Questions and Replies

The right of Members to put questions to Ministers is an important part of ensuring the executive authority’s accountability to the Provincial Parliament. Questions may be put to Ministers related to their spheres of responsibility. Replies to questions are either given orally in the House or in writing. The replies to oral questions are recorded in Hansard.

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Question Question Number Date Question Link
  1. How effective are traps for polyphagous shot hole borer beetles (Euwallacea fornicatus) to determine the presence of such beetles in a particular area;
  2. whether his Department has or whether his Department or its entity, CapeNature, will be using such traps in order to monitor the presence and/or spread of polyphagous shot hole borer beetles in the Western Cape; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. to what extent is his Department or CapeNature cooperating with other research bodies and departments (such as the Department of Agriculture) regarding the polyphagous shot hole borer beetle;
  4. whether there is a map of the province indicating areas where the presence of the shot hole borer beetle has been recorded; if so, where can this map be obtained?
 7 3 February 2023 14179
  1. To what extent do the images produced by the AGRISAT satellite of Dragonfly Aeronautics in Stellenbosch cover the Western Cape, (b) how are these images of value to agriculture in the province, (c) who is able to (i) access and (ii) utilise the images produced by the AGRISAT satellite and (d) to what extent has Dragonfly Aeronautics engaged his Department for support and/or cooperation?
 6 3 February 2023 14178
  1. What is CapeNature’s policy on the replacement of assets such as (a) mattresses, (b) towels, (c) linen and (d) curtains that are used in tourism accommodation;
  1. (a) who is responsible for the implementation of this policy and (b) which staff members have the right to write off such assets when they are found to be not of the high standard that paying guests expect;
  1. (a) what is the process to dispose of these assets, once withdrawn from tourist facilities, and (b) how frequently is the disposal process invoked?
 5 3 February 2023 14177

Regarding the Premier’s Advancement of Youth Programme:

  1. Since its inception, (a) how many young people have participated in the programme each year, (b) what is the rate of completion for the group in each year and (c) how many have received permanent employment at the 13 Western Cape Government departments in each year;
  2. whether there is any indication of the employment status of those who did not find employment in any department after the completion of the programme; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. which skills have the participants been equipped with during the programme;
  4. whether there is general feedback from the graduates of the programme; if so, what are the relevant details?
 4 3 February 2023 14176
  1. How are the Cape Access centres around the province affected by load-shedding;
  2. whether any technical (a) infrastructure and (b) equipment have been damaged as a result of load-shedding;
  3. whether there are any Cape Access centres in the province that have had to close down due to the impact of load-shedding; if so, what are the relevant details?
 3 3 February 2023 14175
  1. How many survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) made use of the Western Cape’s six GBV shelters in 2022 and (b) of these, how many made use of the (i) social workers, (ii) legal aid and (iii) health services offered at each shelter?

 

 2 3 February 2023 14174
  1. What are the details of the challenges relating to the disbursement of Sassa grants that took place in January 2023;
  2. whether she is aware of any mitigation strategies that (a) the Postbank or (b) Sassa has put in place to prevent these issues during the February 2023 grant disbursements?
 1 3 February 2023 14173

With regard to the funding of sport federations from 2014 to 2023 to date:

(a)   What sporting codes were funded, (b) what is the detailed breakdown of the money spent and (c) what are the details of the funds spent on (i) rugby, (ii) chess, (iii) softball and (iv) football for international participation during this period?

 13 27 January 2023 14172
  1. (a) When did a certain person, whose name has been furnished to her Department for the purpose of her reply, start working for her Department, (b) what (i) position does he occupy and (iii) positions did he occupy in the past and (c) how much budget does he control and oversee;
  2. (a) how much was spent on the building of the Lavender Hill Care Centre, (b) for what purpose was it built, (c) what environmental studies determined the project, (d) what is the detailed itemised costing of the entire building project for the Lavender Hill Care Centre and (e) what was the involvement of the person in (1)(a) in the decision and process to build the centre;
  3. whether there is a management committee in place for the Lavender Hill Care Centre; if not, why not; if so, what are the (a) names of the committee members and (b) criteria that determine the composition of the committee?
 12 27 January 2023 14171
  1. What has happened to the site on which the old GF Jooste Hospital was located, (b) what are the future plans for the site, (c) how much has the provincial government spent on the old GF Jooste Hospital since its decommissioning as at the latest date for which information is available and (d) what is the breakdown of what the funds were spent on?

 

 15 27 January 2023 14115

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