a) A letter dated 11 March 2013 has been received from the President of the Republic, informing the Assembly in terms of section 3 of the Executive Members' Ethics Act, 1998 (No 82 of 1998), of the action he has taken in respect of recommendations by the Public Protector following a breach of the Executive Code of Ethics by the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Mrs T M Joemat-Pettersson.