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 |
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(a) How many applications for learner placement has his Department received by the deadline of 14 April 2023 and (b) how many of these applications were for (i) Grade 1 and (ii) Grade 8? |
5 | 21 April 2023 | 14549 |
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(a) How does load-shedding affect the operation of (i) MyCiTi buses and (ii) Go George buses and (b) how many commuters have been lost due to the effects of load-shedding? |
6 | 21 April 2023 | 14548 |
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What are the timelines set out by Prasa for the reopening of the entire Cape Town central line? |
7 | 21 April 2023 | 14547 |
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(a) How many Metrorail passenger trains have been vandalised and (b) what steps are being taken to ensure that Metrorail passenger trains are not vandalised in future? |
8 | 21 April 2023 | 14546 |
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(a) How many museums have been (i) robbed and (ii) vandalised in the past five years in the province and (b) what is the total cost (i) to repair the vandalism and (ii) of the stolen artefacts? |
9 | 21 April 2023 | 14545 |
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(1) (a) How many firearms have been confiscated by the SAPS in the first quarter of 2023 and (b) how many of these firearms have been destroyed; (2) whether he is aware of any incidents in the province last quarter in which a previously confiscated firearm was used when committing a crime; if so, what are the relevant details? |
10 | 21 April 2023 | 14544 |
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(a) How many drug houses in the province is the SAPS currently aware of, (b) how many drug houses in the province has the SAPS shut down in the last 12 months, (c) of these, how many had links to organised crime and (d) how many were (i) located in the Cape Town metropolitan area and (ii) in rural areas
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11 | 21 April 2023 | 14543 |
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(1)(a) What funds has her Department allocated to Targeted Universal Testing for TB (TUTT) in (i) 2023, (ii) 2024, (iii) 2025 and (iv) 2026 and (b) in which districts will TUTT be rolled out; (2)whether the tests that are used for TUTT are able to detect asymptomatic cases of TB; if so, what are the relevant details? |
12 | 21 April 2023 | 14542 |
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With regard to the amount of R453 237 000 to be spent on subacute, step-down and chronic medical hospitals in 2023/24: (1)(a) How much of this allocation will be spent on (i) subacute, (ii) step-down and (iii) chronic medical hospitals and (b) what are the details of each; (2)whether there are any existing facilities in this category scheduled to be expanded or upgraded in 2023/24; if so, what are the relevant details? |
13 | 21 April 2023 | 14541 |
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(1) (a) How many stoma patients have been treated at each of her Department’s hospitals in the last 12 months, (b) what are the clinical guidelines relating to ostomy care at her Department’s facilities and (c)(i) how many ostomy bags a month are given to each patient and (ii) what are the reasons for this number of bags being given to ostomates in a month; (2) whether any of her Department’s facilities experienced shortages of ostomy bags the last 12 months; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether there have there been any complaints from patients about pouching system leaks; if so, what is being done to address this; (4)(a) what supportive products are available in line with clinical guidelines, (b) how many qualified stoma nurses are there at her Department’s facilities and (c) what is being done to ensure that patients can continue with their daily lives in the event of a ostomy bag shortage? |
14 | 21 April 2023 | 14540 |
