Question & Replies No 326 to 350

2009-07-17

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QUESTION: 326

326. Mr J R B Lorimer (DA) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans:

(a) How many SA National Defence Force equipment procurement programmes have been delayed for each of the past nine financial years up to the latest specified date for which information is available, (b) what are these programmes, (c) how long has each been delayed, (d) what are the reasons for the delay in each case and (e)(i) how many have still not been implemented and (ii) what was the original date set for completion? NW383E

REPLY

As soon as the reply information is received the reply will be forwarded to Parliament

QUESTION 326

DATE OF PUBLICATION: FRIDAY 02 NOVEMBER 2009 [IQP No 09 -2009] SECOND SESSION, FOURTH PARLIAMENT

Question ■ 326 for Oral Reply, National Assembly: Mr P J C Pretorius (DA) to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries [Written Reply number 750]:

(1) Whether any new job opportunities have already been created, or will be created before the end of 2009, in the agricultural sector; if not, why not, if so, (a) How many new opportunities (i) have been created thus far as at the latest date for which figures are available, and (ii) will be created before 31 December 2009; (b) in which sub sectors (i) have such opportunities been created or (ii) will they be created, (c) how many opportunities (i) have already been or (ii) will be created in each sub sector, and (c) at what level in each case?

(2) Whether all newly created job opportunities will be sustainable beyond 2009; if not, why not, if so, (a) whether the new opportunities have been budgeted for; if not, why not, if so, what will be the annual cost of sustaining the new opportunities.

REPLY

1. (a)(i), (ii) (b) (i), (ii) (c) (i), (ii) In as far as extension is concerned, 396 jobs have been created through the employment of extension officers. By December 2009 about 411 jobs would have been created.

Overall, in terms of extension recovery plan over 1000 posts shall have been created by 2012/13 financial year and all these will be permanent posts.

Agriculture as a sector has also created job opportunities in different programmes: IIlima/ Letsema has supported a total number of 4 421 benefiaries from grain. About 60 jobs were created on repairing about 20 centre pivots.

2. The extension officer posts are sustainable and budgeted for. The jobs in other sectors are seasonal and therefore the Department cannot guarantee sustainability.

QUESTION No 327

Mr J R B Lorimer (DA) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans:

(1) (a) What branch of the State receive payments from the United Nations (UN) and other international sources for peacekeeping missions, (b) what was the total amount received by the Government for peacekeeping missions in the 2008/09 financial year (c) what amounts have been paid in respect of peacekeeping missions in (i) Burundi, (ii) the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and (iii) Sudan since each of these missions begin;

(2) Whether this money goes back to her department or remains in the fiscus?

REPLY

1 (a) The Department of Defence does not receive payments from the United Nations or any other international sources for peacekeeping missions. In terms of the Public Finance Management Act (Act 1 of 1999 as amended), any monies paid by International Agencies are paid into the National Revenue Fund.

(b) The Minister of Finance would be in a better position to answer this question.

2. All reimbursements received from the UN and other international sources are deposited into the National Revenue Fund for reallocation by Parliament.

QUESTION 327

DATE OF PUBLICATION: TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2009 [IQP No 9 -2009]

FIRST SESSION, FOURTH PARLIAMENT

Question ■327 For Oral Reply, Mr P J C Pretorius (DA) to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries [Written Question no 822]:

(1) Whether the current financing model of the Land Bank provides in the financing needs of commercial, emerging and subsistence farmers; if so, what are the relevant details; if not,

(2) Whether steps are being taken to rectify the situation; if not, why not; if so, what steps? NW969E

REPLY:

(1) Yes, the current Land Bank model is meant to provide in the financing needs of both commercial and smallholder farmers – we are moving away, after fifteen (15) years, from calling Black farmers emerging farmers. We want to reach the point where smallholder Black farmers have "emerged".

The Land Bank's business context includes a Corporate Finance Unit and a Retail Unit (or Branches) that cater for commercial farmers and a Development Portfolio that should cater for smallholder farmers. However, the recent situation regarding distressed Black farmers on the Loan Book of the Land Bank clearly illustrated to us that the developmental mandate of the Land Bank had shrunk to the extent that is virtually non-existent. The main reason for this is that the Land Bank lends money from the commercial markets and therefore has to charge its clients interest rates that are mostly higher than those charged by commercial banks.

Together with my Cabinet colleagues, the Ministers for Finance and Rural Development and Land Reform, we have engaged with the Land Bank management and are in the process of finalising a new model that will properly articulate the Bank's developmental mandate.

We have agreed, among other things, that there was a need to segment the different categories and processes of the agricultural value chain into 3 sectoral levels, as per the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries' proposal, namely:

· Subsistence;

· Small holder; and

· Commercial.

(2) We have also agreed on the following steps to grow the Development Loan Book increasing it by:

R450 million by March 2010,

R1.1 billion by March 2011,

R1.7 billion by March 2012.

Question 328

Mrs H Lamoela (DA) to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry:

(1) What criteria are used by her department to measure the performance of members of the board of the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund;

(2) Whether the criteria have been complied with by the current board; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) Whether any steps are to be taken against members of the board in light of the fact that less than one-third of the funds available for payout have been distributed; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what steps?NW385E

Response:

(1) the dti has a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the National Lotteries Board which governs the relationship and expected compliance measures emanating from legislation. As part of the MoA, the National Lotteries Board is required to provide strategic and business plans annually to the department for review and approval. In order to monitor the performance, the dti requires quarterly and annually reports against the agreed indicators and performance measures. Further, the annual reports of the National Lotteries Board are tabled in Parliament by the dti to account and give progress on their achievements and challenges.

(2) The National Lotteries Board has performed fairly well on most of its functions in terms of the Act. However, the distribution of funds remains a matter of concern as it has not been optimal. It is on this basis that the dti has decided to intervene in order to improve performance in this area.

(3) the dti has not at this point considered taking any steps against any specific member of the board. However, the department has identified the bottlenecks and has introduced measures to address inefficiencies relating to the distribution of funds. In this regard, the department will be overhauling the administrative system to improve efficiencies in the distribution process. The department has recently issued a call for nominations to appoint a new board and the closing date was 7 July 2009. A selection process will shortly take place to appoint a new board. As the Act makes provision for the Minister to designate a member to the board, the Minister will be designating a senior member of the dti who will also provide strategic direction required at board level. the dti is also in the process of reviewing legislation to deal with some of the challenges that arise from the legislation.

Question 329

Mrs H Lamoela (DA) to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry:

In each of the five most recent financial years for which information is available, (a) how many prizes were awarded by the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund and (b) what was the total value of the prize payouts?NW386E

Response:

(a) The National Lotteries Distribution Trust Fund does not award prizes. It is the National Lottery that pays out prizes to winners by means of the Lotto, Lotto Plus, Sports Pools and Scratch card games.

(b) In the last five (5) financial years, up to and including 31 March 2009, there were 187 million prize winners. The prize payout in the same period was R8.2 billion.

QUESTION NO. 330

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 03 JULY 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 5)

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

Whether the Health Professions Council of South Africa has received any request of certificates of good standing (a) in (i) 2006, (ii) 2007 and (iii) 2008 and (b) during the period 1 January 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if so, (i) how many in each case and (ii) from which (aa) medical profession and (bb) countries?

NW387E

REPLY:

(a) The sum total of request for certificates of good standing from practitioners registered with the HPCSA is a follows for the past 3 years including the first half of the year 2009 (up to10/07/09);

Profession	2006	2007	2008	2009	Total
Dental Therapy & oral Health	12	19	17	11	59
Dietetics	5	8	30	5	48
Environmental Health	1				1
Emergency Care	30	36	49	24	139
Medical & Dental	2,890	3,266	3,957	1,255	11,177
Medical Technology	13	14	31	6	64
Occupational Therapy ,Medical Orthotics & Prosthetics	43	57	94	21	215
Optometry & Dispensing Opticians	28	19	52	18	117
Physiotherapy, Podiatry & Biokinetics	59	97	142	60	358
Psychology	3	8	6	4	21
Radiography & Clinical Technology	48	56	101	29	234
Speech, Language & Hearing	4	11	31	8	54
Total	3,136	3,841	4,866	1,548	13,391

(b) The HPCSA receives requests for Certificates of Good Standing directly from the practitioners concerned and not from countries. It should also be noted that not all applications for Certificates of Good Standing are for immigration purposes, in certain instances these are also required for employment purposes in the Republic of South Africa.

QUESTION NO. 332

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 03 JULY 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 5)

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

(1) (a) What amount will be allocated to the establishment of the Office of Standards Compliance in respect of the 2009-10 financial year, (b) how many staff members will be employed in each category, including inspectors and (c) what are the minimum standards that each hospital and clinic will have to meet;

(2) whether they will need to obtain operational licences annually as in the case with private institutions; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW389E

REPLY:

(1) (a) The total budget allocated to establish this office in 2009/10 is R22 254 768. Part of the function of this office is Radiation Control to which R10 116 768 is allocated.

(b) The details of the establishment and functions are being developed and will be formalized during the financial year; in the interim the Department is strengthening ownership and skills in this area through direct involvement of staff from across the national and provincial department;

(c) The National Core standards of health facilities in South Africa were released in 2008 by the Minister of Health; these have been extensively revised and will be piloted prior to release during 2009.

(2) This issue, among others, is under review as part of the process to formalize the functions of this unit, as stated in (1) (b) above.

QUESTION 332

DATE OF PUBLICATION: TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2009 [IQP No 25 -2009] FIRST SESSION, FOURTH PARLIAMENTQuestion ■ 332 for Oral Reply, National Assembly: Mr Mr P J C Pretorius (DA) to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Written Reply number 943):

(1) Whether any countries have in the past two financial years cancelled or suspended the importation of South African agricultural products; if so, (a) which countries, (b) what products were involved, (c) why such imports were cancelled or suspended and (d) what was the estimated loss in revenue in each case;

(2) Whether any steps have been taken to restore exports in each case; if not, why not; if so, what steps in each case? NW1041E

REPLY

(1) Yes, amongst the countries that have suspended agricultural imports from South Africa are Saudi Arabia, the European Union, Zambia, Turkey, Swaziland and Thailand.

(b –d) The table below gives the commodities involved, the reasons for the suspension, the current status as well as the estimated loss in revenue

Country	Commodity	Reason	Estimated loss
Saudi Arabia	Beef	Due to the Foot and Mouth Disease in the controlled area (in the buffer zone). Rift Valley Fever outbreak in 2008 and 2009 Current status: exports are still suspended	R 5 Million
EU	Ostrich and game meat	Following the visit of June 2007, our residue monitoring programme was behind by three years due to capacity problems. Over and above this, the EU inspectors were also not happy with our traceability system and the free availability of growth stimulants in the market. They were also concerned with the level of staffing, especially veterinarians in both the National and the Provincial Competent Authorities. Current status: exports resumed in Jan 2008	R 710 Million
Zambia	Processed meats	The Zambian import requirements required a veterinary certificate to the effect that the meat was not sourced from areas with certain diseases. We could therefore not certify if we did not know the origin of the meat and the company concerned did not have a good traceability policy to inform this.	The value cannot be easily quantified.
Turkey	Treated hides and skins (salted)	RVF outbreak in 2008 · 2008/01/01–2008/12/17 Excluded consignments that originate in or are exported from Mpumalanga & Limpopo Provinces · 2008/04/15–2008/12/17 Exclude Mpumalanga, Limpopo & Gauteng. · 2008/06/01–2008/12/17 Ban on exports from entire RSA	+/- R 120 million
Turkey	Treated hides and skins (salted)	RVF outbreak in 2009 · 2009/03/20 – Exclude consignments that originate in or are exported from the entire KZN. · 2009/07/24 to date exclude KZN and Mpumalanga. Current status: exports resumed with the exception of KZN and Mpumalanga	+/- R 120 million
Swaziland	Honeybees, honey and other honeybee products as well as used honeybee equipment	New requirements/ restrictions rather than cancelled or suspended imports: introduced import permits for honey and related regulated articles that require a veterinary certificate of compliance; SA cannot certify origin from an official pest-/ disease free zone or official surveillance but can certify in terms of appropriate processing or treatment.	The value cannot be easily quantified.
Thailand	Table Grapes, Apples and Pears	New technical and administrative requirements relating to imports of plants and plant products resulted in suspension of imports. Required technical information has been provided but Thailand has not yet concluded the process.	+ R43m- R138m

(2) Saudi Arabia: The Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries together with industry entered into discussion with Saudi Arabia. The Veterinary Authorities were invited to South Africa to conduct an inspection. Several letters explaining our FMD status has been sent to the Saudi Authorities, the Foreign Affairs Department was also used to channel this information through the diplomatic channels.

EU: a delegation was led by the DG of Agriculture to Brussels to negotiate and give the necessary guarantees to the European Union office regarding processes put in place for the safe export of ostrich and game meat.

Zambia: a team visited Zambia to negotiate this clause and the matter was resolved.

Turkey: negotiations are ongoing with Turkey. Although the ban on the entire country was lifted in December 2008, we can not export from KZN and Mpumalanga at the moment.

Swaziland: has the sovereign right to protect itself against the introduction of quarantine pests and diseases in terms of the relevant international agreements and principles. South Africa is currently concluding a delimiting survey for an outbreak of American Foulbrood in honey bees. Swaziland considers itself free from this and other pests/ diseases of Honeybees so it is justified to take measures to ensure safe imports.

Thailand: Suspension of imports of Table Grapes, Apples and Pears from SA in January 2008 was through an administrative rather than a technical process. Contact with the relevant authorities has been maintained including through the SA embassy in Bangkok and all requested administrative and technical information was sent to the phytosanitary authorities. A high-level technical delegation from DAFF is scheduled to visit Thailand in October to engage the relevant authorities in discussions.

Question 333

Mrs S P Kopane (DA) to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry:

(1) Whether any grant applications by the Jazz Foundation to the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund were (a) accepted and (b) paid out; if not, why not, in each case; if so, what amounts in each case;

(2) Whether any of the members of the Jazz Foundation have links to the NLDTF; if so, what are the relevant details?

(3) Whether the Jazz Foundation meets all the requirements for acceptance as a potential beneficiary of Lotto funds; if not, what is the position in this regard? NW392E

Response:

(1)(a) Yes, the Arts, Culture and National Heritage Distributing Agency accepted and paid out grant applications to the Jazz Foundation.

(1)(b) The amounts paid out to the Jazz Foundation in each case are as follows:

Application number	Grant amount (R)	Balance remaining (R)
#3820	R20,000.00 paid in full	0
#13232	R1,05 million paid in full	0
#13244	R710,000.00 paid in full	0
#16894	R2,25 million paid in full	0
#21626	Only R11,3 million paid out	The balance of R3,75 million is being withheld by the NLB on the basis that the project has already been completed

(2) The National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund (NLDTF) is a fund that is administered by the National Lotteries Board and as such, no member of the Jazz Foundation has any links with the NLDTF. However, Mr Leabua (Oupa) Salemane, a member of the Arts, Culture and National Heritage Distributing Agency, is also the CEO of the Jazz Foundation of SA. Although the Arts, Culture and National Heritage Distribution Agency is responsible for adjudicating applications in this area, the dti has been advised that proper governance controls were applied in that Mr Salemane was not part of the decision making process relating to the grants to the Jazz Foundation.

(3) Calls for applications are issued with specific requirements that state the requirements for grant applications. In this case the distribution agency (Arts, Culture and National Heritage Distributing Agency) assessed and adjudicated on this application and found that it met the requirements.

QUESTION 334

DATE OF PUBLICATION: FRIDAY 02 NOVEMBER 2009 [IQP No 09 -2009] SECOND SESSION, FOURTH PARLIAMENT

Question 334 for Oral Reply, National Assembly: Mr. P J C Pretorius (DA) to ask the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries [Written Reply 1045]:

With reference to her remark as reported in the press, soon after her appointment to her position, that she had inherited a "comatose" Department:

Whether, she has taken any steps to rectify the situation; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW1234E

REPLY:

It was clear to me that the Department had lost focus on its primary role and the rationale for its existence. It had a number of projects and programmes that did not help to redress the imbalances of the past, there is still no clear database of South African farmers, there continues to be huge inequalities and unequal relations in the social and economic power relations along colour and gender lines. In addition, the Department continued, after almost 15 years, to define black smallholder farmers as emerging farmers with no clear roadmap on how to graduate them into commercial farmers.

Yes, I have taken a number of steps to begin to correct this situation, including, among other things:

Clearly defining the strategic priority or focus areas for the next five years

Ensuring that there is a common understanding among the entire senior management service on the above, by hosting a Strategic Planning Session.

This Session crafted a new Vision, Mission and Values, in line with the new strategic direction, to which everyone subscribes

The various state owned enterprises reporting to the Department have also been brought closer to the new strategic direction, by participating in the above Session, and by designing the parameters of the developmental role they will be playing from now

The Department now has a clear mandate, and is working towards attaining specific goals, like developing support models for the three categories of farmers that exist in our context, i.e. Subsistence, Smallholder and Commercial farmers.

QUESTION NO. 334

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 03 JULY 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 5)

Ms L D Mazibuko (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

(1) What amount was (a) levied and (b) collected at each public hospital in Gauteng for patient fees in the most recent specified year for which information is available;

(2) what budget was allocated to each of these hospitals in the (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10 financial years;

(3) whether there was a budget overrun or underrun during the period 1 January 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW393E

REPLY:

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

Public Hospital	Amount Levied/Raised - 200/2008	Amount Collected – 2008/2009
	R'000	R'000
Dr Yusuf Dadoo	1,295	1,268
South Rand	1,840	2,703
Germiston	2,176	2,081
Heidelburg	2,230	1,399
Kopanong	1,360	2,716
Jubilee	260	1,132
Mamelodi	1,955	1,051
Odi	1,354	1,431
Tshwane District	4,976	2,007
Pretoria West	2,603	3,057
Pretoria West Folateng	6,253	6,364
Rahima Moosa Mother and Child	458	1,713
Edenvale	2,288	2,728
Helen Joseph	11,653	10,932
Helen Joseph Folateng	7,160	5,503
Leratong	10,856	9,949
Far East Rand	5,028	4,410
Natalspruit	20,902	8,595
Pholosong	4,311	3,217
Sebokeng	4,910	6,326
Tambo Memorial	4,490	6,171
Tembisa	11,134	12,318
Kalafong	13,177	8,254
Sterkfontein	6,921	7,025
Tara Care and Rehab Centre	1,218	1,654
Weskoppies	6,662	7,229
Sizwe Tropical	1,317	1,578
Wits Oral and Dental	2,021	1,286
Medunsa	1,824	750
PTA University Dental	2,219	5,689
Chris Hani Baragwanath	98,077	42,479
Charlotte Maxeke Academic	166,406	115,094
Dr George Mukhari	143,423	27,962
Steve Biko Academic	72,523	44,870
Total	696,375	303,237

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

Public Hospital	Amount Levied/Raised - 200/2008	Amount Collected – 2008/2009
	R'000	R'000
Dr Yusuf Dadoo	1874	1874
South Rand	1922	2973
Germiston	2174	2174
Heidelburg	1099	1539
Kopanong	2553	2988
Jubilee	925	1245
Mamelodi	2252	2252
Odi	1225	1574
Tshwane District	1356	2208
Pretoria West	2316	3363
Pretoria West Folateng	12000	12000
Rahima Moosa Mother and Child	1525	1885
Edenvale	2394	3001
Helen Joseph	8743	12025
Helen Joseph Folateng	12000	12000
Leratong	5197	10944
Far East Rand	2756	4851
Natalspruit	8682	8682
Pholosong	2803	3538
Sebokeng	7193	7193
Tambo Memorial	7199	7199
Tembisa	8466	13549
Kalafong	6219	9079
Sterkfontein	3453	7727
Tara Care and Rehab Centre	2708	2708
Weskoppies	6852	7952
Sizwe Tropical	762	1735
Wits Oral and Dental	1177	1415
Medunsa	776	776
PTA University Dental	1385	6257
Chris Hani Baragwanath	31031	46727
Charlotte Maxeke Academic	58706	58706
Dr George Mukhari	31031	31031
Steve Biko Academic	58706	58706
Total	299460	351876

(3) 68 Percent of the hospital overrun their budgets. This is due to the following projects that have been implemented in Gauteng:

· The Road Accident Fund debt collection project;

· TransUnion projects (for verification of patients details for correction patient classification); and

· Medical Schemes and Inter-departmental debt collection project.

About 32 percent of the hospitals underrun their budgets. The hospitals will be monitored in order to improve collection in the current financial year.

QUESTION NO. 335

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 03 JULY 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 5)

Ms L D Mazibuko (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

(1) What amount was (a) levied and (b) collected at each public hospital in the Western Cape for patient fees in the most recent specified year for which information is available;

(2) what budget was allocated to each of these hospitals in the (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10 financial years;

(3) whether there was a budget overrun or underrun during the period 1 January 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW394E

REPLY:

(1) The following table reflects the situation in this regard, according to the Western Cape Provincial Departments of Health

Public Hospital	Amount levied/raised 2008/09	Amount collected 2008/09
	R '000	R '000
Alexandra	135	163
Allan Blyth	535	418
Beaufort west	2,665	1,887
Caledon	1,657	1,344
Ceres	1,487	1,072
Citrusdal	582	467
Eerste River	2,385	1,473
Emergency Medical Services	3,512	3,693
False Bay	2,396	1,318
George	10,936	6,964
GF Jooste	1,848	1,614
Groote Schuur	151,343	76,754
Helderberg	6,152	3,048
Hermanus	1,829	804
Karl Bremer	9,851	8,368
Knysna	1,390	841
Lapa Munnik	476	330
Lentegeur	746	443
Metro District Health Services	2,440	1,629
Montagu	845	562
Mosselbay	1,739	1,104
Mowbray Maternity	4,498	3,355
Oral Health	3,617	2,397
Otto du plessis	1,024	751
Oudtshoorn	2,895	1,687
Paarl	8,140	4,851
Western Cape Rehab Centre	2,610	1,167
Riversdale	1,111	556
Robertson	993	699
Red Cross	27,112	20,685
Somerset	7,595	1,991
Stellenbosch	2,089	973
Stikland	3,058	1,426
Swartland	2,249	1,509
Swellendam	894	566
Tygerberg	136,240	80,255
Valkenberg	2,670	332
Victoria	8,267	4,785
Vredenburg	3,505	2,043
Vredendal	3,034	2,691
Wesfleur	1,958	413
Worcester	12,758	9,750
Clanwilliam	749	643
Total	442,015	257,821

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

Public Hospital	Budget 2008/09	Budget 2009/10
	R '000	R '000
Alexandra	327	433
Allan Blyth	343	398
Beaufort west	1,647	1,787
Caledon	1,066	1,317
Ceres	629	781
Citrusdal	422	486
Eerste River	1,371	1,798
Emergency Medical Services	3,120	3,203
False Bay	1,349	1,455
George	5,285	6,263
GF Jooste	1,670	2,244
Groote Schuur	84,079	95,949
Helderberg	2,890	3,348
Hermanus	875	941
Karl Bremer	9,844	9,032
Knysna	971	1,137
Lapa Munnik	263	291
Lentegeur	808	887
Metro District Health Services	2,544	1,131
Montagu	575	639
Mosselbay	1,034	1,225
Mowbray Maternity	2,899	3,164
Oral Health	2,284	2,530
Otto du plessis	614	702
Oudtshoorn	1,673	1,742
Paarl	6,206	7,263
Western Cape Rehab Centre	1,257	1,400
Riversdale	800	915
Robertson	740	887
Red Cross	17,979	20,551
Somerset	3,264	3,561
Stellenbosch	1,400	1,667
Stikland	3,058	2,097
Swartland	1,913	1,916
Swellendam	776	802
Tygerberg	86,316	97,223
Valkenberg	368	452
Victoria	6,237	6,391
Vredenburg	1,638	2,073
Vredendal	2,287	2,675
Wesfleur	553	613
Worcester	9,507	9,925
Clanwilliam	13	561
Total	272,894	303,855

(3) The Departmental Financial year ended 2008/2009 with a revenue surplus of R27,625 million (7%) on its revenue budget of R409,519 million. The surplus was attributed primarily to the following:

(i) a surplus of R13 million was collected on patient fees as a result of a joint initiative between the Department of Health and the Road Accident Fund in addressing the backlog of unpaid claims;

(ii) a surplus of R7 million relates to the recovery of penalties from contracted suppliers for late or failed deliveries to the Cape Medical Depot; and

(iii) the balance of the surplus relates to, amongst others –

- private patients and ambulance transport; and

- interest levied against certain patient fee accounts and staff debt.

QUESTION NO 333/ NW1220E FOR ORAL REPLY

QUESTION PAPER NO 9 NOVEMBER2009

Date reply submitted:04/11/2009

- Mr I A Ollis (DA) to ask the Minister of Labour:

(1) Whether the contract with Siemens for the supply of IT (a) software, (b) systems and (c) equipment to the Compensation Fund has been cancelled; if so, what are the relevant details; if not, why not and

(2) whether he intends cancelling the contract; if not; why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) what is the total value of the contract for (a) software, (b) training and (c) hardware that was provided by Siemens since the inception of the contract by the department for each financial year up to the latest specified date for which information is available;

(4) whether any other contractor has been appointed to provide (a) systems, (b) software, (c) hardware and/or (d) training to the Compensation Fund in order to increase the capacity for service delivery in the fund; if not, (i) why not and (ii) when will other contractors and/or suppliers be appointed; if so, what are the relevant details? NW1220E

The Honourable Minister of Labour replied,

1) The Department of Labour has a Public Private Partnership with Siemens over a period of ten (10) years. The contract will expire in November 2012. The contract has not been cancelled, however the Director-General is reviewing the contract with Siemens to identify how, and if, the remaining deliverables can be met. Based on the outcome of this, the decision will be taken on how to proceed with this contract.

2) This is answered by (1) above.

3) The contract with Siemens is for a ten (10) year period to the value of R1.7 billion. It is for the provision of a range of IT services across the Department of Labour and includes the provision and refreshment of computers to the Department's users, printers, IT support, network infrastructure, systems development, information security, IT resources etc.

From December 2002 up to September 2009, R1.12 billion has been paid to Siemens.

4) No additional contractors have been appointed at the Compensation Fund for IT services, however the Fund has partnered with Rand Mutual Assurance in looking at their systems, the Fund intends to pilot the claims system of the Rand Mutual Assurance, who are licensed under the COID Act to administer Compensation in the Mining Industry.

QUESTION NO.: 335 (1052 Original number)

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 04 September 2009

1052. Mr J Schmidt (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises:

(1)With regard to the Medupi power station, what was (a) the original cost estimate, (b) the budget allocation and (c) the total amount spent;

(2) whether any adjustments have been made to the (a) original cost estimate and (b) budget for the completion of the abovementioned station; if so, (i) why and (ii) what were the adjustments in each case? NW1312E

REPLY

(1) (a) The original cost estimate for Project Medupi was approved in March 2007 by the Eskom Board of Directors for an amount of ZAR 78.6 Billion.

(b) The budget allocation at the time was for the same amount of ZAR 78.6 Billion.

(c) As at April 2009, less than 20% of the total amount has been spent. However 76% of the total estimated contracts amount has been committed to and placed by Eskom.

(2)(a)The original cost estimate has been adjusted. The timing of the start of the build program (initiated by Government in 2004), exacerbated by the significant increase in forecasted demand in 2005/6, had the consequence that the scope of work for Medupi, and hence the estimation of project costs, had to be compiled based on the design configuration of the last built Eskom power station, which was fully commissioned on 1 April 2001.

Site specific conditions relating to geology, supporting infrastructure and permitting or licensing conditions, play a significant role in distinguishing one site from another and the resulting cost of the individual plants.

Hence the revised cost estimate for Medupi can be attributed to an increase in the basic project cost that is as a result of aforementioned site specific conditions.

(b)(i-ii) The response to this question is confidential and cannot be made public at this stage.

QUESTION 336

FOR ORAL REPLY ON 04 NOVEMBER 2009

336. Mr C Schmidt (DA) to ask the Minister of Energy:

Whether she has been informed of the difference between the specifications of the demonstration unit for the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) in the environmental impact study and the specification of the unit that appears on the PBMR website which they plan to built; if not, why not; if so, (a) what is the reason for this and (b) how will it be addressed? NW1313E

REPLY

No. The Minister of Energy has not been informed of the changes in the specifications of the PBMR DPP.

a) The Minister of Energy has no responsibilities on the PBMR, save for nuclear policy oversight. The Nuclear Energy Policy of 2008 recognizes the work of the PBMR towards the development of a fuel manufacturing plant and a demonstration high temperature gas cooled reactor designed to meet international Generation IV requirements.

b) The Minister of Public Enterprises will, where necessary, inform me regarding developments in the PBMR project that have implications for energy policy.

QUESTION NO. 337

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 03 JULY 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 5)

Mr G G Boinamo (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

(1) What amount was (a) levied and (b) collected at each public hospital in North West for patient fees in the most recent specified year for which information is available;

(2) what budget was allocated to each of these hospitals in the (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10 financial years;

(3) whether there was a budget overrun or underrun during the period 1 January 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW396E

REPLY:

(1) The following table reflects the situation in this regard, according to the North West Provincial Department of Health

Public Hospital	Amount levied/raised 2008/09	Amount collected 2008/09
	R `000	R `000
Bloemhof	81	25
Brits	814	1,486
Carletonville	1,473	645
Christiana	290	47
Delareyville	316	95
Ganyesa District	326	167
Gelukspan District	348	208
General De La rey	1,446	634
George Stegmann	3,882	1,821
Job Shimankana Tabane	10,231	6,323
Klerksdorp	4,071	3,212
Koster	592	400
Lehurutse	429	239
Mafikeng Provincial	8,956	6,228
Bophelong	150	89
Nic Bodeinstein	617	137
Ottosdal	138	68
Piet Plessis Prov	-	-
Potchefstroom	12,552	4,334
Reivilo Comm. Health	18	42
Sannieshof	128	67
Schweizer-Reneke	746	244
Stella-	37	18
Thusong District	601	364
Tshepong	4,923	4,554
Ventersdorp	780	462
Vryburg	433	288
Witrand	1,806	1,426
Zeerust	488	36
Total	56,672	33,659

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

Public Hospital	Budget 2008/09	Budget 2009/10
	R `000	R `000
Bloemhof	105	76
Brits	1,532	931
Carlentonville	538	929
Christiana	150	321
Delareyville	109	182
Ganyesa District	159	177
Gelukspan Ditrict	279	207
General De la Rey	590	569
George Stegmann	713	1,522
Job Shimankana Tabane	4,105	6,883
Klerskdorp/Tshepong	7,264	6,566
Koster	276	370
Lehurutse	354	456
Mafikeng/Bophelong	4,744	7,974
Nic Bodenstein	292	405
Ottosdal	113	95
Potchestroom	6,654	5,249
Reivilo Comm. Health	35	40
Sannieshof	76	92
Schweizer-Reneke	372	555
Stella	25	33
Swartruggens	258	322
Taung	469	445
Thusong District	391	494
Ventersdorp	207	367
Vryburg	361	417
Witrand	1,278	1,098
Zeerust	322	332
Total	31,771	37,107

(3) The North West Department of Health has over-collected its revenue budget for 2008/2009 (R31,772 million) by R2,744 million. This over-collection is attributed to settlement of outstanding accounts by the Road Accident Fund.

WEDNESDAY, 04 NOVEMBER 2009

QUESTION NO 338

QUESTION NO 1056 TRANSFERRED FROM WRITTEN TO ORAL REPLY IN TERMS OF RULE 117]

DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: THURSDAY, 19 NOVEMBER 2009

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: FRIDAY, 04 SEPTEMBER 2009 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 14 – 2009)

Mr M S F de Freitas (DA) asked the Minister of Transport:

Whether any tenders have been awarded to women in the transport sector since 1 April 2004 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW1316E

REPLY:

The Minister of Transport:

No tenders have been awarded by the Department of Transport to a company solely owned by a woman or women in the transport sector since 01 April 2004 up to 31 October 2009. The Department of Transport has, however, assisted in facilitating the early stages of the development of the organisation "South African Network for Women in Transport" (SANWIT). SANWIT supports the idea of strengthening the role of women in transport and one of its main goals is to facilitate regional networking among women in transport for development. SANWIT did not submit tenders for any of the tenders that were advertised by the Department of Transport during the aforementioned period.

Tenders are awarded based on points scored for price and functionality according to the evaluation of criteria that are included in the terms of reference of a tender, as well as points that are allocated in accordance with the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act, 2000 (Act No 5 of 2000) (PPPFA). These points may include points for women equity in an organisation that submits a tender, and usually includes points for equity held by historically disadvantaged individuals, women, and people with disabilities in accordance with the 80/20 or 90/10 preference points system. Tenders are awarded to the bidder scoring the highest points.

From 01 April 2005, the date that information is readily available, the Department of Transport awarded 70 tenders with a total value of R955,4 million to organisations with women equity ownership. The women equity ownership in these organisations averaged 76,45%.

QUESTION NO. 339

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 03 JULY 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 5)

Mr G G Boinamo (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:

(1) What amount was (a) levied and (b) collected at each public hospital in Mpumalanga for patient fees in the most recent specified year for which information is available;

(2) what budget was allocated to each of these hospitals in the (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10 financial years;

(3) whether there was a budget overrun or underrun during the period 1 January 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW398E

REPLY:

(1) The following table reflects the situation in this regard, according to the Mpumalanga Provincial Department of Health

Public Hospital	Amount levied/raised 2008/09	Amount collected 2008/09
	R `000	R `000
Amajuba	705	454
Barberton	1,579	515
Bernice Samuel	390	29
Bethal	1,893	450
Carolina	428	26
Elsie Ballot	43	4
Embhuleni	499	274
Ermelo	1,316	424
Evander	3,156	1,982
H A Grove	241	93
KwaMhlanga	1,236	358
Lydenburg	2,030	915
Matibidi	236	152
Mapulaneng	N/A	757
Matikwana	N/A	498
Middelburg	3,318	1,292
Mmametlhake	575	285
Piet Retief	1,349	444
Rob Ferreira	9,801	4,932
Sabie	927	472
Shongwe	1,419	327
Standerton	2,761	1,849
Themba	4,476	836
Tintswalo	N/A	906
Tonga	743	160
WatervanBoven	172	76
Witbank	5,149	1,713
Impungwe	1,465	96
Other		14,243
Total	45,907	34,562
NB: The reason on the three hospitals with no accounts raised is that the billing system was discontinued owing to the changes that happened during the cross-border. Amounts reflected under Other is regarding patient fees collected with insufficient information.

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

Public Hospital	Revenue Budget 2008/09	Revenue Budget 2009/10
Amajuba	691	623
Barberton	422	274
Bernice Samuel	318	326
Bethal	650	494
Carolina	632	458
Bongani	21	26
Elsie Ballot	52	65
Embhuleni	429	675
Ermelo	1,059	862
Evander	931	2,171
H A Grove	104	118
KwaMhlanga	812	764
Lydenburg	984	984
Matibidi	274	225
Mapulaneng	1,638	1,365
Matikwana	611	515
Middelburg	1,078	1,881
Mmametlhake	707	503
Piet Retief	1,014	934
Rob Ferreira	4,927	3,461
Sabie	340	705
Shongwe	484	487
Standerton	2,317	1,945
Themba	1,779	1,970
Tintswalo	1,612	1,112
Tonga	666	610
WatervanBoven	123	154
Witbank	2,272	2,345
Impungwe	146	199
Total	39,606	43,039

(3) The revenue budget for 2009/2010 financial year that includes June 2009 is R9,739.73 and the actual collections are R11,649,240.20 with the over-collection of R1,910,209.73 owing to the Road Accident Fund payments and other non-patients related activities.

QUESTIONS NO340 /NW1342E:

Mr A Louw (DA) to ask the Minister of Labour:

How many inspectors did the Department of Labour employ per year, for each of the financial years from 2005.06, up to the latest date for which information is available?

What are the numbers of workplaces investigated for each financial years, from 2005/06, up to the latest date for which information is available?

(a) How many complaints have the department received for each of the financial years from 2005/06, up to the latest date for which information is available and (b) how many of these complaints have been investigated, per year?

The Minister of Labour Replied

1. Summary of inspectors employed during the below mentioned financial years

2005/2006	2006/2007	2007/2008	2008/2009
1000	781	782	901

In 2005/2006 Financial year, 159 975 workplaces were investigated

In 2006/2007 Financial year, 156 483 workplaces were investigated

In 2007/2008 Financial year, 200 665 workplaces were investigated

In 2008/2009 Financial year, 153 697 workplaces were investigated

3 (a) In 2005/2006 150 772 complaints were received.

In 2006/2007 137 831 complaints were received

In 2007/2008 220 191 complaints were received

In 2008/2009 226 297 complaints were received

(b) In 2005/2006 63 785 complaints were Investigated.

In 2006/2007 99 421 complaints were Investigated

In 2007/2008 173 057 complaints were Investigated

In 2008/2009 178 863 complaints were Investigated

QUESTION NO. 341

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 03 JULY 2009

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 5)

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

(1) What amount was (a) levied and (b) collected at each public hospital in the Eastern Cape for patient fees in the most recent specified year for which information is available;

(2) what budget was allocated to each of these hospitals in the (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10 financial years;

(3) whether there was a budget overrun or underrun during the period 1 January 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW400E

REPLY:

(1) The following table reflects the situation in this regard, according to the Eastern Cape Provincial Department of Health

Public Hospital	Amount levied/raised 2008/09	Amount collected 2008/09
	R `000	R `000
E.L Complex	19,386	12,765
Fort England	9,396	6,618
Frontier	1,161	695
Komani	596	382
Mthatha Complex	7,145	7,005
P.E Complex	27,984	15,703
St Elizabeth	673	978
Aliwal North	735	426
All Saints	56	306
Bambisana	22	114
Bedford	32	30
Bisho	370	129
Burgesdorp	307	205
Butterworth	365	605
Cala	17	174
Canzibe	6	105
Cathcart	89	65
Cloete Joubert	87	120
Cofimvaba	32	186
Cradock	964	745
Elizabeth Donkin
Elliot	50	60
Empilisweni	164	389
Fort Beaufort	202	197
Glen Grey	41	151
Greenville	3	93
Grey	385	872
Hewu		5
Holy Cross	74	228
Humansdorp	869	683
Isilimela	2	42
Madwaleni	22	152
Mary Terese	61	397
Midland	966	684
Mjanyana	14	104
Mount Ayliff	179	494
Nessie Knight	12	96
Nompumelelo	73	108
Port Alfred	105	144
Sipetu	30	137
Somerset East	611	474
Ss Gida	107	71
St Barnabas	10	280
St Lucys	12	117
St Patricks	138	455
Steynburg	81	88
Tafalofefe	20	115
Taylor Bequest Matatiele	581	660
Taylor Bequest Mt Fletcher	69	142
Umlamli	135	85
Victoria	199	183
Wilhem Stahl	286	247
Zitulele	5	90
Settlers	2,540	1,170
Uitenhage	4,688	2,170
Clinics & Community Serv/Health Centre		111
Total	82,157	58,850

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

Public Hospital	Budget 2008/09	Budget 2009/10
	R` 000	R` 000
Aliwal North	228	372
Aal Saints	345	332
Bambisana	242	123
Bedford	62	72
Bisho	176	267
Burgersdorp	214	182
Butterworth	789	651
Cala	186	172
Canzibe	177	144
Cathcart	89	142
Cloete Joubert	201	118
Cofimvaba	240	193
Cradock	674	713
Elizabeth Donkin	4	-
Elliot	112	64
Empilisweni	419	431
Fort Beaufort	226	262
Fort England	7254	6951
E.L Complex	6000	11423
Frontier	619	890
Glen Grey	129	213
Greenville	133	161
Grey	658	776
Mthata Complex	4000	5510
Holy Cross	316	299
Humandorp	578	534
Isilimela	201	117
Komani	1432	726
Madwaleni	299	501
Mary Terese	256	353
Midland	673	626
Mjanyana	93	189
Mount Ayliff	480	507
Nessie Knight	133	139
Nompumelelo	114	158
Nursing Colleges	2941	2494
P.E. Complex	11000	12768
Port Alfred	242	193
Princ Post	10468	7873
Settlers	1219	1320
Sipetu	239	224
Semerset East	494	532
Ss Gida	136	141
St Barbanas	370	276
St Elizabeth	888	898
St Lucys	186	195
St Patricks	429	411
Steynburg	100	117
Tafalofefe	324	238
Taylor Bequest (Mt Flether)	265	110
Tower	184	216
Uitenhage	1919	2214
Umlamli	216	163
Victoria	217	238
Wilhemstahl	244	258
Zitulele	194	216
District Offices	44	4
Clinics & Community Serv/Health Centres	646	1311
Taylor Bequest (Matatiele)	451	555
Hewu Hospital	-	8
Total	61168	67284

The target for each institution is not mainly for 'Patient fees'

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

Scoa Item	Projected	Actual	Variance	Remarks
	R` 000	R` 000	R` 000
Patient Fees	37,319	58,851	-21,532	Department has intensified the revenue collection by contracting with a service provider to have Electronic Data Intercahnge (EDI) for timeous submission of medical aid claims. Collections from RAF from previous financial years claims have also increased the collection. We are in an agreement with RAF that 90% of each claims/invoice will be paid.

QUESTION NO 342

DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: THURSDAY, 10 SEPTEMBER 2009

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: FRIDAY, 03 JULY 2009 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 5 – 2009)

Mr M S F de Freitas (DA) asked the Minister of Transport:

(1) Whether a certain tender (details furnished) was awarded; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) to whom, (b) when, (c) what criteria was used to award this tender and (d) what processes, procedures and mechanisms were used to issue this tender;

(2) whether any measures are in place to ensure that this tender is complied with within specified timeframes; if not, why not; if so, what measures?

NW402E

REPLY:

The Minister of Transport:

(1) I am advised by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) that tender No HO/SERC/PR1141/09 has not been awarded as yet – it is at the evaluation stage. The tender is for uniform (boots, shirts, cargo pants, belts, et cetera) for security personnel.

(a), (b), (c) and (d) Fall away.

(2) The procurement of goods and services within PRASA is governed by the Supply Chain Management policy approved by the Board of Control of PRASA. All tenders must comply with the policy and its specified timeframes. The policy allows for a validity period of 120 days for tenders.

QUESTION NO 344

DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: THURSDAY, 10 SEPTEMBER 2009

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: FRIDAY, 03 JULY 2009 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 5 – 2009)

Mr M S F de Freitas (DA) asked the Minister of Transport:

(2) whether any measures are in place to ensure that this tender is complied with within specified timeframes; if not, why not; if so, what measures?

NW404E

REPLY:

The Minister of Transport:

(1) I am advised by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) that tender No HO/HR/001/04/2009has not been awarded as yet – it is at the evaluation stage. This is a uniform tender for frontline staff (customer services, ticket examiners, cabin crew, et cetera) and technical workshop and stores staff.

(a), (b), (c) and (d) Fall away.

QUESTION 344

FOR ORAL REPLY 4 NOVEMBER 2009

[WRITTEN QUESTION 1182]

344. Mr. S J MASANGO (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Works:

Whether his Deputy Minister or his department purchased a new vehicle on the Deputy Minister's appointment to office; if so, (a) (b) what make and model is the vehicle, (c) what did the vehicle cost and (d) (i) what accessories were included in excess of the vehicle's purchase price. and (ii) what was the cost of such accessories; if not,

2. Whether she inherited an existing vehicle; if so, (a) what was the make and model and (b) how old is the vehicle? NW1517E

MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS

(a) Yes, a new vehicle was purchased for usage by Deputy Minister for Pretoria. The former Deputy Minister had taken an option to purchase his own vehicle and utilised it for official purposes. Thus there was no vehicle in Pretoria for the Deputy Minister.

(b) Chrysler SRT 8300, 2008

(d) (i) No extra accessories were fitted in the vehicle.

(a) (b) Yes, the Deputy Minister inherited Mercedes Benz E350, 2005 model for usage in Cape Town.

QUESTION: 345

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

Administration:

In each financial year from 1994-95 up to and including 2008-09, how many people were?

(a) Temporarily and (b) permanently employed by the state? NW405E

Answer:

From 1994 to 1996 the Public Service was in the process of incorporating all the pre-1994 governments and therefore no reliable information is available for this period. The new Human Resource Management Framework was introduced in 1999 which introduced a new classification of public service employees, therefore trends related to the requested information prior 1999 are not available.

The following table provides the information requested from 1999 to date:

Financial Year	Other	Temporary	Permanent	Total Employment
2008	70,503	49,658	1,120,886	1,241,047
2007	60,373	49,226	1,085,745	1,195,344
2006	53,945	44,653	1,052,162	1,150,760
2005	37,759	50,178	1,000,348	1,088,285
2004	22,815	46,878	992,000	1,061,693
2003	24,010	49,758	988,829	1,062,597
2002	22,765	47,889	995,195	1,065,849
2001	25,372	48,935	986,470	1,060,777
2000	21,366	35,755	984,330	1,041,451
1999	26,103	46,157	935,615	1,007,875

Source: Persal, Dec 2008

ORAL QUESTION 345

4 NOVEMBER 2009

[WRITTEN QUESTION 1218]

345. Mr MW RABOTAPI (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS:

1. Whether he has been informed of the occupants of his department's houses at Jericho in Brits; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) who are the occupants and (b) what criteria are being used for the allocation of occupants;

2. Whether the occupants are paying rental; if not, why not; if so, to whom? NW1557E

The National Department of Public Works does not have houses in Jericho, it is only a Police station. The only houses are for Dept of Education which is under Provincial Public Works

QUESTION: NO 348
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(Internal Question Paper No 5 - 2009)

Mr T D Lee (DA) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

Whether the protea symbol will be moved from the left to the right chest on Bafana Bafana's football jerseys; if not, why not; If so, what are the relevant details?

REPLY:

The South African Football Association has issued new jerseys for its national teams which have the protea symbol on the left hand side of the jersey, over the heart as I have indicated previously should be the standard.

QUESTION: NO 349

(Internal Question Paper No 5 - 2009)
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Mr T D Lee (DA) to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation:

Whether all the money that have been allocated by the National Lotteries Distribution Fund for distribution

(a) In (i) 2007,

(if) 2008 and

(b) During the period 1 January 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available, have been distributed to sport charities; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

REPLY:

I recommend that the question be re-directed to the Minister of Trade and Industry. The National Lotteries Board falls under his portfolio.

QUESTION: NO 350

(Internal Question Paper No 5 - 2009)
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Mr T D Lee (DA) to ask the Minister of sport and Recreation:

(1) Whether his department intends disbanding Boxing SA; If not, what is the position in this regard; if so,

(2) Whether he will consider transferring the funding given to Boxing SA to the SA Institute for Drug-Free Sport; If not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

REPLY:

(1) The South African Boxing Act of 2001 empowers the Minister of sport and Recreation to appoint the Board of Boxing South Africa. The same Act does not, however, give me the power to dissolve the Board. Had the Act empowered me to dissolve the Board, I would have done so in late 2008. We are exploring all possible ways of solving the problems of BSA

(2) The funding for BSA is specifically appropriated as such and cannot be given to the SA Institute for Drug-Free Sport without the necessary approval being given by the National Treasury. However, the functions of BSA may still need to be funded for the foreseeable future.

QUESTION 350 (ORAL REPLY) 4 NOVEMBER 2009

[WRITTEN QUESTION 1249]

350. Mr. S J MASANGO (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Works:

1. (a)When was a telecommunication tender put out by a certain person (name and details furnished), (b) why has the process taken so long, (c) what was the position in the interim, (d) to whom was the tender awarded and (e) at what cost?

2. Whether the tender contract has been finalised; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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REPLY:

(a) According to our counterpart department in Mpumalanga, the tenders were advertised in the Provincial Tender Bulletin in May 2007 and the closing date was 21 September 2007.

(b) The evaluation and adjudication processes were not finalised within the validity period due to the complex and technical nature of the tender and a second opinion was requested from the experts by the former HOD to assist her in making an informed decision.

(d) The tender was not awarded to any company.

(e) Not applicable

Mpumalanga Provincial Department, Public Works Roads and Transport, is currently working on the finalisation of these tenders.

QUESTION NO 343

DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: THURSDAY, 10 SEPTEMBER 2009

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: FRIDAY, 03 JULY 2009 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 5 – 2009)

Mr M S F de Freitas (DA) asked the Minister of Transport:

(2) whether any measures are in place to ensure that this tender is complied with within specified timeframes; if not, why not; if so, what measures?

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REPLY:

The Minister of Transport:

(1) I am advised by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) that tender No 389/2007/WITS/PS was for uniforms for security personnel for the Wits Region of Metrorail and was advertised in 2007. The tender was cancelled later in 2007 due to a strategic decision to centralize security contracts. This was done in order to centralize the security strategy and function and to achieve economies of scale.

(a), (b), (c) and (d) and (2) Fall away.

QUESTION NO 339

QUESTION NO 1077 TRANSFERRED FROM WRITTEN TO ORAL REPLY IN TERMS OF RULE 117

DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: FRIDAY, 06 NOVEMBER 2009

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: FRIDAY, 04 SEPTEMBER 2009 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 14 – 2009)

Mr G R Krumbock (DA) asked the Minister of Transport:

(1) What were the transport arrangements and other problems experienced relating to the "park and ride" during the recent Confederations Cup tournament;

(2) whether his department has taken or will take any steps to prevent the reoccurrence of the problems experienced; if not, why not; if so, what steps?

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REPLY:

The Minister of Transport:

(1) The park and ride system was piloted on a large scale for the first time during the FIFA 2009 Confederations Cup, with varying levels of success in the different Host Cities. The biggest challenges were experienced at Ellis Park (Johannesburg) and Royal Bafokeng (Rustenburg). The details of what went wrong with each of these venues can be found in the "FIFA 2009 Confederations Cup Transport Observations and Feedback" debriefing report – the report can be viewed on the Department of Transport's website: www.transport.gov.za (under the link Special Projects).

The observations and recommendations or way forward are provided for each of the venues, the information having been compiled by transport observers who attended the matches as general spectators, so as to capture the true experiences from a spectator point of view.

(2) The report referred to above also has venue specific recommendations that were made to ease congestion and facilitate the flow of people into and out of the stadium precinct. From a national coordination perspective, the experiences pointed towards a need for a more centralised command structure, which would take the ultimate responsibility for event transport preparations. The structure is now in place, and is providing Host Cities with overall leadership and guidance for all transport 2010 World Cup preparations.

QUESTION 331

FOR ORAL REPLY ON 04 NOVEMBER 2009

331. Mr J Schmidt (DA) to ask the Minister of Energy:

(1) Whether the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) company will be involved in any of the future plans of her department or other spheres of government; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) Whether the PBMR Company is a possible solution to solving the predicted future shortage of electricity; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW1056E

REPLY

(1) One of the objectives of the Nuclear Energy Policy of 2008 is to establish a national industrial capability for the design, manufacture and construction of nuclear energy systems. In this regard, the policy goes further to say that in order to fulfil Government's intent of developing a national capacity to supply nuclear equipment and nuclear reactors, a national nuclear architectural engineering, component manufacturing and construction capability will be established. This will include the ability to design, manufacture, and market, commercialise, sell and export nuclear energy systems & services. Private sector participation will be encouraged.

(2) Yes. The PBMR is a 4^th generation nuclear reactor which is in the research and development stage. Currently there is no 4^th generation nuclear reactor deployed anywhere in the world. The PBMR capabilities are still to be demonstrated. The PBMR Company is yet to finalise a design and the business model was recently changed to accommodate the heat process applications. Each PBMR plant would contribute about 165MW of electricity, once proven. The PBMR Demonstration Power Plant is anticipated to be commissioned by no earlier than 2018.

Question no 329 /NW1026E

Mr A Louw (DA) to ask the Minister

How much money has now been spent on the various SETA programs in the financial years of 2006/07, 2997/08 and 2008/09 by (a) year and (b) by the SETA program?

2. How many individuals have been trained by the various SETA programs in the financial years of 2006/07, 2007/08 and 2008/09 by (a) year and (b) by SETA program?

3. Whether the department intends on presenting legislation or regulations with regard to labour brokers; if so, what is the proposed legal definition of a labour broker in terms of the proposed legislation or regulations?

The Minister of Labour Replied:

1.& 2. I have tabled individual Annual Reports of SETAs during the last three years and those reports contain audited financial statements on what SETAs spent the allocated funds on, what programmes they have funded etc. I see no point in tabling reports if the Honorable Mr Louw would also expect me to read them for him as well. As for previous copies, Parliament has libraries that keep these reports safely.

3. Labour broker is not defined anywhere in our legislation. The Department of Labour will present legislation to address the problem of labour broking practice after we have concluded consultations with the social partners under the auspices of the National Economic Development and Labour Council (NEDLAC). It is therefore not possible to indicate any proposed legal definition of a labour broker at this stage.

2009-07-17

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