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 regard to the plan according to which half of the Garden Route District Municipality’s staff will work from home due to the resurgence of COVID-19 in the Garden Route and the gradual implementation of the plan:

 

 

(1)       (a) What is the breakdown of the details of the plan to be implemented      at the Garden Route District Municipality, (b) by when will the plan be implemented and (c) how will it be implemented gradually;

 

(2)       which factors informed the decision about which staff members will be working from home;

 

(3)       whether the change in the work location of staff members will affect the service delivery in the district; if not,

(a) why not and (b) how will good service delivery be upheld?

 4 11 December 2020 10780
  1. Whether the Province, through the national procurement process, has purchased any doses of candidate COVID-19 vaccines in advance; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. What are the anticipated timelines for a COVID-19 vaccine roll-out in the Western Cape?
 2 11 December 2020 10779
  1. Whether the Province has conducted a COVID-19 vaccine readiness assessment; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) if it includes cold-chain infrastructure to receive and deliver COVID-19 vaccines;

 

  1. what is the preparedness of the Province for a COVID-19 vaccine roll-out;

 

  1. whether the Province has a COVID-19 vaccine roll-out plan; if so, how will vulnerable members of the population be prioritised?
 1 11 December 2020 10778

With regard to Cape Access centres in the Western Cape:

 

  1. Whether any centres are closed; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

  1. how many clients have been served by each of these centres in the last six months;

 

  1. whether all the centres have been sufficiently staffed during the last six months; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

  1. whether all the centres are currently online and operational; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 19 22 January 2021 10777
  1. (a) How many staff members in each department (excluding employees of the Health and Education departments) have tested positive for COVID-19 since March 2020, (b) how many of these employees (i) have succumbed to COVID-19 and (ii) have yet to return to work due to COVID-19 and/or its complications, (c) what counselling programmes have been put in place for the affected employees and (d) how many employees have made use of these programmes in the last six months;

 

  1. whether the departments are making use of outside experts, such as psychologists; if not; why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

  1. whether a policy is in place to deal with working from home during the pandemic; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

  1. whether all the employees have been consulted about such a policy; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 18 22 January 2021 10776

With reference to local drug action committees (LDACs):

 

    1. What is the status of LDACs in the province, (b) how many LDACs have been finalised per municipality in the province, (c) what is the breakdown of the LDACs and (d) (i) what is the role of her Department and its partner organisations in setting up and (ii) supporting LDACs?
 5 11 June 2021 10775

With regard to Western Cape Children’s Commissioner and her office:

 

(1) (a) What is the staff structure (organogram) of the office and (b) which positions (i) have been filled and (ii) are currently vacant;

 

(2)  whether premises for her office have been secured; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

(3)  whether the necessary equipment and furniture have been procured; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

(4)   whether (a) the office has been equipped with (i) telephone lines and (ii) an internet connection and (b) such details have been published publicly; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 17 22 January 2021 10774

With reference to the reply to question 8 of 20 May 2021:

What are the reasons for the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs not having provided any recommendations, guidance, advice or suggestions to the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) or the relevant bargaining council regarding salary negotiations?

 4 11 June 2021 10773

According to media reports (23 November 2020) approximately R4 million worth of temporary housing building material has been lying unused on vacant land at the airport in Plettenberg Bay since 2018.

  1. (a) What material is this, (b) who procured it, (c) for what purpose was it procured, (d) who placed the building material at the airport, (e) why has the material not been utilised and (f) where is the material now;

 

whether this R4 million has been recorded as an irregular and fruitless expenditure; if not, why not?

 16 22 January 2021 10772
  1. How many cases of rape have been reported at the (i) Nyanga, (ii) Philippi, (iii) Bishop Lavis, (iv) Elsies River and (v) Manenberg police stations, (b) how many suspects have been arrested for rape at these police stations, (c) how many of those arrested have been charged with rape and (d) how many suspects are (i) awaiting trail and (ii) on trial?
 3 11 June 2021 10771

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