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. (a) What is the name of the company that designed the structure that replaced the old low-water crossing at the Algeria Campsite in the Cederberg Nature Reserve, (b) what was the total construction cost of this structure, including the (i) costs for environmental impact studies and (ii) loss of income during the construction phase and (c)(i) when did construction start and (ii) when was the finished structure completed and handed over to CapeNature;
  2. given the fact that the structure was exposed as unfit for purpose by the June 2023 floods, whether legal recourse is available to CapeNature to claim for damages; if so, (a) against which company will the claim be submitted and (b) what would the total costs be to repair the damage;

(3)     whether the structure will be redesigned to allow for future water run-off to follow the stream and not to find lower-laying alternatives for the water to flow due to the current design of the river-crossing; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 10 6 October 2023 15981
  1. Whether his Department has done a cost estimate to hire and deploy professional personnel to victim-friendly rooms in every police station in the province; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. what is the detailed expenditure breakdown of the Safety Plan for curbing the scourge of (a) GBV and femicide, (b) drugs and substance-use disorder, especially among people young than 35 years, and (c) youth participation in gangs?
 9 6 October 2023 15969

With regard to the impact of the recent storms in the Western Cape on the agriculture sector:

(a) What is the extent of damage to the sector, (b) what is the detailed breakdown of the costs of the damage and (c) what is the number of (i) facilities affected, (ii) equipment and materials damage and (iii) injuries and casualties of personnel reported, (d)(i) what has been the impact of the storm on farm workers, (ii) how many families are affected, (iii) how many facilities were affected, (iv) what equipment and materials were damaged and (v) how many injuries and casualties were reported and (e)(i) how is the provincial government responding to the impact of the storm on agriculture and (ii) what are the details of the actions and steps taken to assist the poorest of the poor who were affected?

 8 6 October 2023 15963
  1. What are the details of the (i) Transhex Catalytic Housing Project, (ii) Bredasdorp Site F Housing Project, (iii) second phase of the Upgrading of Informal Settlements Programme (UISP) housing project in Thembalethu and (iv) Lutzville Housing Project, (b) how many housing units have been delivered to date, (c) what is the comprehensive expenditure breakdown, including (i) a list of all the service providers to whom contracts were awarded, (ii) how much each service provider received and (iii) what are the details of the items with their unit prices and (d) in cases where delays have been experienced, (i) what were the causes of the delays and (ii) what interventions were implemented to address these delays?
 7 6 October 2023 15949

WiWith reference to the reply to question 5 of 20 July 2023:

 

  1. (a) Who are the owners of the houses being leased in the Bloekomlaan Precinct, (b) how many houses are being leased, (c) who is the agent managing the leasing of the houses, (d) what are the rental rates per month of the houses being leased and (e) how much is his Department paying the agent who is managing the leases or what are the details of the annual remuneration agreement between the Department and the agent;

 

  1. (a) what is the rest of the Ondertuine Precinct being use for, (b) who is the owner of the garden in the precinct, (c) what are the details of the garden, (d) who is the agent managing the letting of the garden, (e) to whom is the garden being let, (f) what are the rental rates per month being paid by the tenant of the garden to the owner of the property or to the agent and (g) what are the details of the annual remuneration agreement between the Department and the agent?
 4 6 October 2023 15940

With regard to the Rhodes High School chaos as reported in the media:

(a) Who caused the chaos, (b) how many people were injured, (c) what has been the reported damage to school property and (d) what action was taken against the culprits?

 1 6 October 2023 15923

With regard to the health facilities currently on the Eskom grid:

Whether she is aware of any plans by the national government to exempt the Paarl Hospital from load-shedding; if so, what are the relevant details?

 12 15 June 2023 15298

With regard to the day-to-day operations at the Vanguard Day Hospital:

(i) What is the number of vacancies at the hospital and (ii) for how long have they existed, (b)(i) what has caused the delays in the infrastructure work at the hospital and (ii) which areas are earmarked for development, (c)(i) what are the infrastructure development plans for the hospital, (ii) what is the infrastructure budget for the 2023 MTEF for the hospital and (iii) when will the infrastructure work for the year begin at the hospital, (d)(i) what are the plans to address the poor filing system, especially for folders, at the hospital, (ii) what are the causes for these challenges and (iii) what are the plans to address these challenges and (e)(i) what is the involvement of Gift of the Givers at the hospital, (ii) how much will be donated and (iii) what renovation work will they be doing at the hospital?

 6 2 June 2023 15296

(a)   What is the learner-to-teacher ratio in each education district in the province and (b) what is the detailed budget breakdown (i) of each education district in the province, (ii) for the employment of teachers and other key personnel, (iii) for security and (iv) for the procurement of textbooks?

 11 22 September 2023 15291
  1. (a) What is his response to the announcement of an Agro Energy Fund, as launched by the national Minister at the end of August 2023, and (b) what are the aims of this fund;
  1. whether he and his Department are confident that this fund will achieve its intended purpose; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. (a) to what extent will his Department be supporting farmers to apply for funding from this fund, (b) to what extent will small-scale farmers also have access to this fund and (c) what categories of farmers are to benefit most from this initiative?
 9 8 September 2023 15290

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