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

Whether any cases of foetuses under 26 weeks being discarded as medical waste were reported to her Department in (a) 2017/18, (b) 2018/19 and (c) 2019/20 to date; if so, was consent granted by the respective parents?

 4 4 October 2019 10315

1. (a) How many (i) social workers and (ii) auxiliary social workers are currently deployed in the Kannaland municipal area and (b) to which areas in the Kannaland municipal area have they been assigned;

(2) (a) which services does her Department offer to the people in the Kannaland municipal area and (b) what are the locations of these services;

        (3) (a) what process must be followed when applying for a disability grant and (b) how many disability grants are currently being issued in the Kannaland municipal area?

 3 4 October 2019 10314

1. Whether any municipalities in the province utilised grant funding for operational purposes in the past two years; if so, (a) what are the details of these municipalities and (b) which capital projects were affected as a result of this;

2. whether any municipalities in the province suffered a loss of income during the lockdown period; if so, (a) what was the impact of this financial loss on paying (i) salaries, (ii) Eskom and (iii) other operational expenses and (b) what support did his Department offer to municipalities?

 2 12 June 2020 10313

(a) How many community-development workers are employed by the Kannaland Municipality, (b) what is their purpose, (c) how much is their stipend and (d) who funds their operations?

 2 4 October 2019 10312

With reference to the Ladismith Municipality:

(a) Which facilities at the Kannaland Municipality belong to the Department of Transport and Public Works and (b) the maintenance of which roads or road networks is the responsibility of the provincial Department of Transport and Public Works?

 1 4 October 2019 10311
  1. Whether all the schools visited by her on 27 May 2020 had enough (a) sanitiser, (b) masks and (c) sanitising booths; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. whether additional cleaning staff has been appointed at schools; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. (a) how many learners are being accommodated in a class and (b) how will social distancing be maintained when all grades return to schools?
 1 12 June 2020 10310

(a) How many applications for social relief food packages has her Department received to date per ward from the Cederberg Municipality or region, (b) what is the monetary value of the assistance provided in the area, (c) what is the status of these applications, (d) how many applications were successful, (e) how many applications were unsuccessful, (f) what kind of assistance was provided to unsuccessful applicants and (g) what mechanisms were used for the submission of these applications?

 16 5 June 2020 10308
  1. When last were (a) the lists of transgressions for which spot fines can be issued by his Department and/or CapeNature and (b) the amounts of these spot fines amended;
  1. whether the current system of spot fines is effective in changing the behaviour the majority of potential transgressors positively; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. how many spot fines have been issued by his Department and CapeNature during each of the last three financial years?

 

 29 6 March 2020 10307
  1. What are the minimum conditions that apply to local governments for the appointment of point duty officers assisting with traffic flow at road intersections during sports events that affect traffic flow;
  1. whether it is possible for local governments to employ point duty officers part-time; if not, why not; if so, what would be required of these officers, for example uniforms and qualifications?

 

 28 6 March 2020 10306

Whether his Department can provide the by-laws of the 23 municipalities that are allowing small-scale embedded generation and the approved feed-in tariffs of the 19 municipalities for small-scale embedded generation; if so, what are the relevant details?

 27 6 March 2020 10305

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