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 his statement about “weekend food parcels” made during his opening address on 31 July 2024:

(a)  What has been the provincial Minister of Education’s response on the (i) feasibility and (ii) cost implications of his proposal of a “weekend food parcel” as an addition to the feeding scheme for learners in the province, (b)(i) how far is the gap analysis on the current feeding scheme that he referred to and that the Minister of Education, the Minister of Health and Wellness and the Minister of Social Development agreed to, (ii) what is the detailed (aa) report and (bb) findings and (c)(i) when is this “weekend food parcel” support to needy learners envisaged to start and (ii) where will the budget be sourced to fund it?

 12 20 September 2024 18135

In respect of the Department’s expenditure between 2019 and 2024 to date:

(a) What is the detailed breakdown of the expenditure per programme, (b) what are the (i) expenditure items and (ii) amounts, (c) what has been the under expenditure in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2022, (v) 2023 and (vi) 2024 to date, (d) what were the funds earmarked for and (e)(i) what is the detailed list of his Department’s unfunded mandates and (ii) what amounts were spent on each?

 11 20 September 2024 18134

With reference to the Gauteng Department of Health’s establishment of an internal Infrastructure Unit to develop its maintenance and refurbishment programme:

  1. Whether her Department has a similar internal Infrastructure Unit responsible for maintenance and refurbishment, if not, (a) why not and (b) what would be the benefits of establishing a dedicated internal Infrastructure Unit in the province; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. (a) what is her Department’s budget allocated for the maintenance and refurbishment of health facilities and (b)(i) who are the implementing agents responsible for these projects in the province and (ii) what is the a breakdown of their BBBEE status?
 10 20 September 2024 18133

Question by Hon Bryant.

In relation to a meeting of the national Portfolio Committee on Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment on 25 October 2022 where the SAPS confirmed that a case of fraud was being investigated regarding those responsible for coordinating the land invasions at the Knoflokskraal site in Grabouw, with CAS number: 1/09/2022 lodged at the Grabouw Police Station:

Whether she can provide an update about the investigation into those responsible for coordinating the land invasions at the Knoflokskraal site in Grabouw?

 9 20 September 2024 18132

Question by Hon Bryant.

In relation to the section of land in Grabouw, previously managed by the national Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, that was unlawfully invaded in 2021 and is now managed and owned by the national Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI):

  1. How will his Department be assisting the national Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) to address the land invasions at the site;
  2. whether Disaster Risk Management has identified any potential risks to the surrounding community and adjacent farms; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. whether his Department is currently engaged in any legal proceedings with the DPWI regarding the invaded site; if so, what are the relevant details?
 8 20 September 2024 18131

(a)   How much has his Department spent on various security measures (i) at depart-mental offices and (i) to protect social workers during home visits since 2019 and (b) what is the breakdown of these costs?

 7 20 September 2024 18130

Question by Hon Masipa.

With regard to the Port of Cape Town’s performance in July 2024:

(a) What was the (i) average waiting time for berth utilisation and occupancy for container ships and (ii) target for the month, (b) what was the (i) average number of twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers (aa) loaded and (bb) unloaded and (ii) target for the month, (c) what was the (i) average waiting time for trucks being (aa) loaded and (bb) unloaded at the port and (ii) target for the month, (d) what was the (i) average ship turnaround time and (ii) target for the month, (e) what was the (i) average anchorage waiting time and (ii) target for the month and (f) what was the (i) average container dwell time and (ii) target for the month?

 6 20 September 2024 18129

Question by Hon Masipa.

With regard to the Port of Cape Town’s performance in August 2024:

  1. What was the (i) average waiting time for berth utilisation and occupancy for container ships and (ii) target for the month, (b) what was the (i) average number of twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers (aa) loaded and (bb) unloaded and (ii) target for the month, (c) what was the (i) average waiting time for trucks being (aa) loaded and (bb) unloaded at the port and (ii) target for the month, (d) what was the (i) average ship turnaround time and (ii) target for the month, (e) what was the (i) average anchorage waiting time and (ii) target for the month and (f) what was the (i) average container dwell time and (ii) target for the month?
 5 20 September 2024 18128

With regard to the Blue Dot Taxi service:

Whether his Department has any plans to revive or introduce a similar project; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 4 20 September 2024 18127

With regard to the Western Cape education budget and the Minister’s 2024 budget speech on 27 March 2024 in which he said, “the national government only provides 64% of the wage-agreement funding due to us, which means we were short-changed by R537 million”:

(1)     (a) Why does the Minister now claim that his Department has a budget shortfall of R3,8 billion over the next three years, (b) what are the details of the R3,8 billion shortfall for each of the three years and (c) when did the Minister become aware of the R3.8 billion shortfall;

(2)     (a) what is the correlation between the R3,8 billion shortfall and the R537 million “short-changed”, (b) why did he table a budget that provided for an increase in the number of employees for “Public Ordinary School Education” from 40 086 in 2023/24 to 41 104 in 2024/25 if his Department intended to cut teacher posts from January 2025, (c) why did his budget speech on 27 March 2024 make no reference to the in-year reduction of teachers’ posts from January 2025 and (d) how did he table a budget that provided for an increase in compensation for employees of 6,1%, and that provided for an increase in the number of employees, if his Department had a R3,8 billion shortfall?

 3 20 September 2024 18126

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