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 older persons in residential facilities:

Whether all registered old-age homes in the province have fully functional boards in place; if not, why not; if so, (a) what measures are taken to ensure that they are fulfilling their oversight responsibilities and (b) how does his Department (i) assess the performance of these boards and (ii) intervene where dysfunction is identified?

 21 30 May 2025 19270
  1. (a) How many aquaculture projects are currently operating in the province, (b) how many are (i) land-based and (ii) sea-based, (c) in which municipalities or coastal regions are these projects concentrated, (d) what is the total number of people employed through aquaculture operations in the province, (e) what is the role of his Department in the environmental approval process for aquaculture projects, (f) what are the key environmental compliance requirements that projects must meet, (g)(i) how long, on average, does it take for an aquaculture project to receive environmental approval and (ii) what are the most common delays or bottlenecks encountered during this process and (h) to what extent has the growth of legal abalone aquaculture contributed to reducing pressure on wild stocks;

 

  1. whether his Department has observed any correlation between farmed abalone growth and reductions in poaching activity in high-risk coastal areas; if so, what are the relevant details?
 20 30 May 2025 19269

(a)  How many training interventions has his Department implemented from May 2024 to date, (b) how many participants were reached through these interventions and (c) what evidence is available to demonstrate the impact of these interventions on customer experience at Western Cape Government service points?

 19 30 May 2025 19268
  1. How much has the Department spent on infrastructure projects aimed at advancing job creation since the beginning of the current administration and (b) what other measurable outcomes have been achieved to date?
 18 30 May 2025 19267

Whether her Department is continuing the telemedicine projects initiated in 2020; if so, (a) what enhancements or changes have been introduced since their inception and (b) how many beneficiaries have been reached in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021, (iii) 2022, (iv) 2023, (v) 2024 and (vi) 2025 to date?

 16 30 May 2025 19266

(a)   (i) What is the status of the proposed Veterinary Bill and (ii) what is the anticipated timeline for its tabling for public comment, (b) what are the (i) main objectives and (ii) proposed reforms contained in the Veterinary Bill, (c) what impact is the Veterinary Bill expected to have on the regulation or delivery of veterinary services in the province and (d)(i) what engagements, if any, have taken place between his Department and organised agriculture stakeholders in the province regarding the content or implications of the Bill and (ii) what concerns or recommendations, if any, have emerged from these engagements?

 14 30 May 2025 19265

(a)   What is the current status of the Tourism Safety Forum, (b) which stakeholders are represented on the forum broken down by (i) public sector entities, (ii) private sector organisations and (iii) diplomatic or foreign representation, (b)(i) how many meetings have been held since its formation, (ii) what subforums or working groups have been established to deal with area-specific risks and (iii) what are their specific mandates, (c)(i) what coordination mechanisms have been developed through the forum to improve emergency response, communication or intelligence-sharing and (ii) have any protocols or SOPs been finalised, (d) how is his Department tracking the effectiveness of the forum’s coordination efforts and (e) has any feedback been collected from stakeholders regarding the forum’s impact to date?

 13 30 May 2025 19264

With reference to the R408 million committed by the national Minister of Transport in the national budget earlier this year, described as the balance of previous financial commitments made to the taxi industry:

  1. (a) How much of this funding has been allocated or is expected to be allocated to the Western Cape’s minibus taxi (MBT) sector and (b) what is the (i) anticipated time-line and (ii) process for disbursement of these funds in the province;
  2. whether the Western Cape Government has provided financial support directly to the MBT sector in the (a) 2021/22, (b) 2022/23, (c) 2023/24, (d) 2024/25 and (e) 2025/26 financial year; if not, (i) what non-financial support has the Department of Mobility provided to the MBT sector over the same period and (ii) what specific programmes or initiatives were implemented to support the sector’s recovery and development post-COVID-19; if so, what are the relevant details?
 12 30 May 2025 19263
  1. (a) How many cloven-hoofed animals are currently raised as livestock in the prov-ince broken down by (i) sheep, (ii) cattle, (iii) pigs and (iv) goats, (b) what is the estimated total market value of each livestock type and (c) what proportion of these animals are estimated for (i) domestic and (ii) export markets;
  2. whether his Department observed any changes or disruptions in the marketability or export clearance of cloven-hoofed livestock or related products as a result of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks in other provinces; if so, (a) what are the rele-vant details and (b) what sectors or products have been most affected;
  3. (a) what surveillance or early-detection measures are currently in place in the prov-ince to monitor FMD among cloven-hoofed livestock and (b) how frequently are inspections or testing conducted?
 11 30 May 2025 19262
  1. Whether his Department has any input on the Collab Citizen Application Platform; if so, what was the input.

(2)  (a) how many municipalities actively use this system since its inception and (b) what were the successes and challenges?

 10 30 May 2025 19261

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