SC Appropriations: Consideration and adoption of outstanding Committee reports

NCOP Appropriations

18 October 2011
Chairperson: Mr T Chaane (ANC; North West)
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Meeting Summary

The Select Committee on Appropriations met to consider and adopt outstanding several Committee reports and outstanding minutes. A few minor corrections and amendments were made and all reports and minutes were adopted.

Meeting report

Apologies were accepted from Mr D Bloem (COPE; Free State), Ms T Mamela (ANC; KZN), Ms S Montshitsi (ANC; Gauteng) and Mr S Mazosiwe (ANC; Easter Cape).

Mr B Mashile (ANC; Mpumalanga) felt that the Chief Whip, who was Whip for both the Portfolio Committees on Finance and Appropriations should prioritise the Select Committee meeting over other meetings.

Mr C De Beer (ANC; Northern Cape) further suggested that the secretaries of both Committees should provide a history of attendance so that the attendance register could be dealt with in the relevant structures.

Consideration and adoption of outstanding Draft Committee reports

1. Provincial Roads Maintenance Grant (S’hamba Sonke)

Apart from a typo (8.4) and assurance from the Committee Secretary that all tabled numeric values would be confirmed as correct, the report was adopted.

Mr De Beer proposed adoption of the report without corrections and was seconded by Mr A Lees (Alt)(KZN)


2. Comprehensive HIV and AIDS Grant, Hospital Revitalisation Grant and Forensic Pathology Services Grant
A Member noted that reference was made to tertiary education without specifying what type of tertiary education (8.1).

Mr Lees pointed out that the sentence in 8.2 did not read as a recommendation but as a comment. It could be changed to read ‘recommended that urgent action be taken to ensure…’

Mr De Beer proposed adoption of the report and was seconded by Mr A Lees (Alt)(KZN)


3. Land Care Programme Grant:Poverty Relief and Infratructure Development
Mr De Beer suggested that on page 4, 3rd paragraph, the sentence should read ‘despite this low expenditure there was no impact on service delivery because…’. Also, in the last paragraph, the second sentence should read ‘this challenge will be addressed by giving technicians, working over district borders, bursaries and offering experiential training for students’.

Mr Mashile pointed out that on page 4 (3.3) the word temporal had replaced the word temporary and use of the incorrect word persisted thereafter. He also suggested that ‘invader plants’ should be replaced with alien invasive plants.

Mr De Beer corrected the grammar on page 6, last paragraph, first sentence, from ‘it’ to ‘its’ allocation of this grant.


Mr Mashile suggested that on page 6, in 3rd paragraph, the sentence on Bushbruckridge be removed, as Bushbruckridge was part of Ehlanzeni District, one of Mpumalanga’s three districts already mentioned.

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Mr J Bekker (Western Cape)(DA) moved to adopt the report and was seconded by Mr De Beer.

4. Mass Sport and Recreation Participation Programme Grant
Mr Mashile indicated that in the table 2.4 on pages 3 and 4, the denominations of amounts should be in 1000’s and should be situated below the heading and also that the table should be on one page.

Ms Mashile commented that the Committee had requested that Western Cape should provide additional information on their minimalist reports so that they could be properly understood. Also, there was consensus amongst Members that the Eastern Cape numeric values submitted did not make sense.

Mr De Beer and Mr Lees highlighted that it was no captured in the report nor in the conclusion that the MECs would be required to return to the Committee to report on their findings.


Mr Mashile moved to adopt the report and was seconded by Mr De Beer.

5. Pelonomi Hospital: Hospital Revitalisation Grant Project

Mr De Beer said that the pages were not numbered and that the spelling of Pelonomi was incorrect on a number of occasions.

The Chairperson commented that the sentence which read ‘the Committee was advised to amend’ should be deleted as it created the impression that the Committee itself had not decided to change the programme. He also said that the pages should be numbered.

Mr Mashile said that no input had been received from the Professional Service Providers when the department had selected contractors for the project at Pelonomi Hospital. On page 2, it would be necessary to capture this fact, as contractors had changed a number of times and there would be implications down the line. Also, there had been no reference to the drop-out rate of students in the content of the report but it had been referred to in the recommendations.

Mr Mashile also said that it was important to recommend that the completion of the ICU of Pelonomi Hospital be prioritized as it was viewed by the hospital and captured in the report as critical.

The Chairperson said that the final report of the Hospital Revitalisation Grant Project would be consulted.


Mr Mashile moved to adopt the report and was seconded by Mr De Beer.

Consideration and adoption of Minutes
The Chairperson said that proper facts should be reported in the Minutes and in special circumstances when it was not possible to attend meetings, it was important that the Secretaries submit apologies in time and the apology be captured in the minutes. The issue had been addressed with the secretaries but the responsibility was ultimately that of the Member.

Mr Mashile suggested that regarding attendance lists, the province that the Member represented should precede their political description, as Members were representing the NCOP before their political party. The Chairperson and Members agreed. Mr Mashile also suggested that, going forward, the attendance list reflect the reason for non-attendance.

The Draft Minutes of 24 June 2011; 10 August 2011; 23 August 2011; 30 August 2011; 31 August 2011; 6 September 2011; and 7 September 2011 were considered.


Mr De Beer suggested that follow-up procedures, resolutions and progress on finances be beefed-up and a template for monitoring of these procedures should be created.

Mr Mashile said that the Committee could submit a report with recommendations, but not with resolutions. The Chairperson said that there was a need for debate on the issue. After feedback from the researcher, the Committee would follow up with the Chairperson of the NCOP on the matter.

Mr Lees moved to adopt the Draft Minutes and was seconded by Prince M Zulu (KZN, IFP).

The meeting was adjourned.


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