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

With reference to the reply to question 9 of 26 February 2021:

 

  1. (a) Of the 1 544 school listed on the Department’s User Asset Management Plan, how many schools have (i) libraries, (ii) computer rooms and (iii) science laboratories and (b) what has happened to the 95 schools unaccounted for in the response (1 067 primary schools and 382 secondary schools equal 1 449 schools but there are 1 544 schools in the province according to the Department’s User Asset Management Plan and therefore 95 schools are unaccounted for);

 

  1. (a) what budget has been made available to resolve the problems at the 78 schools that have been identified as constructed from “inappropriate material” and (b) what budget has been made available for repairs at the 22 schools in need of repair;

 

  1. whether children are still attending the schools in (2); if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) in which areas are these schools situated;

 

  1. (a) what budget has been made available for repairs and maintenance at the schools identified and (b) how many school buildings have been transferred to the Department of Transport and Public Works since 2009?
 1 21 May 2021 10980
  1. (a) What is his Department’s Township Revitalisation Strategy, (b) what is its (i) rationale, (ii) objectives, (iii) budget and (iv) implementation model and (c) can copies of the strategy document and supporting documents be made available;

whether the Pick n Pay (PnP) supermarket stores is the only project of this Township Revitalisation Strategy; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details, including, (b) how many PnP stores have been implemented, (c) in which townships have they been implemented since the implementation of the strategy, (d) what criteria were used to choose them and (e) what is the performing status of each to date?

 15 9 July 2021 10979
  1. What is the market-related value of each of his Department’s rental stock units, (b) what is the (i) age, (ii) gender and (iii) race of tenants in government’s rental stock who are paying monthly rental fees of (aa) not more than R900 and (bb) more than R100?
 17 9 July 2021 10978

(1) Whether the community healthcare facilities in the province have waiting facilities and/or other measures to assist patients who are queuing outside for long; if not, (a) why not and (b) what are the plans to protect patients from the cold and rain during the winter; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) what is the average waiting time to receive medical care at community healthcare facilities in the province, (b) how has COVID-19 affected the waiting times and (c) what measures have been put in place to minimise the spread of COVID-19 at our healthcare facilities where patients stand in long queues for hours in order to get medical care?

 16 9 July 2021 10977
  1. Whether all Ceres regional depot staff have been transferred to the Paarl office; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details, (b) when was the decision implemented, (c) where was it negotiated, (d) what is the full list of employees (inclusive of underaged children affected), (e) what are the demographics of the affected employees and (f)(i) for how long is transport assistance offered and (ii) why not for a longer period;
  1. whether due processes has been followed to dispose of public-works stock and/or property at the Ceres offices; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) what processes were followed;
  1. whether the process to dispose of stock was advertised; if so, (a) where and (b) when;
  2. whether he and his Department can provide a detailed list of the disposed items, including the prices paid for each item; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 11 9 July 2021 10976

With reference to the reply to question 29 of 19 March 2021:

(1)    Whether the “Abuse no More Protocol” is a departmental or provincial protocol;

(2)    (a) how is it being implemented and (b) can a copy be made available;

(3)    whether it is implemented for when learners are violated; if so, what are the relevant details;

(4)    whether it is implemented for sexual harassment cases involving adult employees; if so, what are the relevant details;

(5)    how many of the sexual cases, included in her reply, involve learners?
 

 19 23 April 2021 10975

With regard to the second phase of the vaccine rollout strategy:

(1)    (a) What is the role of healthcare workers in the vaccine rollout, (b) what measures are put in place to assist elderly people who may not be able to use and/or do not have access to technology to allow them to register online for vaccination and (c) what are the details of the vaccination sites that will be used for the second phase of vaccine rollout (i) at public and private hospitals, (ii) in the City of Cape Town and (iii) in other regions;

(2)    (a) whether farmworkers are considered essential workers and (b) will they be vaccinated in the second phase; if not, why not; if so, (i) what are the relevant details, (ii) how will farmworkers get assistance to register, (iii) what is the number of farmworkers who are targeted and (iv) what are the details of vaccination sites on farms;

(3)    what is the representation of labour unions in the Western Cape vaccine rollout plan?
 

 18 23 April 2021 10974

(a) What are the details of all the funds that have been surrendered to the Provincial Treasury by each of the provincial government departments and entities and (b) what are the details of what the funds were intended for in (i) 2014/15, (ii) 2015/16, (iii) 2016/17, (iv) 2017/18, (v) 2018/19, (vi) 2019/20 and (vii) 2020/21?

 17 23 April 2021 10973

Whether he can provide a detailed list of all the companies that received contracts from his Department, including the value of the contracts, in (a) 2009, (b) 2010, (c) 2011, (d) 2012, (e) 2013, (f) 2014, (g) 2015, (h) 2016, (i) 2017, (j) 2018, (k) 2019, (l) 2020 and (m) 2021 to date; if so, what are the relevant details?

 16 23 April 2021 10972

(a)    What are the details of qualifications of (i) the mayors, (ii) the deputy mayors, (iii) the speakers, (iv) the municipal managers and (v) all the other members of the senior to top management of all municipalities and (b) what methods are used by municipalities to verify the qualifications of councillors and other officials?

 15 23 April 2021 10971

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