-14 financial years? NW3530E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works:

(a)

Mahlamba Ndlopfu
	Financial Year
	(aa) 2010-11	(bb) 2011-12	(cc) 2012-13	(dd) 2013-14
(i) Structural Maintenance	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
(ii) Refurbishment	R586 854.52	n/a	n/a	n/a
(iii)Staffing	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

(b)

Genadendal
Question Number	Financial Year
Question Number	(aa) 2010-11	(bb) 2011-12	(cc) 2012-13	(dd) 2013-14
(i)Structural Maintenance	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
(ii) Refurbishment	R1 400 202.38	R529 307.04	n/a	R577 539.00
(iii)Staffing	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

(c)

Oliver Tambo House
Question Number	Financial Year
Question Number	(aa) 2010-11	(bb) 2011-12	(cc) 2012-13	(dd) 2013-14
(i)Structural Maintenance	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
(ii) Refurbishment	n/a	R312 263.44	n/a	R296 063.86
(iii)Staffing	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

(d)

Highstead
Question Number	Financial Year
Question Number	(aa) 2010-11	(bb) 2011-12	(cc) 2012-12	(dd) 2013-14
(i) Structural Maintenance	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
(ii) Refurbishment	R524 111.32	R498 671.60	n/a	R284 184.00
(iii)Staffing	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

(e)

Dr John L Dube House
Question Number	Financial Year
Question Number	(aa) 2010-11	(bb) 2011-12	(cc) 2012-13	(dd) 2013-14
(i)Structural Maintenance	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
(ii) Refurbishment	R99 896.66	R403 018.88	R781 917.23	R2 657 876.41
(iii)Staffing	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Reply received: December 2014

Question Number: 2883 [NW3526E]

Internal Question Paper: No. 28 of 2014

Date of Publication: 21 NOVEMBER 2014

Date of Reply: 09 DECember 2014

Mr L J Basson (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) Whether his department is the registered owner of the remaining extent of the farm Hartbeespoort 419 known as Rashoop in the District of Madibeng Local Municipality; if not, (a) to whom was the property transferred, (b) on what date was the property transferred and (c) can he provide the title deed to prove the transfer; if so, why has his department allowed illegal occupiers on the property despite several court orders made in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria (details furnished) to remove the illegal occupiers;

(2) when will the illegal occupiers be removed? NW3526E

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(1) The National Department of Public Works (NDPW) is the custodian of the remaining extent of the farm Hartbeespoort C 419 JQ, known as Rashoop, totalling 5.31 hectares and is located in the District of Madibeng Local Municipality, North West Province.

(a) The property is still under the custodianship of the NDPW and has not been transferred.

(b) and (c) Not applicable / fall away.

(2) The North Gauteng High Court judgement dated 05 November 2009, ruled against the removal of the illegal occupants. The property shall be transferred to Madibeng Local Municipality once approval is obtained from the National Treasury in terms of National Treasury Regulation 21.3.1, which states that the "[National] Treasury's "approval must be obtained before institutions offer or accept any gifts or donations of immovable property."

(3) The matter will be resolved by the Madibeng Local Municipality in conjunction with the Department of Human Settlements, as per the court judgement by the North Gauteng High Court.

Reply received: December 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 2882 [NW3525E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 28 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 21 NOVEMBER 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 10 DECEMBER 2014

Mr L J Basson (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) Whether his department plans to take any action to stop the illegal land invasion currently taking place on portions 454 and 455 of the farm Kameeldrift 211 JQ in the North West; if not, why not; if so, when will the illegal invaders be removed;

(2) whether his department will make the land available to emerging black farmers; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW3525E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(1) The National Department of Public Works (NDPW) is monitoring the developments around the illegal invasion of portions 454 and 455 of the farm Kameeldrift 211 JQ in the North West Province. However, the NDPW has received a request from the Madibeng Local Municipality for the release of the affected portions for the development of formalised human settlements. The request is under consideration together with all other needs the Department may have for the property. The final decision on this will have a bearing on the manner in which the matter of the illegal invasion is to be resolved.

(2) As noted above, the NDPW is considering various options for the optimum use of the land. Relevant departments are being consulted in the process.

Reply received: November 2014

Question Number: 2788 [NW3440E]

Internal Question Paper: No. 27 of 2014

Date of Publication: 14 NOVEMBER 2014

Date of Reply: 14 november 2014

Mr P G Atkinson (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) Whether he received an invitation to the wedding of Vega Gupta and Aakash Jahajgarhia; if so,

(2) whether he attended any of the wedding festivities between 30 April and 3 May 2013; if so,

(3) whether he stayed overnight at the venue; if so, (a) what accommodation did he use, (b) who paid for the said accommodation, (c) what mode of transport did he use to attend the wedding festivities and (d) who paid for the travel costs? NW3440E

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(1) No.

(2) No.

(3) No. (a), (b), (c) and (d) Fall away.

Reply received: December 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 2746 [NW3395E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NO. 27 OF 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 14 NOVEMBER 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 09 DECEMBER 2014

Mr H C C Krüger (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

Did (a) his department and/or (b) any entities reporting to it owe money to any Gauteng municipalities at the end of the 2013-14 financial year; if so, in respect of each specified municipality (i) what is the name of the municipality, (ii) what was the total amount owed, (iii) what was the nature of the debt, (iv) for how long has the debt been outstanding and (v) what plans are in place to recover the debt owed to the municipality by (aa) his department and/or (bb) any entities reporting to it? NW3395E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) Yes.

(i) Randfontein and Ekurhuleni Municipalities.

(ii)

MUNICIPALITY NAME	AMOUNT
Randfontein	R145 172.72
Ekurhuleni	R400 727.17
TOTAL	R545 899.89

(iii) Rates and Taxes

(iv) Randfontein Municipality (90 days), and Ekurhuleni (not specified)

(v) The National Department of Public Works has appointed a service provider who is undertaking a thorough audit and verification of the amounts owed, which includes but not limited to the above mentioned Municipalities.

Reply received: December 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 2636 [NW3280E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 27 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 14 NOVEMBER 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 09 DECEMBER 2014

Mr K S Mubu (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) Whether any of the entities reporting to him will be paying bonuses to their employees at the end of the 2014 calendar year; if so, (a) how many employees will be paid (b) and in each case, how much will each entity pay to each such employee;

(2) (a) are these bonuses performance-based and (b) were these bonuses budgeted for; if not, in each case, what is the position in this regard; if so, in each case, what are the relevant details? NW3280E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

The Entities reporting to the National Department of Public Works have made the following determinations in terms of bonuses to be paid to their members of staff:

NAME OF ENTITY QUESTION 1 QUESTION 2
Agrément South Africa (ASA)	(1) No	(2a) Falls away
	(1a) Falls away	(2b) Falls away
	(1b) Falls away	(2b) Falls away

Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB)	(1) No	(2a) Falls away
	(1a) Falls away	(2b) Falls away
	(1b) Falls away	(2b) Falls away

Council for the Built Environment (CBE)	(1) Yes	(2a) Yes
	(1a) 6	(2b) Yes
	(1b) R204 501.46 is the total budget for bonuses to be divided amongst the employees.	(2b) Yes

Independent Development Trust (IDT)	(1) As per the Auditor-General's report, the Board is to meet to finalise the performance evaluation of the financial status of the organization to make a final determination on whether performance is satisfactory to award bonus to employees whose performance meets their control obligations.	(2a) Yes
	(1a) This cannot be determined at this stage pending board decision	(2b) All bonuses paid out are budgeted for.
	(1b) This cannot be determined at this stage pending board decision.	(2b) All bonuses paid out are budgeted for.

Reply received: December 2014

Question Number: 2630 [NW3274E]

Internal Question Paper: No. 27 of 2014

Date of Publication: 14 NOVEMBER 2014

Date of Reply: 09 DECEMBER 2014

Mr K S Mubu (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(a) By what date does he intend to fill the vacancies of (i) Director in the Director-General's office, (ii) Chief Director for Legal Services and (iii) Chief Director for Monitoring and Evaluation and (b) what are the reasons for the continued delays in the filling of these vacancies? NW3274E

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) (i) The filling of the position of Director in the Office of the Director-General has been put on hold due to financial considerations.

(ii) The position of Chief Director: Legal Services has been advertised and interviews are scheduled for the second week of December 2014. It is anticipated that the position will be filled by 01 February 2015, having made provision for the successful candidate to serve the required 30 days' notice period after receiving an offer of employment.

(iii) The position of Chief Director: Monitoring and Evaluation has been filled.

(b) The delay in the filling of the vacant positions in question is as a result of the ongoing review of the organisational structure of the Department of Public Works and the current pressure on the budget for compensation of employees.

Reply received: December 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 2610 [NW3248E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 27 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 14 NOVEMBER 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 09 DECEMBER 2014

Mr K S Mubu (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

The total amounts spent on promotional magazines in the financial years in question are shown in the table below:

Financial Year	Cost
(a) 2011-12	R597 689.00
(b) 2012-13	R 613 455.00
(c) 2013-14	R 688 043.00

Reply received: December 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 2504 [NW3100E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 25 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 07 NOVEMBER 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 12 DECEMBER 2014

Mr S J Masango (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) What number of government-owned houses are there in (a) the Western Cape and (b) Gauteng;

(2) how many of these houses in each province are currently (a) occupied, (b) occupied by (i) state employees and (ii) citizens not employed by the state and (c) vacant;

(3) with reference to the vacant houses, (a) how many of these houses are currently being guarded by private security companies and (b) what amount was paid to the specified companies to guard these houses in the (i) 2012-13 and (i) 2013-14 financial years? NW3100E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works:

(1) (a) The number of Government owned houses in the Western Cape is 6 501.

(b) The number of Government owned houses in Gauteng is 3 314.

(2) (a), (b) (i), (ii) and (c)

Question	Western Cape	Gauteng
Number of houses occupied.	6 469	3 282
Occupied by State employees.	6 399	3 108
Occupied by citizens not employed by the State.	70	174
Vacant houses	32	32

(3) (a) 21 of the vacant houses in the Western Cape and 32 in Gauteng are guarded. The Department of Public Works' Cape Town Regional Office is in the process of procuring security services for the remaining 11 vacant houses in the Western Cape.

(b) (i) and (ii)

PROVINCE	2012/13	2013/14
Western Cape	R5 462 595.34	R4 187 678.95
Gauteng	R8 459 982.15	R4 241 966.87

Reply received: December 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 2466 [NW3059E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 25 of 2014,

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 07 NOVEMBER 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 09 DECEMBER 2014

Mr A M Figlan (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

How many work days has his department lost to (a) sick leave and (b) strike action in the (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14 financial years? NW3059E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

Leave of absence in the Public Service is regulated in terms of the Ministerial Determination and Directive on Leave of Absence in the Public Service and is granted in terms of the relevant prescripts. This Determination and Directive is made in terms of the provisions of section 3(5)(a) and 5(6)(b) of the Public Service Act, 1994 (Act No. 103 of 1994) as amended.

In terms of the said Determination and Directive the need for a leave dispensation in the Public Service is to:

· comply with the legal requirements entrenched in the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1998;

· promote the health and safety of employees;

· allow the employee to recuperate from illness / injuries; and

· accommodate the employee's family, professional, civic and personal needs.

An employee is entitled to 36 working days sick leave with full pay over a three-year cycle. Any unused sick leave credits shall lapse at the expiry of the three-year cycle.

It is incumbent on the employees to utilise and manage their entitled sick leave responsibly and with circumspection.

	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014
(a) LEAVE DAYS	30 516 sick leave days were taken by 4 037	28 380 sick leave days were taken by 4 160 employees	38 724 sick leave days were taken by 4 348 employees
(b) STRIKE ACTION	27 employees participated on 1-day protest action	None	None

Reply received: December 2014

Question Number: 2432 [NW3025E]

Internal Question Paper: No. 25 of 2014

Date of Publication: 07 NOVEMBER 2014

Date of Reply: 09 DECEMBER 2014

Mr A G Whitfield (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(a) What was the total remuneration of (i) board members, (ii) nonexecutive directors and (iii) executive directors of each entity reporting to him in the (aa) 2011-12, (bb) 2012-13 and (cc) 2013-14 financial years and (b) how many times did each board meet in the specified financial years? NW3025E

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) (i), (ii) and (iii) (aa), (bb) and (cc) This information has been made available in the specified annual reports of the respective entities reporting to the National Department of Public Works.

(b) Please refer to the annual reports of the entities as noted above.

Reply received: November 2014

Question Number: 2389 [NW2981E]

Internal Question Paper: No. 25 of 2014

Date of Publication: 07 NOVEMBER 2014

Date of Reply: 14 NOVEMBER 2014

Mr K S Mubu (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) Whether, with reference to his reply to question 1191 on 2 October 2014, the Deputy Minister has since employed any special advisors; if so, what (a) are their roles, (b) special (i) qualifications and (ii) skills do they possess and (c) are their salary scales in each case;

(2) are these special advisors employed on a contract basis; if so, what is the duration of these contracts in each case? NW2981E

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(1) No.

(a), (b) (i) and (ii) and (c) Fall away.

(2) Falls away.

Reply received: November 2014

Question Number: 2388 [NW2980E]

Internal Question Paper: No. 25 of 2014

Date of Publication: 25 NOVEMBER 2014

Date of Reply: 14 november 2014

Mr K S Mubu (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) Whether he intends paying financial bonuses to senior officials of his department at the end of the 2014 calendar year; if so, (a) how many officials will be paid these bonuses and (b) in each case, what are the officials' (i) names and (ii) position within his department;

(2) what was the total amount budgeted by his department for financial bonuses for the 2013-14 financial year? NW2980E

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(1) No.

(a) and (b) (i) and (ii) Fall away.

(2) R18 241 122.50 has been approved to pay performance bonuses for lower level employees in levels 2-12.

Reply received: December 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 2358 [NW2946E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 27 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 14 NOVEMBER 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 09 DECEMBER 2014

Mr S C Motau (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) What is the current (a) address, (b) floor space and (c) monthly rental for the offices occupied by the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services (JICS) in respect of the (i) Head Office, (ii) Office of the Inspecting Judge, (iii) Eastern Management Region, (iv) Northern Management Region, (v) Southern Management Region and (vi) Central Management Region;

(2) (a) what is the current status of the office accommodation procurement process for each of the specified offices and (b) when is the procurement process scheduled to be finalised;

(3) what measures are being taken by his department to assist the JICS with office accommodation? NW2946E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(1)

(i) Head Office:

a) 9^th floor, Thibault Square, Cape Town.

b) The floor space is 1012 m²

c) Monthly rental is R124 425.28 (excl. VAT)

(ii) The Office of the Inspecting Judge:

It is the same as the Head Office mentioned above.

(iii) Eastern Management Region:

Judicial Inspectorate does not have its own office accommodation in Durban, however, they are currently accommodated at 85 Field Street, Durban in the offices of Community Corrections.

(iv) Northern Management Region:

a) The address is 265 Tuinhof Building, West Avenue, Centurion.

b) The floor space is 207 m² and 2 parking bays.

d) Monthly rental is R24 045.34

(v) Southern Management Region:

The client has advised the Department of Public Works (DPW) that they will be moving to Port Elizabeth.

(vi) Central Management Region:

a) There is no address yet; the Bloemfontein office is in the process of procuring accommodation for the Judicial Inspectorate.

b) The floor space to be procured is 276.72m² and 5 parking bays.

c) The monthly rental still has to be determined, as the procurement process is still under way.

(2) Head Office:

a) The lease for Head Office expires on 31 May 2016.

b) Not applicable.

Office of the Inspecting Judge (Cape Town Region):

a) The lease for Head Office expires on 31 May 2016.

b) Not applicable.

Eastern Management Region:

a) The specifications have been completed the advert will be released during December 2014.

b) The process will be finalised by 28 February 2015.

Northern Management Region:

a) The DPW is currently negotiating with the landlord in respect of the rent offer.

b) It is anticipated that the process will be finalised by 31 January 2015.

Southern Management Region:

a) There is no procurement taking place, the office is to be move to Port Elizabeth.

b) The process stopped at the request of the client.

Central Management Region

a) The DPW is in the process of negotiating the lease.

b) It is envisaged that the process will be finalised by 01 February 2015.

(3)

Head Office:

The lease is current and running.

Office of the Inspectorate Judge:

Same as the Head Office mentioned above.

Eastern Management Region:

Currently the client is accommodated by Community Corrections while the procurement processes are still underway.

Northern Management Region:

The client is still accommodated at Tuinhof Building while negotiations with the landlord are continuing.

Southern Management Region:

The client advised that they are moving the George office to Port Elizabeth.

Central Management Region:

The Department of Public Works is prioritising the procurement of office accommodation for JICS in this region. The process is at the adjudication stage.

Reply received: November 2014

Question Number: 2076 [NW2543E]

Internal Question Paper: No. 21 of 2014

Date of Publication: 24 OCTOBER 2014

Date of Reply: 14 NOVEMBER 2014

Mr K S Mubu (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(a) How many copies of his department's annual report for the (i) 2012-13 (ii) 2013-14 financial years were produced (b) (i) at what cost were these reports produced (ii) to whom were these reports circulated? NW2543E

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) (i) 2012-13 = 600 copies

(ii) 2013-14 = 500 copies

(b) (i) 2012-13 = at a cost of R 267 991.20

2013-14 = at a cost of R 433 450.80

(ii) Traditionally copies are distributed to Parliament, the Office of the Auditor-General (AGSA), National Treasury, the Public Entities reporting to the Department of Public Works, officials of the Department of Public Works and other stakeholders outside the Department. Copies are also distributed through various departmental activities, particularly at major exhibitions, and others are kept at the library in the Department for interested individuals.

Reply received: November 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 1969 [NW2353E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 19 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 17 OCTOBER 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 04 NOVEMBER 2014

Mr K S Mubu (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

How many Chapter 9 institutions (a) receive free office accommodation from his department, (b) what are the names of the specified institutions, (c) why do these institutions receive free accommodation and (d) how much does it cost his department to provide this free service to the said entities? NW2353E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) and (b) The Department of Public Works does not provide free accommodation to any Chapter 9 institution.

(b) and (c) Fall away.

Reply received: November 2014

Question Number: 1922 [NW2304E]

Internal Question Paper: No. 19 of 2014

Date of Publication: 17 OCTOBER 2014

Date of Reply: 04 NOVEMBER 2014

Mr K S Mubu (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(a) How many officials in his department's supply chain management have (i) been security vetted, (ii) failed the vetting and (iii) passed the vetting and (b) what measures have been taken against those who failed the security vetting?

NW2304E

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) (i) 77 Supply Chain Management officials in the Department of Public Works have been security vetted.

(ii) None failed the security vetting.

(iii) 77 passed the security vetting.

(b) Falls away.

Reply received: November 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 1902 [NW2284E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 19 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 17 OCTOBER 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 14 NOVEMBER 2014

Mr S J Masango (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

With regard to the Property Management Trading Entity functioning as a government component under the Minister of Public Works, what steps has he taken to (a)(i) professionalise and (ii) improve management of the state's property portfolio, (b) implement cost savings to client departments, (c) improve the quality of government services to the public by improving (i) access and (ii) the quality of public buildings, (d) utilise the state's vacant properties productively and (e) leverage the state's property portfolio to create employment? NW2284E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

The Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) has been approved to operate as a trading entity of the National Department of Public Works (NDPW) and not yet as a Government Component. We are currently working towards the establishment thereof and envisage that it will be formally instituted as a Government Component by March 2018.

(a) (i) In order to professionally fulfil the NDPW's role as Property Manager, Facilities Manager and Property Agent for the State, intensive research was done through benchmarking against industry best practice. This, and due consideration for our legal mandate and Government's priorities, informed the development of the Department's delivery model into three focussed operational divisions:

· Real Estate Investment Services – Property Agent and Management functions through the acquisition and disposal of assets

· Real Estate Management Services - Property management functions with State-owned properties, as well as property agent functions in situations where leasing in is required.

· Facilities Management Services – facilities management functions.

The Asset Registry Services and Property Development serve as individual delivery units.

The above functional structure, spearheaded by highly skilled property professionals as well as the revision of systems and policies, will ensure that the PMTE operates as a professional and revenue focussed entity to ensure effective and efficient cost saving service delivery.

(ii) The physical verification of State-owned assets nationally is 97% complete. The completion of a credible and comprehensive Immovable Asset Register for the State will enable us to identify the percentage of State assets that are currently utilised, their conditions and the number of unutilised buildings in tenantable conditions. This information will assist us in planning for future acquisitions, renovations and or refurbishments, and optimum utilisation of our allocated capital expenditure budget.

(b) A drive towards reducing the cost of leasing in from the private sector is in progress and the fixing of escalation rates and renegotiation of rates per square metre according to market related prices for expired leases has already led to approximately R30 million in savings per annum.

The PMTE is already engaging the National Treasury: Office of the Chief Procurement Officer in developing the new lease procurement and management framework. Annual escalation rates will be prescribed by the Minister of Finance in the new lease management framework.

(c) (i) Through the physical verification of State-owned immovable assets nationwide, it is clear that the State does not own sufficient facilities/properties in rural areas and small towns. In order to provide basic services to these areas through Thusong centres and service stations, a special unit within the Department has been established to focus on the development of facilities that will house essential service Government departments such as Home Affairs, the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and the South African Police Service (SAPS). The Department has also embarked on the process of acquiring land closer to communities by means of Permission to Occupy Building (PTOB) and long-term leases to enable development of such facilities critical to enable the State to take services closer to the general populace and disadvantaged communities.

(ii) In terms of improving the quality of Government buildings in order to improve the quality of Government Services, the NDPW's Refurbishment Programme is aimed at creating functional values of existing building stock, which have been abandoned in favour of private properties (leasing in). This refurbishment includes additional accommodation, space reconfiguration in terms of client's needs, energy efficiency solutions, and accessibility to physically disabled persons.

In addition to refurbishment, the NDPW is driving compliance to municipal by-laws, which was previously not a requirement. The process will unlock value for the municipalities to be able to levy appropriate taxes and services.

(d) With regard to utilising the State's vacant properties productively, the NDPW is in the process of identifying assets that are underutilized or not appropriately resourced. These assets are earmarked for rapid redevelopment through Build, Operate and Transfer (BoT) models, where the PMTE engages in opportunities through Public-Public Partnerships with State-owned enterprises and Public Entities, such as the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), to meet short to medium-term accommodation requirements.

In this regard, we have already engaged with the National Treasury, Transnet National Ports Authority, Transnet Freight Rail, SENTECH, ESKOM, the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), Telkom, the PIC, and the Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) to explore opportunities for collaboration to optimise property space utilisation for service delivery obligations. To effect this collaboration a forum is to be established to engage on issues of mutual benefit in the property space.

(e) In terms of levering the State's property portfolio to create employment, the reopening of Workshops (Facilities Management Service Centres) is key in both skills development and job creation. Currently only 5% of facilities management services can be done in-house due to a lack of capacity. The reopening of these workshops will contribute towards the development of technical and professional skills in the Built Environment. Two pilot workshops in the Cape Town and Pretoria regions have been identified and are currently being refurbished and revamped. The targeting of youths for the Structured Workplace Capacity Development Programme will, in time, build internal capacity by absorbing youths that have completed the workplace programme into permanent structures of the Facilities Management Centres.

The NDPW provides for the National Youth Service (NYS) programme in all capital projects. Through EPWP infrastructure managers in the regions, areas of training are identified and recruitment is concluded with the assistance of local councillors or NYS agents. The recruits attend training courses in selected trades and once concluded they are brought to construction sites under the supervision of the main contractor.

In terms of creating jobs through Real Estate Management as part of the PMTE, Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) will be engaged to provide property management services for unutilised State-owned properties. The SMMEs will serve as property agents and will manage, develop and market these properties to generate profit.

Reply received: October 2014

Question Number: 1861 [NW2236E]

Internal Question Paper: No.18 of 2014

Date of Publication: 26 September 2014

Date of Reply: 17 OCTOBER 2014

Mr J H Steenhuisen (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) What was the total amount spent on landscaping at the President's homestead in Nkandla from 1 January 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available;

(2) What amount was spent on (a) trees, (b) plants, (c) flowers, (d) grass, (e) paving, (f) sprinkler systems, (g) lighting and (h) any other related specified expenses in terms of landscaping;

(3) What were the specific types of (a) trees, (b) plants, (c) flowers and (d) grass used;

(4) (a) Who were the contractors that were employed and (b) how much was each of them paid? NW2236E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

The Department of Public Works was responsible for payments related to security upgrades at the President's homestead in Nkandla.

Reply received: October 2014

Question Number: 1846 [NW2220E]

Internal Question Paper: No.18 of 2014

Date of Publication: 26 September 2014

Date of Reply: 17 OCTOBER 2014

Mr S J Masango (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) (a) How many senior departmental officials have not declared their financial interests and (b) in each case, (i) what are their names and (ii) what positions do they hold;

(2) (a) what steps does he intend to take to get them to declare their interests and (b) what measures does he intend to put in place to prevent this from happening in future? NW2220E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(1) (a) None.

Therefore, (1) (b) (i) and (ii) and (2) (a) and (b) fall away.

Reply received: October 2014

Question Number: 1843 [NW2217E]

Internal Question Paper: No.18 of 2014

Date of Publication: 26 September 2014

Date of Reply: 21 OCTOBER 2014

Mr S J Masango (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) Whether any former Members of Parliament or their spouses still occupy houses in the parliamentary villages; if so, (a) why, (b) who are they and (c) when are they moving out;

(2) are there any former (a) Deputy Ministers, (b) Ministers or (c) their spouses who are still occupying ministerial houses; if so, (i) why, (ii) who are they and (iii) when are they moving out;

(3) are there any (a) Deputy Ministers or (b) Ministers who are occupying more than one ministerial house; if so, (i) why, (ii) who are they and (iii) when are they handing over these houses? NW2217E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(1) Yes, (a) one former Member of Parliament (MP) is awaiting the registration of his bond and others have dependants who are attending school in Cape Town and thus it was not feasible for them to change schools in the middle of the academic year.

· Former MP, Mr C Burgess.

· Former MP Ms J Manganye (Dependants)

· Former MP Ms T Mfulo (Dependants)

· Former MP Mr E Magubane (Dependants)

· Former MP Mr I Malale (Dependants)

· Former MP Mr C Gololo (Dependants)

· Former MP Mrs V Kekesi (Dependants)

(2) (a), (b) and (c) None.

(i), (ii) and (iii) fall away.

(3) (a) and (b) There are no Ministers and Deputy Ministers who are occupying more than one ministerial house in either Cape Town or Pretoria.

(i), (ii) and (iii) fall away.

Reply received: November 2014

Question Number: 1788 [NW2160E]

Internal Question Paper: No.18 of 2014

Date of Publication: 26 September 2014

Date of Reply: 21 OCTOBER 2014

Mr S J Masango (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(a) How much does his department owe municipalities in rates and taxes, (b) what are the names of the municipalities owed, (c) what amount is owed to each municipality, (d) what steps has his department taken to pay the specified municipalities and (e) by what date will the outstanding amounts be paid? NW2160E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) The municipalities are claiming a total amount of R337 917 000.00 for rates and taxes from the National Department of Public Works (NDPW).

(b) and (c) This reply is accompanied by a spreadsheet marked as ANNEXURE "A", which carries details of the municipalities and the amounts that they are claiming from the NDPW. See link: file://server/pmg%20shared/WORD%20DOCUMENTS/Questions/RNW1788A-141022.htm

(d) The NDPW, working with the Provincial departments of Public Works, is in a process of sourcing an external resource to assist with the verification and reconciliation of the invoices issued by the municipalities.

(e) The aim is to complete the verification and debt reconciliation process and make payments by 31 March 2015.

Reply received: October 2014

Question Number: 1785 [NW2157E]

Internal Question Paper: No.18 of 2014

Date of Publication: 26 September 2014

Date of Reply: 17 OCTOBER 2014

Mr K S Mubu (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(a) How many copies of his department's newsletter, Worx News, are published per edition, (b) how much does it cost to produce a copy, (c) to whom is the newsletter circulated and (d) what is the purpose of the publication? NW2157E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) The Department of Public Works (DPW) produces 2 000 copies of its official newsletter, Worx-News, per edition, which down from 3 500 in the previous years. The reduction was as a result of an effort to cut costs.

(b) It costs the Department R36 673.50 for the layout and design, printing and distribution of 2 000 (16 pager A3) copies per edition.

(c) The newsletter is circulated to all the DPW regional offices throughout the country, and is made accessible to members of the public who visit the department's reception areas. The newsletter is also distributed to Members of Parliament, including the National Assembly Portfolio Committee on Public Works.

(d) The publication is aimed at informing staff members and all stakeholders about the Department's projects, programmes and campaigns in the quest to execute its mandate, with a special focus on the rollout of the Turnaround Strategy. It also focuses on strategic Government projects that affect the Public Works sector in order to highlight the synergies and the cooperative relations that take place there.

Reply received: October 2014

Question Number: 1766 [NW2137E]

Internal Question Paper: No.18 of 2014

Date of Publication: 26 SEPTEMBER 2014

Date of Reply: 17 OCTOBER 2014

Mr K S Mubu (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

With regard to the R21.7 million that has been allocated to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in the 2014-15 financial year, (a) for what purpose are these funds used, (b) in what countries are each of the specified graves situated and (c) are there any South Africans buried in these war graves? NW2137E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) The funds are used for operational maintenance of graves and memorials of World War I and World War II South African casualties.

(b) The graves are situated in various countries with the largest South African War casualties highlighted in bold letters as follows: Algeria, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium (1,044 War Dead), Botswana, Bulgaria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt (2,787 War Dead), Eritrea, Ethiopia, France (3,921 War Dead), Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza), Italy (1,820 War Dead), Kenya, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malta, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia (including Somaliland), South Africa, Sri Lanka, St Helena and Ascension Island, Sudan, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania (1,321 War Dead), Tunisia, United Kingdom (1,380 War Dead), United States of America, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Reply received: October 2014

Question Number: 1765 [NW2136E]

Internal Question Paper: No.18 of 2014

Date of Publication: 26 September 2014

Date of Reply: 17 OCTOBER 2014

Mr K S Mubu (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(a) In what (i) towns and (ii) provinces is his department planning to build its own offices and (b) what is the estimated (i) cost and (ii) duration of construction in each case? NW2136E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) (i) The Department of Public Works (DPW) plans to build new facilities for its Regional Offices in Johannesburg, Mthatha, Mmabatho/Mahikeng, Polokwane, Nelspruit, Durban and Kimberley.

(ii) The Provinces are, respectively: Gauteng, Eastern Cape, North West, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Kwa-Zulu Natal and Northern Cape.

(b) (i) The cost estimates for the construction of departmental offices at regional level is not yet known. The Department is in the preliminary stages of planning for this project.

(b) (ii) The duration of construction cannot be determined at this stage since the planning processes are still underway.

Reply received: October 2014

Question Number: 1710 [NW2073E]

Internal Question Paper: No.17 of 2014

Date of Publication: 19 SEPTEMBER 2014

Date of Reply: 17 OCTOBER 2014

Mr J J McGluwa (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) Whether his department has received any complaints from the (a) Boland District Municipality and (b) Midvaal Local Municipality relating to the implementation of the Expanded Public Works Programme; if so,

(2) whether any action has been taken; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW2073E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(1) The department has not received any complaints from Boland District Municipality or Midvaal Local Municipality relating to the implementation of the Expanded Public Works Programme.

(2) Falls away.

Reply received: October 2014

Question Number: 1639 [NW2000E]

Internal Question Paper: No.17 of 2014

Date of Publication: 19 SEPTEMBER 2014

Date of Reply: 20 OCTOBER 2014

Mr K S Mubu (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(a) Which posts in his department are vacant in the (i) highly skilled, (ii) highly skilled supervision and (iii) senior and top management levels and (b) in each case, what has been the duration of the vacancy? NW2000E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) (i) The Department of Public Works has 206 vacant positions for levels 6-8 (skilled). See LINK FOR ANNEXURE "A". http://www.pmg.org.za/rnw1639-141020annexurea

(ii) The Department has 268 vacant positions for levels 9-12 (skilled supervision). See ANNEXURE "B". http://www.pmg.org.za/rnw1639-141020annexureb

(iii) The Department has 38 vacant positions for levels 13-16 (senior and top management). See ANNEXURE "C". http://www.pmg.org.za/rnw1639-141020annexurec

(b) The annexures also provide information on the duration of the vacancies.

Reply received: October 2014

Question Number: 1526 [NW1896E]

Internal Question Paper: No. 16 of 2014

Date of Publication: 12 SEPTEMBER 2014

Date of Reply: 17 OCTOBER 2014

Mrs A M Dreyer (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

Does the Government intend to establish a state property management agency; if so, (a) what is the purpose of this agency, (b) how much capital will be required for the establishment of such an agency, (c) how many persons will be employed in this agency and (d) will the agency outsource some of its functions? NW1896E

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

Yes,

(a) To provide state accommodation to government departments and related services.

(b) The current funding for the Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) is R673 million as a Trading Account. The Department of Public Works (DPW) is in consultation with National Treasury regarding funding for the next financial year above the baseline.

(c) The number is not yet known. The DPW is working with the Department of Public Service and Administration and National Treasury to arrive at a realistic figure based on the most appropriate organisational structure and business model.

(d) The DPW will be empowering small to medium-size black-owned enterprises in real estate, construction and facilities management.

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 1525 [NW1895E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 16 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12 SEPTEMBER 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 17 OCTOBER 2014

Mrs A M Dreyer (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

What practical steps is his department taking to ensure that its work supports the National Development Plans' goal of creating job opportunities for (a) unemployed youth, (b) women and (c) indigent persons in rural areas? NW1895E

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) The National Development Plan (NDP) sets out a vision for the massification of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP), with the targeted number of work opportunities in inverse proportion to economic growth over a 20-year period. To realise this vision of the NDP, a target of 6 million work opportunities in Phase 3 (2014 - 2019) of the EPWP has been set.

In recognition of the extremely high rates of unemployment among the youth, the EPWP youth target has been increased from 40% in Phase 2 to 55% in Phase 3. The EPWP is partnering with youth agencies, as well as funding and training institutions to ensure that unemployed youths are provided with opportunities to work, generate income and develop skills through learnerships and artisan training programmes. These interventions will equip the youth to gain skills and enhance their employability upon exiting EPWP.

(b) The EPWP target for women in Phase 3 of the programme is similar to what it was in Phase 2, i.e. 55%. All sectors and participating departments have been sensitised of including this target in their planning processes. The Non-State Sector has partnered with the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) to facilitate the participation and skilling of young people in the Programme. A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) has been signed to develop young people in Phase 3 of the EPWP.

(c) With the introduction of the Community Work Programme (CWP) the EPWP has an added mechanism to target poor communities and maintain a presence in these communities. The CWP is consistently targeted at the poorest and most marginalized communities in each of the municipalities in which it is established.

The CWP applies a multi-sectoral approach and is entrenched in communities to create a pool of community assets and improve the quality services provided. The CWP is also used as an implementing platform to direct additional projects and programmes into these same communities.

The EPWP branch in the National Department of Public Works monitors the achievement of targets on a regular basis.

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 1524 [NW1894E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 16 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12 SEPTEMBER 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 21 OCTOBER 2014

Mr K S Mubu (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

Since his reply to question 701 on 14 August 2014, (a) what was the number of vacant senior positions in his department that were filled, (b) what are these positions and (c) how many vacant positions are there currently? NW1894E

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) The Department is currently finalising a priority list, which will outline the priority positions for filling at senior management levels in line with the available budget.

(b) Below is a list of vacant Senior Management Service positions with job titles:

POST JOB TITLE DESCRIPTION	SALARY LEVEL	Total
CHIEF DIRECTOR: INFORMATION SERVICES	14	1
CHIEF DIRECTOR: LEGAL SERVICES	14	1
DIRECTOR MEDIA & STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT	13	1
DIRECTOR MOVABLE ASSET MANAGEMENT	13	1
DIRECTOR: BUDGET & PLANNING	13	1
DIRECTOR: DEMAND & ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT	13	1
DIRECTOR: DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIST	13	1
DIRECTOR: FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING	13	1
DIRECTOR: INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS & MOBILISATION	13	1
DIRECTOR: LEGAL SERVICES	13	1
DIRECTOR: OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL	13	1
DIRECTOR: SECURITY SERVICES	13	1
DIRECTOR:COMPUTER AUDITS & SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS	13	1
CHIEF DIRECTOR PROPERTY PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT	14	1
CHIEF DIRECTOR: KEY ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT	14	1
DDG:ASSET INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT	15	1
DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL: PROJECTS	15	1
DIRECTOR PRECINCT DESIGN & MANAGEMENT	13	1
DIRECTOR: CIVIL/STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING SERVICES	13	1
DIRECTOR: ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES	13	1
DIRECTOR: FINANCE & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT	13	1
DIRECTOR: INDUSTRY RESEARCH	13	1
DIRECTOR: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES	13	1
DIRECTOR: PP & M (FOREIGN AFFAIRS)	13	1
DIRECTOR: PROPERTY MANAGEMENT (REGIONAL)	13	1
DIRECTOR: PROPERTY MANAGEMENT (REGIONAL)	13	1
DIRECTOR: REGIONAL OPERATIONS: KIMBERLEY	13	1
DIRECTOR: VALUATION SERVICES	13	1
DIRECTOR:REGIONAL OPERATIONS:NELSPRUIT	13	1
REGIONAL HEAD: PRETORIA	14	1
CHIEF DIRECTOR: MONITORING & EVALUATION SPECIALIST (EPWP)	14	1
DIRECTOR: ANALYST (EPWP)	13	1
DIRECTOR: ENVIRONMENT & CULTURE SECTOR (EPWP)	13	1
DIRECTOR:BUILDING MAINTENANCE & NAT YOUTH SERVICE	13	1
DIRECTOR:EPWP:PROGRAMME MANAGER:NORTHERN CAPE	13	1
CHIEF DIRECTOR: PROPERTY POLICY DEVELOPMENT	14	1
DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL: POLICY	15	1
DIRECTOR: SENIOR POLICY SPECIALIST CONSTRUCTION POLICY	13	1
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Reply received: October 2014

Question Number: 1517 [NW1887E]

Internal Question Paper: No. 16 of 2014

Date of Publication: 12 SEPTEMBER 2014

Date of Reply: 17 OCTOBER 2014

Ms N W A Michael (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

Whether (a) his department and/or (b) any entities reporting to him sponsored political party (i) advertisements, (ii) events and/or (iii) paraphernalia in the (aa) 2011-12, (bb) 2012-13 and (cc) 2013-14 financial years; if so, (aaa) for which political party and (bbb) what was the monetary value of the sponsorship in each case? NW1887E

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) and (b) (i), (ii) and (iii) (aa), (bb) and (cc) No.

(aaa) and (bbb) fall away.

Reply received: October 2014

Question Number: 1487 [NW1853E]

Internal Question Paper: No. 16 of 2014

Date of Publication: 05 SEPTEMBER 2014

Date of Reply: 02 OCTOBER 2014

Mr J H Steenhuisen (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

What is the quantum of funds spent by his department on all advertising for each financial year between 1 April 2010 up to the latest specified date for which information is available? NW1853E

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

The quantum of funds spent by the Department of Public Works on advertising is reflected in the table below:

the quantum of funds spent by THE OF PUBLIC WORKS on advertising Reply to Question 1487 asked by Mr. J H Steenhuisen (DA)
FINANCIAL YEAR	CATEGORY OF THE ADVERT	AMOUNT PAID R'000
2010/11	Marketing	3,577
	Promotional items	990
	Recruitments	6,940
	Tenders	2,904
Total		11,411

2011/12	Marketing	7,518
	Promotional items	3,268
	Recruitments	5,759
	Tenders	2,470
Total		19,015

2012/13	Auctions	59
	Marketing	1,460
	Promotional items	1,891
	Recruitments	1,206
	Tenders	2,971
Total		7,587

2013/14	Marketing	5,801
	Promotional items	1,707
	Recruitments	1,156
	Tenders	3,293
Total		11,957

2014/15	Marketing	417
	Promotional items	2,263
	Recruitments	838
	Tenders	1,628
Total		5,146

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 1454 [NW1820E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 12 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 29 AUGUST 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 02 OCTOBER 2014

Mr D America (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(a) Which travel agents has his department used during the period 1 April 2012 up to the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) what is the quantum of funds spent with each of the specified travel agents in the specified period? NW1820E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) Travel with Flair - 01 April 2012 – 30 November 2013

Duma Travel - 01 December 2013 – 17 September 2014

(b) Travel with Flair - R88 615 208.00

Duma Travel - R44 883 567.06

Reply received: November 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 1427 [NW1792E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 16 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12 SEPTEMBER 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 21 OCTOBER 2014

Mr A R McLoughlin (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

Are there any Expanded Public Works Programme projects undertaken in the boundaries of the Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality in Mpumalanga; if so, (a) what are the names of the projects launched in the (i) 2008-09, (ii) 2009-10, (iii) 2010-11, (iv) 2012-13 and (v) 2013-14 financial years, (b) how many people benefitted from each of the projects and (c) what was the monthly wage of the individuals per project? NW1792E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

Yes, the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) Projects were implemented within the boundaries of Dr. J.S. Moroka Local Municipality in Mpumalanga in EPWP from the 2009/10 financial year to the 2013/14 financial year. A total of 944 EPWP projects were implemented during this period. A summary of the number of projects for the each of the different financial years is shown in Table 1.

Table 1: Summary of EPWP projects implemented in the Dr. J.S Moroka Local Municipality from 2009/10 to 2013/14:

Financial Year	Number of projects	Work opportunities created	Full Time Equivalent (FTE)	Total wages paid to participants (R')	Average daily wage (R')
2009-10	113	1,505	285	3,374,021	51
2010-11	201	2,101	698	9,067,821	56
2011-12	170	2,398	1,001	15,177,031	66
2012-13	216	7,008	1,665	35,346,297	92
2013-14	244	6,861	2,343	37,026,954	69
Total	944	19,893	5,992	99,992,124	67

(a) The names of the projects implemented in the Dr. J.S. Moroka Local Municipality from the 2009/10 financial year to the 2013/14 financial year are shown in Annexure A. see linkfor AnnexureA: file://server/pmg%20shared/WORD%20DOCUMENTS/Questions/RNW1427A-141021-1.htm

(b) The total number of work opportunities created on EPWP projects in Dr. J.S. Moroka from 2009/10 to the 2013/14 was 19,893. A detailed break-down of the number of work opportunities created is shown in Annexure A.

Reply received: October 2014

Question Number: 1420 [NW1785E]

Internal Question Paper: No. 16 of 2014

Date of Publication: 12 SEPTEMBER 2014

Date of Reply: 02 October 2014

Mr S J Masango (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(a) How many schools were built by the Independent Development Trust in each province in the (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2013-14 financial years, (b) where exactly is each school situated, (c) what is the specified name of each school and (d) which of the specified schools are operational? NW1785E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) (i) (ii), (b), (c) and (d) The link below provides a summary of school projects completed by the Independent Development Trust (IDT) in the 2012/13 and 2013/14 financial years, wherein the IDT was commissioned by the provincial departments of Education as an implementing agent.

www.pmg.org.za/files/rnw1420province.htm

Reply received: October 2014

Question Number: 1400 [NW1765E]

Internal Question Paper: No.16 of 2014

Date of Publication: 12 SEPTEMBER 2014

Date of Reply: 20 OCTOBER 2014

Mr K S Mubu (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

With regard to the termination of lease or rental agreements between his department and private individuals, (a) how many agreements were terminated in the 2013-14 financial year, (b) what were the details of each specified lease, (c) what amount has been saved as a result and (d) what were the reasons for the termination of each specified lease or rental agreement? NW1765E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) 84 lease/rental agreements were terminated in the last financial year, 2013-14. See link ANNEXURE "A". http://www.pmg.org.za/rnw1400-141020annexurea

(b) Accompanying this reply is ANNEXURE "B", which outlines details of the terminated lease/rental agreements, per Regional Office of the Department of Public Works. See the link for ANNEXURE B: www.pmg.org.za/files/rnw1400annexureb.pdf

(d) ANNEXURE "B" outlines reasons for the terminations per individual lease/rental agreement, per Regional Office of the Department of Public Works.

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 1399 [NW1764E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 16 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12 SEPTEMBER 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 17 OCTOBER 2014

Mr K S Mubu (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(a) How many fishing harbours have been proclaimed in (i) the Western Cape, (ii) the Eastern Cape, (iii) the Northern Cape, and (iv) KwaZulu-Natal in the past 10 financial years, (b) what developments have been earmarked for each harbour, (c) how many persons are expected to benefit from each new harbour and (d) what is the co-operation between national and provincial governments in this regard? NW1764E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) (i) Western Cape = 12 fishing harbours have been proclaimed.

(ii) Eastern Cape = none

(iii) Northern Cape = none

(iv) KwaZulu Natal = none

(b) The National Department of Public Works (NDPW) initiated a Spatial Development and Economic Framework that led to the identification of various infrastructure development projects, as per the attached annexure to roll out over the next 15 years. These projects will be prioritised and shall be dealt with according to the needs at each harbour and based on the availability of funds.

(c) The details of the socio economic benefit will be quantified and communicated as soon as each harbour has its own unique plan and funds have been allocated to the respective projects.

(d) The Habour Steering Committee (HSC) was established in 2005 for the 12 proclaimed fishing harbours in the Western Cape. Its members include the NDPW, the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the National Treasury, as well as the Western Cape Provincial Government and the City of Cape Town. The HSC was established to oversee the interim management of proclaimed fishing harbours, the unlocking of tourism and other socio-economic opportunities and further to investigate proposals on the future management of the fishing harbours.

Reply received: October 2014

Question Number: 1293 [NW1588E]

Internal Question Paper: No. 6 of 2014

Date of Publication: 05 SEPTEMBER 2014

Date of Reply: 02 OCTOBER 2014

Mr K S Mubu (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Works:

Does the Independent Development Trust plan to retrench any staff members; if so, (a) what are the reasons for the retrenchments and (b) when will the retrenchment process begin? NW1588E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

No, the Independent Development Trust (IDT) does not have any plans to retrench any staff members. The Department of Public Works has embarked on the process of developing the Business Case for the IDT, which is aimed at determining the long term sustainability of the Entity, including reviewing its mandate, finance, as well as its human resource models.

(a) and (b) Fall away.

Reply received: October 2014

Question Number: 1292 [NW1587E]

Internal Question Paper: No. 6 of 2014

Date of Publication: 05 SEPTEMBER 2014

Date of Reply: 02 OCTOBER 2014

Mr K S Mubu (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(a) Which of the entities reporting to his department have received adverse audit reports and (b) in each case, what (i) were the major findings noted in the reports, (ii) financial losses, if any, were identified and (iii) measures does he intend to put in place to avoid this in future? NW1587E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) None of the public entities reporting to Department of Public Works received adverse audit reports for the 2013/14 financial year. However, out of the four public entities reporting to the Department, the Independent Development Trust (IDT) is the only one that received a qualified audit report.

(b) (i) The major findings that led to the qualified audit report for the IDT are stated below:

Ø Due to a lack of appropriate audit evidence, the Auditor-General was unable to confirm the tender deposits by alternative means and therefore, could not determine whether any adjustments to the tender deposits, stated at R5.812m in Note 8 (Other Income) of the IDT financial statements, were necessary.

Ø Due to the inadequacy of the internal control system on employees' leave records the Auditor-General was unable to conclude on the accuracy of the leave pay accrual amounting to R14.307m in Note 25 of the financial statements.

Ø The financial statements were presented for audit purposes without accurate and complete underlying accounting records. The Auditor-General was therefore unable to audit funds due from Programme Principals as stated in Note 21 of the financial statements.

(ii) None

(iii) The Department of Public Works will ensure that IDT develops an appropriate action plan with clear performance targets on how to address the audit findings that led to the qualified audit report. Such a plan will be endorsed by the Department prior to implementation. As part of monitoring implementation of the action plan, the IDT will be expected to submit a detailed progress report to the Department on a quarterly basis for review.

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 1191 [NW1429E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 12 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 29 AUGUST 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 02 OCTOBER 2014

Mr K S Mubu (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) Whether (a) he and (b) the Deputy Minister has each employed a ministerial special advisor; if so,

(2) (a) what is the name of the special advisor, (b) when was the advisor appointed, (c) what are the duties of the advisor, (d) at what post level was the appointment made, (e) what is the salary level of the advisor, (f) what is the duration of the employment contract entered into with the advisor and (g) why was it necessary to appoint the advisor? NW1429E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(1) (a) Yes.

(b) No.

(2) (a) Dr J P Lewis.

(b) 01 July 2014.

(c) The appointment of special advisors to Executive Authorities is regulated by section 12A of the Public Service Act, 1994 (Act No. 103 of 1994), as amended, and the dispensation approved by the Cabinet in terms of section 12A.

Dr Lewis acts in an advisory capacity and has been appointed in terms of the Public Service Act (section 12A (1)) to:

• advise the Minister on the exercise or performance of the powers and duties relating to Minister's office;

• advise the Minister on the development of policy that will promote the objectives of the National Department of Public Works; and

• perform such other tasks as may be appropriate in respect of the Executing Authority's powers and duties.

(d) Level III in accordance with the Special Dispensation for Special Advisors.

(e) The Cabinet approved dispensation as captured in the Ministerial Handbook provides guidelines for the determination of the salary level of the Special Advisors. It should be indicated that the salary scales of individuals form part of a confidential agreement between the employer and the employee. The information is, however, accessible through the Audit process.

(f) 5-year contract linked to the term of office of the Minister.

(g) See (c) above.

Reply received: September 2014

Question Number: 1053 [NW1209E]

Internal Question Paper: No. 10 of 2014

Date of Publication: 22 August 2014

Date of Reply: 11 September 2014

Mr K S Mubu (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(a) How many suppliers and contractors have taken his department to court for (i) non-payment of services, (ii) delayed payments and (iii) breach of contract and (b) what is the total amount being sought from his department? NW1209E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) (i) There are 33 suppliers and contractors who have taken Department of Public Works (DPW) to court for non-payment of services.

(ii) There are no suppliers that have taken the DPW to court for delayed payments.

(iii) There are 50 suppliers and contractors who have taken the DPW to court for breach of contract.

(b) The total amount being claimed from the Department is R348,106,830.00. However, the historical analysis on the outcome of court cases against the Department demonstrably shows that following a rigorous adjudication of these matters, the Department usually ends up being liable to one third of the total amount claimed.

Reply received: September 2014

Question Number: 1052 [NW1208E]

Internal Question Paper: No. 10 of 2014

Date of Publication: 22 August 2014

Date of Reply: 11 September 2014

Mr K S Mubu (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(a) How many officials in his department have been found to have falsified their qualifications, (b) what are their names, (c) what action was taken against them and (d) what measures has his department put in place to prevent this behaviour in the future? NW1208E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) Two.

(b) Ms N C Yako and Mr P Makitha.

(d) In accordance with Part VII paragraph D.8 of the Public Service Regulations the Department of Public Works subjects all shortlisted and recommended candidates to a pre-employment screening, which includes the verification of academic qualifications and a security background check.

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 1051 NW1207E

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 10 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 22 AUGUST 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 19 SEPTEMBER 2014

Mr K S Mubu (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(a) How many persons are sued by his department as a result of their role in the security upgrades at Nkandla, (b) what are their names, (c) for what amount are they being sued respectively and (d) what amount has his department been able to recover thus far? NW1207E

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

a) Thus far, the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has issued summons against the principal agent Minenhle Makhanya Architects. The SIU is authorized to institute the civil claim in terms of Section 4 (c) of the Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act, 2001 [Act No. 2 of 2001]. In this matter, the Department of Public Works is an interested party.

b) Minenhle Makhanya Architects.

c) The civil claim has not been finalised.

d) Please refer to (c) above.

Reply received: October 2014

Question Number: 955 [NW1104E]

Internal Question Paper: No. 10 of 2014

Date of Publication: 22 AUGUST 2014

Date of Reply: 17 OCTOBER 2014

Mr M H Redelinghuys (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) How many (a) investigations were conducted for (i) overbilling and (ii) overcharging for goods and services rendered by external contractors and service providers for the (aa) 2009-10, (bb) 2010-11, (cc) 2011-12, (dd) 2012-13 and (ee) 2013-14 financial years, (b) of these investigations were conducted (i) internally, (ii) by the Office of the Public Protector, (iii) by the SA Police Service, (iv) by the Special Investigating Unit or (v) by external private sector entities;

(2) in each case where investigations were conducted by an external private sector entity who was the entity;

(3) what (a) amount was lost by his department due to (i) overbilling or (ii) overcharging and (b) was the (i) outcome of each investigation and (ii) breakdown of monies recovered for each specified financial year?

NW1104E

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

With respect to (1) (a) (i) and (ii), (aa), (bb), (cc), (dd) and (ee), the detail is as follows:

22 investigations have been instituted for overbilling/overcharging since the 2009-10 financial year. Amongst the investigations are projects that stretched over more than one financial year, where overbilling/overcharging is suspected to have occurred and invoices were submitted for payment at intervals over the duration of the projects.

(1) (b) (i) Two investigations were initiated internally.

(ii) The Department of Public Works is not privy to information on investigations that are conducted by the Office of the Public Protector.

(iii) Seven cases were referred to the South African Police Service (SAPS) based on recommendations by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) following the conclusion of its investigations.

(iv) Thirteen cases were registered for investigations conducted by the SIU.

(v) None.

(2) Not Applicable.

(3) (a) (i) and (ii) Since a number of the investigations are currently underway an exact amount cannot be determined at this stage.

(3)(b)(i) In respect of the outcome of the investigations, the details are as follows:

· With reference to investigations noted in Part (1) (b) (i), in both cases, the fieldwork has commenced.

· With reference to investigations referred to in Part (1) (b) (ii), above, not applicable.

· With reference to investigations referred to in Part (1) (b) (iii), above, in all the cases, criminal charges have been registered. The matters are at different stages of the prosecuting process.

· With reference to investigations referred to in Part (1) (b) (iv), above, disciplinary action was recommended against 22 officials. Two of the officials resigned before the disciplinary process could commence. Two other officials were found guilty and have subsequently been dismissed.

· Five officials and approximately four service providers are facing possible criminal charges following the referral of those cases to the SAPS.

· Civil claim processes for the recovery of monies are under way in 7 matters.

(3)(b)(ii) R15 543 681.83 has been recovered to date.

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 930 [NW1023E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 7 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 01 AUGUST 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 25 SEPTEMBER 2014

Mr M G P Lekota (COPE) asked the Minister of Public Works:

Whether a certain person (name and details furnished), had unfettered powers to authorise alleged hugely inflated invoices for renovation and approve payment for work that was not done; if so, on what legal provisions did the person rely to be accorded such unfettered powers; if not, on what basis was the person able to approve payments of (a) R5,4 million to a certain building and construction company (details furnished) for the renovation of a house and (b) R5,2 million to a certain company (name furnished) in respect of the renovation of another house in Waterkloof? NW1023E

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) and (b) The powers to authorize payments are not unfettered, but regulated and exercised in terms of the Project Management Delegations, which came into effect on 24 January 2005, which the person in question violated.

In terms of the Delegations, all decisions must be based on the Conditions of Contract without exercising discretional powers in the process and all payments to be responsible and according to the Conditions of Contract with due regard to progress, risk, etc.

Reply received: August 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 912 [NW1003E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NO.7 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 01 AUGUST 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 19 AUGUST 2014

Mr W M Madisha (COPE) asked the Minister of Public Works:

Whether his department has finalised a new policy on leases that requires (a) 100% compliance with the Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999, notwithstanding any circumstances, (b) the Minister whose department intends to use such premises to make a declaration that all of the space was required and that good value was being obtained and (c) the relevant portfolio committee to be given all the information necessary for oversight to be undertaken; if not, in each case, why not; if so, in each case, what are the relevant details? NW1003E

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

a) The Department of Public Works has a draft lease policy on leases that is intended to ensure full compliance to the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 [Act No. 1 of 1999].

(b) This part of the question should be directed to the relevant Ministers.

Reply received: August 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 851 [NW939E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 7 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 01 AUGUST 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 19 AUGUST 2014

Mr S J Masango (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

What (a) total amount was spent on the President's private residence since 19 March 2014 and (b) is the detailed breakdown of the use of the funds in each case? NW939E

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) Since 19 March 2014 no additional funds have been spent.

(b) Falls away.

Reply received: August 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 850 [NW938E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 7 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 01 AUGUST 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 19 AUGUST 2014

Mr S J Masango (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

Have any additional funds which do not relate to security upgrades been recently allocated to the Prestige Project A: Security Measures President's Private Residence Nkandla; if so, (a) what is the total breakdown of the funds allocated and (b) in each case, for what exact purpose were these funds used? NW938E

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

No.

(a) and (b) Fall away.

Reply received: July 2014

Question Number: 814 [NW901E]

Internal Question Paper: No. 6 of 2014

Date of Publication: 25 JULY 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 04 AUGUST 2014

Mr K S Mubu (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) Whether (a) he, (b) the Deputy Minister, (c) the Director-General or (d) any of his staff (i) attended, (ii) accepted an invitation and/or (iii) received tickets to the 2014 Soccer World Cup in their official capacity; if so, what are the relevant details including the (aa)(aaa) names and (bbb) positions of those who attended and (bb) breakdown of the amounts spent by his department on (aaa) travel, (bbb) accommodation, (ccc) entertainment and (ddd) any further specified expenses;

(2) (a) what is the breakdown of the amount spent by his department on any persons accompanying (i) him, (ii) the Deputy Minister, (iii) the Director-General or (iv) any of his staff to attend the 2014 Soccer World Cup including (aa) travel, (bb) accommodation, (cc) entertainment and (dd) any further costs and (b) in each case, what is the (i) relationship and (ii) reason for accompanying the relevant person? NW901E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works:

(1) For (a), (b), (c) and (d) (i), (ii) and (iii) the answer is NO.

Thus, (aa) (aaa), (bbb) and (bb) (aaa), (bbb), (ccc) and (ddd) fall away.

(2) (a) (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) and (aa), (bb) (cc) and (dd); and

(b) (i) and (ii) Fall away.

Reply received: August 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 844 [NW931E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 7 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 01 AUGUST 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 19 AUGUST 2014

Mr K S Mubu (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

By what date is it estimated that all government immovable assets will be entered into the Immovable Asset Register? NW931E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

The National Department of Public Works (NDPW) has estimated that it will have completed the current backlog of the Government's immovable assets under its custodianship to be registered in its enhanced Immovable Asset Register (IAR) by 31 March 2016.

To date, 95 percent of such assets have been entered into the asset register. It should, however, be appreciated by the Honourable Member that the NDPW commenced with the programme to enhance its immovable asset register in November 2011, in a protracted process that would include the reconciliation of State-owned assets under the custodianship of all national and provincial custodians.

Phase 1 of the Immovable Asset Register (IAR) project focused on the completeness of information on land parcels. This milestone was successfully reached whereby the Department moved from an audit disclaimer to an audit qualification on immovable assets for the 2012/13 financial year. The only assertion contributing to the qualification was the valuation of the immovable assets, which is being addressed in Phase 2. This second phase of the IAR Enhancement Programme commenced in January 2014 and includes the following key integrated work-streams that are working to ensure that the IAR is fully compliant to the Generally Recognised Accounting Practice (GRAP) by 31 March 2016:

· Designing and implementing the right operating model to manage and maintain DPW's IAR.

· Designing and implementing an appropriate IAR management system, using iE-Works and other systems as a base to enable the required reporting and accounting.

· Vesting of remaining State land parcels by 31 March 2016.

The IAR was submitted to the office of the Auditor-General (AG) on 31 May 2014. The 2013/14 audit on immovable assets has thus far displayed significant improvement in the compilation of the Immovable Asset Register.

Reply received: August 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 843 [NW930E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 7 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 01 AUGUST 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 19 AUGUST 2014

Mr K S Mubu (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(a) How many professional employees in his department have undertaken unauthorised remunerative work outside their employment in the (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14 financial years and (b) in respect of each specified case, what action has been taken against such officials? NW930E

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) (i), (ii) and (iii) The Department of Public Works has not discovered any professional employees that undertook unauthorised remunerative work in the specified period.

(b) Falls away.

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 787 [NW874E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 6 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 25 JULY 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 19 SEPTEMBER 2014

Mr K S Mubu (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

With reference to his reply to question 162 on 4 July 2014, and without revealing any names, addresses and locations, (a) what was the annual cost of maintenance and/or renovations undertaken for each official housing unit provided to Cabinet members during the period 1 April 2009 up to the latest date for which information is available and (b) what are the details of the planned maintenance and/or renovations for the 2014-15 financial year with regard to (i) description, (ii) budgeted costs and (iii) reasons for such maintenance and/or renovations? NW874E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) In respect of this question, the Honourable Member should note that the Department of Public Works (DPW) initiated an investigation, which was undertaken and is currently still being undertaken by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) into maladministration, tender irregularities, price inflation and other irregularities in respect of certain State-owned houses in the Prestige Portfolio located in both Pretoria and Cape Town.

In Pretoria 7 houses were investigated for the period in question. The reasons for the investigation were tender irregularities in the appointment of consultants, inflation of bills of quantities and non-delivery corresponding to payment claims by contractors in terms of bills of quantities. The cost of the renovations and/or planned maintenance of these properties amounted to R27 674 924.96. The DPW Director of Prestige in the Pretoria Regional Office was charged and found guilty and charges have been laid against others involved in maladministration.

In Cape Town 17 houses are under investigation by the SIU in terms of proclamation 54/2014 gazetted on the 01 August 2014 (GG No. 10243). The investigation covers the period from 2008 up to the date of the gazette. The reasons for the investigation are possible tender irregularities in the appointment of service providers, inflation of bills of quantities and non-delivery relating to payment claims by contractors in terms of the bills of quantities. The investigation is currently underway.

(b) The details of the planned maintenance and/or renovations for the 2014-15 financial year with regard to (i) description, (ii) budgeted costs and (iii) reasons for such maintenance and/or renovations are as follows:-

ITEM	(i) DESCRIPTION	(ii) BUDGETED COST		(iii) REASONS FOR MAINTANANCE/ RENOVATIONS
PRETORIA AND CAPE TOWN
1	Refurbishment		R3,370,849.00		Due for refurbishment
2	Refurbishment		R949,351.00		Burnt house - refurbishment required
3	Refurbishment		R15,334,525.00		Due for refurbishment
4	Refurbishment		R3,139,982.00		Due for refurbishment
5	Security measures		R780,000.00		No security measures
6	Refurbishment		R280,848.00		Due for refurbishment
7	Refurbishment		R922,941.00		Structural defects
8	Painting, paving, repair electrical installations & other minor works		R309,846.00		Minor works to make the house habitable
9	Refurbishment		R1,027,073.00		Due for upgrade
10	Refurbishment		R1,255,000.00		Due for upgrade
11	Refurbishment		R676,257.00		No guard house
12	Refurbishment		R592,567.00		Due for refurbishment
13	Refurbishment		R497,000.00		Due for refurbishment
14	Refurbishment		R583,000.00		Due for refurbishment
15	Repair roof covering, external painting and replacement of carpets		R500,000.00		Leaking roof needs urgent attention
16	Kitchen and bathroom upgrade. Roof and floor coverings		R1,615,861.00		Leaking roof needs urgent attention and refurbishment of bathrooms
17	Refurbishment of kitchen, bathrooms, electricity and roof		R1,413,173.00		Leaking roof needs maintenance and refurbishment of bathrooms
18	Upgrading of entrance foyer, all bathrooms, kitchen and painting		R3,197,756.00		Complex has not been repaired over 20 years and the fabric, old sewer pipes and drainage need attention
19	Security upgrade: Boundary wall, electric fence, cameras and guard house		R448,000.00		No Security measures
20	Upgrade of kitchen, bathrooms, electricity and roof		R277,500.00		Roof, kitchen and bathrooms need attention
21	Repair roof covering, external painting and replacing carpets		R500,000.00		Leaking roof needs attention
22	Upgrade of kitchen, bathrooms, electricity and roof		R330,000.00		Old house which needs repairs and an upgrade
23	Kitchen and bathroom replacement, upgrade of paving surrounding the house		R486,541.00		Old house needs repairs and an upgrade
24	Security upgrade: Boundary wall, electric fence, Cameras and guard house		R448,000.00		No Security measures
25	Upgrade of kitchen, bathrooms and internal painting		R330,000.00		Old kitchen and bathroom require upgrade
26	Security upgrade: Boundary wall, electric fence, cameras and guard house		R448,000.00		No Security measure
Total			R39,714,070.00

Therefore the budgeted amount for maintenance/renovations of the Prestige portfolio for the 2014/2015 financial year is: R39,714,070.00

Pretoria= R29,719,239.00

Cape Town = R9,994,831.00

Reply received: July 2014

Question Number: 765 [NW852E]

Internal Question Paper: No. 6 of 2014

Date of Publication: 25 JULY 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 04 AUGUST 2014

Mr. W Horn (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(a) How many (i) judgments and (ii) court orders were made against his department in the (aa) 2010-11, (bb)2011-12, (cc) 2013-14 financial years and (b) in each case, (i) how many of these (aa) were implemented and (bb) await implementation by his department and (ii) what was the nature of the (aa) and/or (bb) court order? NW852E

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The Minister of Public Works

(a) (i) and (ii)

(aa) There were 4 judgments and/or court orders made against the Department of Public Works in the 2010/11 financial year.

(bb) There were 10 judgments and/or court orders made against the Department in the 2011/12 financial year.

(cc) There were 19 judgments and/or court orders made against the Department in the 2012/13 financial year.

(dd) There were 23 judgments and/or court orders made against the Department in the 2013/14 financial year.

(b) (i) (aa) All judgments and/or court orders for the specified financial years were implemented;

(bb) There are no judgments and/or court orders for the specified financial years that are still awaiting implementation by the Department of Public Works.

(ii) (aa) and (bb)

· The nature of 27 judgments and/or court orders relates to arrears on rentals.

· The nature of 5 judgments and/or court orders relates to the setting aside of the awarding of bids.

· The nature of 11 judgments and/or court orders relates to services rendered.

· Six of the judgments and/or court orders relate to eviction.

· Three of the judgements and/or court orders relate to requests for information made in accordance with the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 [Act No. 2 of 2000].

· Three of the judgments and/or court orders emanated from motor vehicle accident damages.

· One judgment and/or court order relates to an application for spoliation.

Reply received: August 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 701 [NW785E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 6 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 25 JULY 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 19 AUGUST 2014

Mr K S Mubu (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(a) How many senior positions are vacant in his department, (b) what are the titles of these positions and (c) when will each specified vacant position be filled? NW785E

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) 38

(b) Below is the list of vacant senior management service (SMS) positions with job titles:

POST JOB TITLE DESCRIPTION	SALARY LEVEL	Total
CHIEF DIRECTOR: INFORMATION SERVICES	14	1
CHIEF DIRECTOR: LEGAL SERVICES	14	1
DIRECTOR MEDIA & STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT	13	1
DIRECTOR MOVABLE ASSET MANAGEMENT	13	1
DIRECTOR: BUDGET & PLANNING	13	1
DIRECTOR: DEMAND & ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT	13	1
DIRECTOR: DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIST	13	1
DIRECTOR: FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING	13	1
DIRECTOR: INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS & MOBILISATION	13	1
DIRECTOR: LEGAL SERVICES	13	1
DIRECTOR: OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL	13	1
DIRECTOR: SECURITY SERVICES	13	1
DIRECTOR:COMPUTER AUDITS & SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS	13	1
CHIEF DIRECTOR PROPERTY PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT	14	1
CHIEF DIRECTOR: KEY ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT	14	1
DDG:ASSET INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT	15	1
DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL: PROJECTS	15	1
DIRECTOR PRECINCT DESIGN & MANAGEMENT	13	1
DIRECTOR: CIVIL/STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING SERVICES	13	1
DIRECTOR: ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES	13	1
DIRECTOR: FINANCE & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT	13	1
DIRECTOR: INDUSTRY RESEARCH	13	1
DIRECTOR: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES	13	1
DIRECTOR: PP & M (FOREIGN AFFAIRS)	13	1
DIRECTOR: PROPERTY MANAGEMENT (REGIONAL)	13	1
DIRECTOR: PROPERTY MANAGEMENT (REGIONAL)	13	1
DIRECTOR: REGIONAL OPERATIONS: KIMBERLEY	13	1
DIRECTOR: VALUATION SERVICES	13	1
DIRECTOR:REGIONAL OPERATIONS:NELSPRUIT	13	1
REGIONAL HEAD: PRETORIA	14	1
CHIEF DIRECTOR: MONITORING & EVALUATION SPECIALIST (EPWP)	14	1
DIRECTOR: ANALYST (EPWP)	13	1
DIRECTOR: ENVIRONMENT & CULTURE SECTOR (EPWP)	13	1
DIRECTOR:BUILDING MAINTENANCE & NAT YOUTH SERVICE	13	1
DIRECTOR:EPWP:PROGRAMME MANAGER:NORTHERN CAPE	13	1
CHIEF DIRECTOR: PROPERTY POLICY DEVELOPMENT	14	1
DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL: POLICY	15	1
DIRECTOR: SENIOR POLICY SPECIALIST CONSTRUCTION POLICY	13	1
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(c) Out of the 38 SMS vacant positions, 13 have been advertised and the recruitment process for the filling of the positions is due to be finalized by 30 November 2014. In addressing the remaining 25 vacant senior management positions, the Department of Public Works is finalising a priority list which will outline the priority positions for filling at senior management levels in line with the available budget and to also assist in reducing the period of filling vacancies in the Department.

Reply received: August 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 625 [NW708]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 4 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 11 JULY 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 19 AUGUST 2014

Mr K S Mubu (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) How many (a) international and (b[) domestic hotel bookings were made by (i) him, (ii) his predecessors and (iii) departmental officials attending (aa) workshops, (bb) seminars, (cc) oversight visits or (dd) any other relevant meetings of the relevant portfolio committee from 1 April 2013 up to the latest specified date for which information is available;

(2) In respect of each specified booking, what was the (a) date, (b) name of the hotel, (c) number of delegates, (d) cost of the hotel booking for each delegate and (e) the nature of the relevant portfolio business dealt with? NW708

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(1) (a) and (b) (i) (ii) (iii) (aa) (bb) (cc) and (dd) and (2) (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) The information requested by the Honourable Member forms part of the package of information that is currently being audited by the Auditor General. The Department of Public Works will give a full account in the Annual Report for the financial year 2013/14 to be released to Parliament at the end of September 2014.

Reply received: July 2014

Question Number: 486 [NW565E]

Internal Question Paper: No. 4 of 2014

Date of Publication: 11 JULY 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 04 AUGUST 2014

Mr C H H Hunsinger (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) Whether the harbour and its platform in Yzerfontein falls under the ambit and responsibility of his department;

(2) whether his department has undertaken any repairs and/or upgrades to the harbour and its platform; if so, when were these repairs and/or upgrades undertaken;

(3) (a) what is the current status or progress regarding such repairs and/or upgrades and (b) when will these repairs and/or upgrades be (i) undertaken and (ii) budgeted for? NW565E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(1) Yes

(2) Yes, the National Department of Public Works undertook repairs to the harbour. The upgrades/repairs commenced on 08 December 2006 and were completed on 19 March 2009.

(3) (a), (b) (i) and (ii) There are no plans to undertake repairs/upgrades in the current financial year, as the harbour wall is still in a fairly good condition.

Reply received: July 2014

Question Number: 484 [NW563E]

Internal Question Paper: No. 4 of 2014

Date of Publication: 11 JULY 2014

Date of Reply: 04 AUGUST 2014

Mr S J Masango (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) Whether his department has allocated any state-owned land for rural development over the past five financial years; if so, in each respective case, (a) how many portions of state-owned land have been allocated, (b) in which provinces have they been allocated, (c) in which specific areas within the specified provinces have they been they allocated and (d) how many hectares is each respective portion comprised of;

(2) whether, in each respective case, any development of those portions of land (a) has commenced, (b) is in progress or (iii) has been completed; if not, why not; if so, what are the (i) relevant details and (ii) dates respectively? NW563E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(1) Yes, the National Department of Public Works has allocated land for rural development in the last five financial years.

(a) 21 land parcels have been allocated.

(b) Mpumalanga and Eastern Cape.

(d) in respect of Balfour, 20 land parcels were allocated, each measuring 2 855 sqm; and in respect of Mount Frere, Eastern Cape, one land parcel was allocated measuring 30 hectares.

(2) (a) and (b) No development has taken place as yet.

(iii) A development agreement on the land transfer has been concluded; land survey and rezoning has been completed; an environmental authorisation from the Department of Environmental Affairs has been acquired; and feasibility studies have been completed.

(i) and (ii) details are as indicated in (iii) above.

Reply received: July 2014

Question Number: 460 [NW539E]

Internal Question Paper: No. 4 of 2014

Date of Publication: 11 JULY 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 04 AUGUST 2014

Mr M G P Lekota (Cope) asked the Minister of Public Works:

Whether the State Assets Register has now been fully populated and independently verified and audited enabling the State to have an accurate and up-to-date representation of all immovable assets; if not, what are the reasons why this urgent task still remains unresolved after two decades; if so, when was this achieved? NW539E

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The Minister of Public Works

The National Department of Public Works (NDPW) is managing a massive property portfolio that comprises approximately 30 000 land parcels and 107 000 improvements (buildings and structures) countrywide.

The project to physically verify all assets under the custodianship of the NDPW commenced in October 2013 and is scheduled to be completed by 15 September 2014. To date the Department has verified 95% of the properties that were identified. The Department made use of electronic data collection tools and GIS (Geographical Information Systems) software in the compilation of the Immovable Asset Register.

The information fields populated through the desktop and physical verification exercise are fully compliant to National Treasury's minimum requirements and GRAP (Generally Recognised Accounting Practice) requirements as per Directive 2 (which provides for classifying, recognizing and measuring assets and liabilities received as a result of the transfer of functions). The application of the Directive has resulted in an improved audit outcome on the immovable assets for the 2012/13 financial year.

Sufficient audit evidence was provided for all properties disclosed in the Annual Financial Statements of 2013/2014 through the Paper-Trail Project, where supporting documentation such as title deeds and Surveyor-General diagrams per property are uploaded on the system.

The NDPW's Immovable Asset Register was submitted to the office of the Auditor-General on 31 May 2014 for auditing purposes. The audit process was to be completed by 31 July 2014.

Reply received: August 2014

Question Number: 417 [NW499E]

Internal Question Paper: No. 3 of 2014

Date of Publication: 04 JULY 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 19 AUGUST 2014

Mr C MacKenzie (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) What is the maintenance schedule for the exterior woodwork, including (a) doors, (b) windows and (c) window shutters at the Marks Building in the Parliamentary precinct;

(2) when was this maintenance last performed;

(3) when will the woodwork be repaired and/or maintained;

(4) whether a budget has been allocated in the 2014-15 financial year for this purpose; if not why not, if so, what is the (a) total amount and (b) cost breakdown of the allocated budget? NW499E

REPLY:

(1) The maintenance on the exterior woodwork including (a) doors, (b) windows and (c) window shutters at the Marks Building in the Parliamentary precinct has normally been done upon request. The Department of Public Works did not have a schedule for preventative maintenance for the Marks Building per se.

(2) The maintenance was last performed on 04 December 2013.

(3) A maintenance project has been registered on the Departmental project management systems whereby all external items, the woodwork, repairs to the external façade as well as replacement of the roof will be attended to. The departmental officials are in the process of preparing the requisite documentation to activate the project.

(4) Yes, for the current financial year 2014-15 a budget has been allocated.

(a) R2 226 762 was allocated for maintenance.

(b) The cost of the maintenance and breakdown thereof will be determined by the scope of works.

Reply received: July 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 398 [NW480E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 3 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 04 JULY 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 04 AUGUST 2014

Prof B Bozzoli (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) How many parking places are available in total in the parliamentary precinct;

(2) how many of these are allocated to Members of Parliament;

(3) what are the (a) names and (b) job descriptions of persons occupying parking places who are not Members of Parliament;

(4) how many Members of Parliament who have applied for parking places in the parliamentary precinct do not have parking places? NW480E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(1) In total there are 563 parking bays in the Parliamentary Precinct.

(2) 440 Parking bays are allocated to Parliament to allocate to Members of Parliament, among others.

(3) (a) and (b) The names and job descriptions of persons other than Members of Parliament occupying a portion of the 440 parking bays allocated to Parliament may be obtained from Parliament, as the Department of Public Works is not privy to this information.

(4) Since Parliament manages the parking bays allocated to it, Parliament is therefore better positioned to respond to this question. The Department of Public Works has not received an application from Parliament requesting additional parking bays.

Reply received: April 2014

Question Number: 378 [NW432E]

Internal Question Paper: No. 6 of 2014

Date of Publication: 14 MARCH 2014

Date of Reply: 04 APRIL 2014

Ms C K K Mosimane (Cope) to ask the Minister of Public Works:

(a) Whether his department has conducted any investigations or intends to investigate the R3,65 billion spent irregularly since 2009; if not, why not; if so, what is the status of the investigations? NW432E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) Yes, the Department of Public Works (DPW) has conducted investigations on some of the transactions disclosed as irregular expenditure.

The R3,6 billion was identified as a result of the requirement by the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) for both the DPW's Main Account and the Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) to review all bids, quotations and payments made from 2009/10 to 2012/13. This entailed revisiting a total of 1,2 million transactions with a Rand value of R96 billion over the three year period in question. Out of this, a total of 56 578 transactions (6%) with a Rand value of R3,6 billion (3% of the total Rand value), were identified as irregular.

Of the R3,6 billion reported at the end of 31 March 2013, R451 million relates to transactions currently being investigated, or have been investigated, by the Special Investigation Unit (SIU). Internal disciplinary actions are in progress and where they have been concluded and action recommended against officials who have flouted the prescribed processes, the Department has moved swiftly to implement the recommendations.

In addition to the above, an amount of R574 million has been condoned as at end of February 2014, as a result of investigations or analysis conducted by the Department.

During the month of February 2014, the Department has increased its internal investigative capacity to investigate and deal with all the transactions that led to irregular and fruitless and wasteful expenditure. This will see an acceleration of swift investigations and conclusion of all internal disciplinary enquiries in the Department.

Reply received: April 2014

Question Number: [365] [NW419E]

Internal Question Paper: No. 6 of 2014

Date of Publication: 14 MARCH 2014

Date of Reply: 04 APRIL 2014

Ms A M Dreyer (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

When will the Ikageng Police Station in Tlokwe, Potchefstroom, be upgraded? NW419E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

The Department of Public Works is not in a position to indicate as to when the upgrading of the Ikageng Police Station in Tlokwe, Potchefstroom, will take place, because the project is still at the planning stage in collaboration with the client department (South African Police Services).

Reply received: August 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 364 [NW449E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 2 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 27 JUNE 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 05 AUGUST 2014

Mr K P Sithole (IFP) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) (a) What amount is being spent on the maintenance of the house of the Chief Justice in Houghton Estate that has been vacant for 5 years and (b)(i) how many state-owned houses are vacant but are still maintained by the State and (ii) what amount is being spent on their maintenance;

(2) whether there are any plans of (a) selling or (b) renting the specified houses? NW449E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(1) (a) The house allocated to the former Chief Justice in Houghton, Johannesburg, has been vacant for approximately 2 years and not 5 years as indicated by the Honourable Member. R139 938.56 was spent on maintenance for the period 01/01/2012 to 30/06/2014.

(b)(i) There are 125 vacant state-owned houses under the custodianship of the National Department of Public Works (NDPW) that are vacant and are being maintained by the NDPW.

(ii) R4 464 142.26 has been allocated for maintenance.

(2) (a) and (b) The Department of Public Works deals with such matters on a case by case basis, informed by options analyses done where applicable.

Reply received: August 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 346 [NW428E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 1 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 17 JUNE 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 19 AUGUST 2014

Dr A Lotriet (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) What are the details of all flowers purchased by his department for each year between 1 April 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available;

(2) what are the details of (a)(i) the address and (ii) the name of the office where the specified flowers were displayed, (b) for whose benefit were the flowers purchased and (c) what was the purchase value of the flowers for each office where it was displayed;

(3) in respect of flowers purchased for individuals, (a) what is the (i) name and (ii) relationship of the person to (aa) him and (bb) the Ministry and (b) what is the cost of each purchase;

(4) what are the details of any (a) contractual arrangements and (b) plans to purchase flowers in the future? NW428E

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(1) Please refer to Table 1 below.

(2) See the table below:

TABLE 1

Financial year	(a( (i) Address	)ii) Name of the office	(b) For whose benefit	(c) Purchase value of the flowers
2009/10	Pretoria and Cape Town Ministerial offices	Ministry offices in Pretoria / Cape Town	Official purposes	R0.00 (Cape Town) R0.00 (Pretoria)
2010/11	Pretoria and Cape Town Ministerial offices	Ministry offices in Pretoria / Cape Town	Official purposes	R0.00 (Cape Town) R0.00 (Pretoria)
2011/12	Pretoria and Cape Town Ministerial offices	Ministry office in Pretoria / Cape Town	Official purposes	R0.00 (Cape Town R58 500.00 (Pretoria)
2012/13	Pretoria and Cape Town Ministerial offices	Ministry offices in Pretoria / Cape Town	Official purposes	R0.00 (Cape Town R31 500.00 (Pretoria)
2013/14	Pretoria and Cape Town Ministerial offices	Ministry offices in Pretoria / Cape Town	Official purposes	R0.00 (Cape Town) R18 000.00 (Pretoria)

(3) No flowers were purchased for any individuals.

(4) (a) Contractual arrangements pertain to the Facilities Management contract that the Department has had in place.

(b) Future plans for purchasing flowers include the advertisement of a 36 Month term contract for the supply of floral arrangements.

Reply received: April 2014

Question Number: 320 [NW373E]

Internal Question Paper: No. 6 of 2014

Date of Publication: 14 MARCH 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 04 APRIL 2014

Ms A M Dreyer asked the Minister of Public Works:

Whose signature appears on the architectural plans for the construction work at President Jacob Zuma's private home at Nkandla? NW373E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works:

The Honourable Member will appreciate the fact that the matter related to the scope of works, architectural plans and drawings at the President's private residence in Nkandla is part of an ongoing investigation by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU). Therefore, the Department of Public Works is currently not in a position to provide details pertaining to what the Honourable Member is asking.

Reply received: April 2014

Question Number: 319 [NW372E]

Internal Question Paper: No. 06 of 2014

Date of Publication: 14 MARCH 2014

Date of Reply: 04 APRIL 2014

Ms A M Dreyer (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) Was his department responsible for the construction of the soccer field with regard to the security measures installed at the President's private residence at Nkandla; if not, which department was responsible for the construction of the soccer field; if so, what maintenance plans are in place to ensure the field stays in good condition;

(2) Will his department fix the damage to the field after cattle have been grazing on the field; if not, why not; if so, can he give the (a) total costs and (b) time frame of such repairs;

(3) What steps have been taken to prevent future damage to the field? NW372E ________________________________________________________________

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(1) The Department of Public Works was not responsible for the construction of the said soccer field. Therefore, the Department is not in a position to state who was responsible for the soccer field as it was not part of the work commissioned by it.

(2) and (3) thus fall away.

Reply received: July 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 313 [NW394E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 2 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 27 JUNE 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 21 JULY 2014

Dr A Lotriet (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) What are the details of office furniture ordered and or purchased for the use of him and/or his staff since 1 May 2014;

(2) in respect of each piece of furniture, (a) what is the description, (b) what is the breakdown of the costs, (c) where will each piece of furniture be used and (d) who will use each piece of furniture;

(3) what are the details of furniture disposed of;

(4) in respect of each piece of furniture disposed of, (a) what is the description, (b) original purchase costs and (c) on what date was it purchased;

(5) (a) how was this furniture disposed of, (b) what disposal method was used, (c) what is the name and contact details of person/s to whom it was disposed and (d) at what price was it disposed of? NW394E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(1) No new office furniture has been ordered and purchased for use by the Minister of Public Works and his staff since 1 May 2014.

(2) – (5) Fall away.

Reply received: July 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 279 [NW359E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 2 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 27 JUNE 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 21 JULY 2014

Dr A Lotriet (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) What are the details of motor vehicles ordered and/or purchased for his use since May 2014;

(2) (a) what is the (i) make, (ii) model, (iii) total cost and (iv) breakdown of the cost of each motor vehicle and (b) where will each motor vehicle normally be stationed? NW359E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(1) No motor vehicle has been purchased by the Department of Public Works for use by the Minister since May 2014.

(2) (a) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) and (b) Fall away.

Reply received: April 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 256 [NW307E ]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 5 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 7 MARCH 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 04 APRIL 2014

Ms A M Dreyer (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

Whether all the planned enhancements with regard to the building work at President Zuma's private residence at Nkandla have been completed; if not, (a) what is still being done, (b) what is the estimated final construction cost and (c) when will the project be completed; if so, when did the contractors leave the premises? NW307E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

The scope of works related to the security measures at the private residence of the President in Nkandla as executed by the Department of Public Works in respect of its mandate has been completed.

Thus (a), (b) and (c) fall away.

Reply received: April 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 255 [NW306E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 5 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 07 MARCH 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 04 APRIL 2014

Ms A M Dreyer (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) Whether his department has taken any steps to secure a certain property (details furnished) from invaders; if so, provide a plan of action with reference to the (i) steps and (ii) dates;

(2) What has been done to prevent another fire on the site causing a health hazard to surrounding properties;

(3) What are the plans for the future development and usage of the site with particular reference to the (a) dates and (b) time lines? NW306E

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(1) Yes, although the property in question is allocated to the South African Police Services (SAPS) as a sports ground, the Department of Public Works is monitoring the site on a monthly basis in collaboration with the client department.

(2) Measures to maintain the property are taken by the Department of Public Works upon the request by the client department as part of the Department's maintenance programme.

(3) It is envisaged that new office accommodation for SAPS could be built on the site.

(a) and (b) The exact dates and time lines cannot be determined at this stage, as the matter still has to subjected to joint planning processes and the submission of a full needs assessment on the part of the client department.

Reply received: July 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 208 [NW254E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 2 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 27 JUNE 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 21 JULY 2014

Mr M W Filtane (UDM) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) What steps has his department taken to facilitate the erection of a bridge for the residents of Kwabanjwaludaka, Thanga, Butterworth;

(2) why has nothing happened yet with regard to the application that was made 10 years ago, in light of the fact that his department confirmed to the local authorities that a budget was available to facilitate the erection of the aforementioned bridge? NW254E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(1) and (2) The National Department of Public Works (NDPW) does not have a record of the stated application with regard to the said bridge. Also, the bridge does not fall under the authority of the national department. The NDPW is therefore not in a position to provide details pertaining to the bridge. The Honourable Member is requested to furnish the Department with the details if available.

Reply received: July 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 189 [NW238E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 1 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 17 JUNE 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 07 JULY 2014

Mr Y Cassim (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) What are the details of all the costs of the maintenance of the pot plants in his (a) departmental offices and (b) official residence (i) in the (aa) 2009-10, (bb) 2010-11, (cc) 2011-12, (dd) 2012-13 and (ee) 2013-14 financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2014;

(2) in respect of the pot plant maintenance, (a) what is the (i) address and (ii) name of the office where they were/are displayed, (b) for whose benefit are these pot plants, (c) what was/is the value of maintenance for each office and (d) what are the details of any contracts and/or plans for the maintenance of these pot plants in the future? NW238E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

The officials in the Department of Public Works are in a process of consolidating information for this Parliamentary Question. The information being asked for is extensive requiring the Department officials to go back to the old files and disaggregate the information, which contains information not only for the Minister's office, but that of the Deputy Minister's office, the Head Office and the 9 regional offices. Also, the information is lumped with information for the Prestige portfolio, including pot plants procured for the Presidency and Members of the Executive. The detail must be analyzed and categorized properly in accordance with the Parliamentary Question. This information shall be provided in due course.

Reply received: April 2014

Question Number: 189 [NW195E]

Internal Question Paper: No.02 of 2014

Date of Publication: 21 FEBRUARY 2014

Date of Reply: 04 APRIL 214

Mr M G P Lekota (Cope) asked the Minister of Public Works:

Whether the improvements at Nkandla that were performed under the National Key Point Act, Act 102 of 1980, were signed off by a certain person (name furnished); if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details? NW195E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works:

The Department of Public Works executed the security upgrades at the President's private residence in Nkandla in terms of Cabinet Policy of August 2003 dealing with security measures at private residences of Presidents, Deputy Presidents, former Presidents and former Deputy Presidents and not in terms of the National Key Points Act.

Reply received: July 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 162 [NW176E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 1 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 17 JUNE 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 04 JULY 2014

Ms N I Tarabella Marchesi (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) What are the details of all official housing provided to each Cabinet member during the period 1 April 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available;

(2) in respect of each housing unit provided to each Cabinet member, (a) what are the details with regard to (i) address, (ii) number and description of rooms, (iii) floor area and (iv) area of property on which each unit is situated, (b) what was the annual cost of maintenance and renovations for each unit and (c) what are the details of planned maintenance and/or renovations for the 2014-15 financial year with regard to (i) description, (ii) budgeted cost and (iii) reasons for such maintenance and/or renovations? NW176E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(1) and (2) The Department of Public Works is unable to provide names of Cabinet members, their addresses, descriptions of rooms, floor area and the location of such property. It is the Department's considered view that revealing such information will compromise the security of the Cabinet members concerned.

Reply received: June 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 155 [NW168E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 1 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 17 JUNE 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 24 JUNE 2014

Mr L W Greyling (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) What are the details of all expenditure that was found to have been (a) irregular and (b) wasteful in his department for each year from 1 April 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available;

(2) in respect of each such finding of (a) irregular and (b) wasteful expenditure, (i) what (aa) is the description thereof, (bb) is the value thereof and (cc) action has been taken against the persons accountable for such expenditure and (ii) how much thereof (aa) has been recovered and (bb) from whom? NW168E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(1) and (2) The irregular expenditure for the Department of Public Works has increased substantially due to an internal review of prior years' transactions going back to 2009/10. As the Honourable Member may be aware the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) had reported on the incompleteness of the irregular expenditure in the financial statements of both the Main Vote (Public Works), as well the Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) from the 2009/10 financial year and the AGSA recommended that the transactions of both be revisited and analysed to identify all other irregular expenditure that may have not been reported. The daunting task has been completed and the adjusted irregular expenditure registers have been presented to the AGSA for verification and audit. The final results of the AGSA verification and audit shall be comprehensively dealt with in the Annual Report which will be tabled at the end of September 2014.

Reply received: June 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 123 [NW133E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 1 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 17 JUNE 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 24 JUNE 2014

Mr G G Hill-Lewis (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) What are the details of official credit cards issued to (a) him and/or (b) his staff;

(2) in respect of each credit card, (a) what is the (i) name and (ii) organogram position of the user, (b) what is the (i) maximum permissible value of each purchase and (ii) total credit limit of the card, (c) what are the details of permissible purchases for which the credit cards may be used and (d) may alcoholic beverages be purchased;

(3) in respect of purchases made with each credit card during the period 8 May 2014 and/or thereafter up to the latest specified date for which information is available, (a) what is the (i) name and (ii) organogram position of the user, (b) what is the (i) value of each purchase made, (ii) what are the details of each item purchased and (iii) for what purpose was each purchase made and (c) were any alcoholic beverages purchased; if so, (i) what are the (aa) details and (bb) value of these purchases and (ii) for what purpose was each purchase made? NW133E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(1) (a) and (b) Neither the Minister nor the officials of the National Department of Public Works are issued with an official credit card in accordance with the Government Gazette paragraph 15.10.3.3.

(2)(3) Falls away.

Reply received: July 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 90 [NW98E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 1 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 17 JUNE 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 02 JULY 2014

90. Dr B van Onselen (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) How many (a) international and (b) domestic flights were undertaken by (i) him and (ii) his predecessors using (aa) aircraft operated by the military, (bb) aircraft chartered by the military or (cc) commercial aircraft during the period 1 April 2013 up to the latest specified date for which information is available;

(2) in respect of each specified flight, what was the (a)(i) date and (ii) place of (aa) departure and (bb) arrival and (b)(i) total cost and (ii) breakdown of such costs?

NW98E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(1) (a) (i) 1 International flight was undertaken

(aa) and (bb) None

(b) 142 Domestic flight were undertaken

(aa) and (bb) none,

(cc) All trips were undertaken using commercial aircraft.

(2) (a)(i), ii, (aa), (bb) (b) (i) & (ii) This information is available for the Honourable Member, however it cannot be published in this reply, as it falls under security matters. The Honourable Member may launch an application to access the information through the Promotion of Access to Information Act (Act No. 2 of 2000).

Reply received: March 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 89 [NW90E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 1 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 13 FEBRUARY 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 13 MARCH 2014

Mr A Watson (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

Has the Public Works Task Team report been referred to the Special Investigating Unit, the Auditor-General or the SA Police Service; if so, in each case, (a) on what date and (b) to whom? NW90E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

Yes, the investigation report on Prestige Project A: Security Measures at the President Private Residence at Nkandla has been referred to the institutions in question;

(a) 18 December 2013

(b) to the National Commissioner of Police; the Auditor General; and the Head of the Special Investigating Unit.

Reply received: March 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 87 [NW88E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 1 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 13 FEBRUARY 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 13 MARCH 2014

The Leader of the Opposition (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(a) On what date did the State purchase 5,1598 ha land adjacent to President Zuma's private residence in Nkandla and (b)(i) at what cost and (ii) from whom was it purchased? NW88E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) There was no purchase transaction concluded by the State of the said property.

(b) (i) and (ii) Fall away.

Reply received: April 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 86 [NW87E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 1 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 21 FEBRUARY 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 04 APRIL 2014

The Leader of the Opposition (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works: [Interdepartmental transfer from the President of the Republic on 21 February 2014]

What was the physical proximity of the houses neighbouring the private residences of (a) (i) President Mr J G Zuma and (ii) each of the former presidents (aa) Mr Nelson R Mandela, (bb) Mr Thabo M Mbeki and (cc) Mr K P Motlanthe and (b) in each specified case, (i) were any of the neighbours relocated and (ii) at what cost to the State? NW87E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

In respect of (a) (i), (ii) (aa), (bb) and (cc) the physical proximity of the houses was within a radius of 50 metres.

(b) (i) Four neighbouring households were relocated in respect of the current President of the Republic, Mr J G Zuma's private residence in Nkandla. For Mr Mandela, Mr Mbeki and Mr Motlanthe the security assessments did not require the neighbours to be relocated.

(ii) The cost was R7,921,517.44, excluding VAT.

Reply received: April 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 82 [NW83E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 1 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 13 FEBRUARY 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 04 APRIL 2014

Mr D J Stubbe (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

What amount was paid to a certain company (name furnished), specifically for the relocation of neighbours dwellings on Prestige Project A? NW83E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

The company in question was paid R4,223,506.68 excluding VAT, for the relocation of the neighbours' dwellings on Prestige Project A.

Reply received: April 2014

Question Number: 81 [NW82E]

Internal Question Paper: No.01 of 2014

Date of Publication: 13 February 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 04 APRIL 2014

Mr A P Van der Westhuizen (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

What amount did his department pay for architectural services related to security upgrades at the private residences of former presidents (a) Mr Nelson R Mandela and (b) Mr Thabo Mbeki? NW82E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works:

At the time of providing the reply the exact figures were still being compiled by officials within the Department. The information shall be made available once the process of reconciling the information has been completed.

Reply received: March 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 80 [NW81E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 1 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 13 FEBRUARY 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 13 MARCH 2014

Mr A P van der Westhuizen (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(a) Has his department begun an internal investigation to ascertain whether any employee involved in Prestige Project A committed any misconduct and (b) will the findings be tabled in Parliament; if not, why not; if so, when? NW81E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) The investigation by the Inter-Ministerial Task Team, appointed in terms of Section 92 (1), (2) and (3) of the Constitution (Act No. 108 of 1996, as amended) is part of the internal investigation. The Department of Public Works has begun to implement the recommendations of the Task Team Report.

(b) Yes, as soon as the investigations are completed and all the necessary processes have unfolded.

Reply received: April 2014

Question Number: 79 [NW80E]

Internal Question Paper: No. 1 of 2014

Date of Publication: 13 February 2014

Date of Reply: 04 APRIL 2014

Mr A P van der Westhuizen (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) With reference to the President's reply to question 453 on 17 December 2013 in the National Council of Provinces (details furnished), (a) what are the total costs since 9 May 2009 of the running of the president's homestead in Nkandla in each (i) month and (ii) year thus far (b) what are the future estimated costs of running the property and (c) how much has been (i) budgeted for and (ii) and spent thus far on running the property;

(2) whether his department is responsible for paying the costs of running the property; if not, which (a) department and/or (b) person is responsible for the costs of running the property; if so, what are the relevant details and costs involved? NW80E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(1) The Department of Public Works has noted the reply by the President of the Republic of South Africa to question 453 on 17 December 2013. It should, however, be stated that the running of the President's homestead in Nkandla and costs involved lies with the owner/beneficial occupier of the property.

It is recommended to the Honourable Member that they refer to the reply to NCOP question 452 on 12 December 2013, in which it is stated that the Department of Public Works has not incurred any costs except for electricity payments.

It is also stated in the same reply that the Department of Public Works is in the process of putting in place a maintenance plan for the State property adjacent to the President's homestead for 2014 and going forward. Note that the Department of Public Works will not be responsible for the maintenance of the President's homestead, as stated above.

(2) See part (1) or the reply above.

Reply received: April 2014

Question Number: 78 [NW79E]

Internal Question Paper: No.01 of 2014

Date of Publication: 13 February 2014

Date of Reply: 04 APRIL 2014

Ms A M Dreyer (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) Whether he can indicate if a certain (a) trust (name furnished) and (b) company (name also furnished) were involved with regard to the installation of air conditioning at the President's homestead in Nkandla; if so, (i) in what capacity, (ii) what roles or functions did they perform, (iii) what was the exact nature of the work undertaken and (iv) what were the costs in each case;

(2) What was the total cost of the work undertaken;

(3) Why was the contract awarded to the respective company and (b) according to which criteria;

(4) Has he found that any person had been remunerated for awarding the contract to the relevant company; if so, what was the value of the remuneration? NW79E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(1)(a) The Department of Public Works does not have information pertaining to Mvula Trust for the project in question.

(b) (i) The company in question was appointed as a domestic sub-contractor.

(ii) Installation of the air-conditioning and ventilation equipment.

(iii) Installation of air-conditioning and ventilation equipment.

(iv) The amount paid to the main contractor for the work was R3,7 million. The amount paid to the company in question is known to the main contractor since the Department of Public Works had no contractual obligations with the sub-contractor.

. (2) As noted above in (1) (b) (iv) the amount paid to the main contractor was R3,7 million.

(3) As the Department of Public Works did not have a direct contractual relationship with the sub-contractor, the reason why the main contractor awarded the contract to the company in question and the criteria thereof can by only be ascertained the main contractor.

(4) Due to the reason stated in (3) above, the Department of Public Works does not have information on whether any person/s have been remunerated for awarding the contract to the relevant company.

Reply received: April 2014

Question Number: 76 [NW77E]

Internal Question Paper: No.01 of 2014

Date of Publication: 13 February 2014

Date of Reply: 04 APRIL 2014

Ms A M Dreyer (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) Who is responsible for the payment of the municipal accounts for a certain property (details furnished) in respect of (a) property taxes and (b) municipal service charges;

(2) has his department ever paid any such accounts; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) have any security upgrades been made to the specified property; if not, (a) why and (b) what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the details of the (i) measures implemented and (ii) costs involved? NW77E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(1) (a) and (b) Property taxes and municipal service charges are the responsibility of the private owner of the property in question and thus are not paid for by the Department of Public Works.

(2) The Department of Public Works has never paid such accounts.

(3) (a) and (b)There is no record within the Department of Public Works indicating that security upgrades were made to the specified property and also there is no record of any such request being made.

Thus (i) and (ii) fall away.

Reply received: March 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 45 [NW46E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 1 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 13 FEBRUARY 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 18 MARCH 2014

Mrs N W A Michael (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) How much does his department plan to spend on (a) advertising, (b) communication and (c) marketing between 1 January 2014 and 30 April 2014 (i) in total and (ii) as a breakdown of the amount;

(2) (a) what mediums is his department going to use in each case and (b) who is the service provider to be used;

(3) what is the main message that his department plans to communicate during this time? NW46E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(1) The Department of Public Works' Communications and Marketing Unit was allocated R3.9 million for the 2013/14 financial year to use on all its applicable programmes, including advertising, developmental communications (Izimbizo), internal communications and on marketing and public relations material.

(a) No specific amount was set aside for advertising given the limitation on the budget and the costs involved.

(b) The Department's main programme, the Izimbizo events, are part of the developmental communications programme as stipulated in the DPW Strategic Plan (2009-14) and R1.2 million was earmarked for about 10 events per annum, at an average cost of R120 000 per event, as per the performance indicators in the Annual Performance Plan (2013/14) of the Department of Public Works.

(c) The remainder of the allocation would be used to finance internal communications, contribution to change management, branding, corporate identity, media and stakeholder relations, as the need arises.

(2) (a) In the case of Izimbizo events, community media, word of mouth and mobilization through community governance structures and the collaboration with other spheres of Government are often employed as part of developmental communications.

(b) The only service provider on board is a company named Double Option, contracted to produce the internal newsletter of the Department of Public Works entitled WorxNews (doing work such as design; lay out, printing and distribution).

(3) The messaging is constant and centrally controlled and contains the Programme of Action of Government as set out in the President's State of the Nation Address, Cabinet Makgotla and the Budget Vote of the Department and is informed by the Priorities and Outcomes stipulated by Government.

Reply received: June 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 33 [NW38E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 1 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 17 JUNE 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 24 JUNE 2014

Mr A P van der Westhuizen (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) Will his department enter into negotiations with the Municipality of Stellenbosch in order to sign an agreement for the leasing of a portion of Erf 62, Kayamandi, for use by the SA Police Service (SAPS), to replace the previous agreement that lapsed in 2004; if so, (a) when will these negotiations commence and (b) which official(s) will be responsible for this;

(2) by what date can the municipality expect the department to settle it outstanding debts with the Municipality of Stellenbosch for the use of a portion of Erf 62, Kayamandi, by the SAPS? NW38E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(1) Yes, the Department will enter into negotiations with the Municipality of Stellenbosch in order to sign the said agreement.

(a) A meeting is scheduled for the 24 June 2014 between DPW and the Municipality to resolve the matter.

(b) Mr R Madyira

(2) If a mutual agreement can be reached, the outstanding debt can and may be settled before 31 July 2014.

Reply received: June 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 30 [NW35E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 1 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 17 JUNE 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 24 JUNE 2014

Mr J Selfe (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) Whether any investigation or feasibility study has been undertaken into the disposal of the property currently occupied by (a) Pollsmoor and/or (b) Leeuwkop Correctional Centres; if so, (i) why, (ii) at whose behest was this investigation or feasibility study undertaken, (iii) who undertook the investigation or feasibility study and (iv) what was the conclusion of such investigation or feasibility study;

(2) whether he intends to dispose of these properties; if so, (a) to whom or which legal entity, (b) after following what process and (c) when is such disposal likely to take place? NW35E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(1)(a) A feasibility study is currently being undertaken on the Pollsmoor Correctional Centre.

(b) A feasibility study is currently being undertaken on the Leeuwkop Correctional Centre.

(i) Feasibility studies will be undertaken to inform the best and highest use of the properties in question.

(ii) A request was received from the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) requesting the Department of Public Works (DPW) to undertake a feasibility study on a possible disposal of the two facilities.

(iii) The feasibility studies have been undertaken internally by the DPW officials.

(iv) The feasibility studies are still underway, hence no conclusions have been reached.

(2) No decision has been taken on the disposal of these properties.

(a) Falls away

(b) Falls away

Reply received: July 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 22 [NW27E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 1 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 17 JUNE 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 02 JULY 2014

Mr K S Mubu (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(a) What amount did his department contribute to the recent presidential inauguration and (b) on what line items respectively? NW27E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) The Department of Public Works has contributed R47 646 422.79 towards the organization of the May 2014 Presidential Inauguration.

(b) The line items are as follows:

Podium

Pavilions / Stands for Amphitheatre

PA System / Big screen for Amphitheater

Seating Amphitheatre

Electrical works

Dome

Furniture for VVIPs

Seating / Linen marquees

Stage / sound system / big screen at South Lawn

Ablution facilities

Horticulture / Decorations

Fencing

Marquees

Shell scheme / Temporary Walling

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Compliance

Cleaning Services

Blankets

Umbrellas

Reply received: July 2014

QUESTION NUMBER: 15 [NW20E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 1 of 2014

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 17 JUNE 2014

DATE OF REPLY: 02 JULY 2014

Mr K S Mubu (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(a) How many persons, other than Members of Parliament and their families, are housed at the (i) Pelican Park, (ii) Laboria Park and (iii) Acacia Park parliamentary villages and (b) in each case, (i) what are their names and (ii) why are they housed in these parliamentary villages? NW20E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) (i), (ii) and (iii) The Department of Public Works is on ongoing basis dealing with the accommodation of not only persons other than Members of Parliament, but the latter themselves. Moreover, the Department often conducts an audit of the occupation of accommodations at the Parliamentary Villages. Thus, the exact numbers of persons accommodated at the Parliamentary Villages will be confirmed when the audit is finalised.

(b) (i) and (ii) The Department accommodates Sessional officials, standby officials and disabled Members support staff. Sessional officials are housed at the Parliamentary Villages by virtue of the fact that their bases are in Pretoria and have to perform Parliamentary sessional duties in Cape Town. Standby officials are appointed by the Department to perform stand by duties in each park to assist the residents after hours. Disabled Members' support staff members are also housed at the Parliamentary Villages in order to assist the disabled Members.

2014-03-18

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