Mervyn Alexander Dirks

Mervyn Alexander Dirks

About Mervyn Alexander Dirks

Committee Meetings Attended

  • Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Department of Women in the Presidency on its Quarter 3 performance, with Minister present
    7 Mar 2017

    The meeting started with a debate on the use of English by MPs for communication during the meeting, and expanded into a discussion on the need to consider ways to allow fuller use of the country’s 11 official languages at committee meetings. It was agreed that it was Parliament’s responsibility ...

  • Public Service and Administration Government employees pensions payout: PSC, GEPF & PIC inputs; Gender & Disability equity in public service: DPSA report
    1 Mar 2017

    The Department of Public Service and Administration briefed the Committee on the monitoring report on gender equity and people with disabilities in the public service.

    The Department enlightened the Committee that every Department has to arrange a meeting for women senior managers during the last week of August to discuss ...

  • Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Commission for Gender Equality on its Quarter 3 performance
    28 Feb 2017

    Key issues across provinces related to the rights of cohabitees with regard to deceased estates; delays with maintenance cases; and the use of child grants to buy liquor. Programmes were dedicated to the 16 Days of Activism against Women and Child Abuse. A strategic objective was to ensure the creation ...

  • Public Service and Administration Committee business
    22 Feb 2017

    The Committee met to consider and adopt several outstanding minutes. The Committee adopted without amendments 18 sets of minutes dated as far back as August 2015 till February 2017.

  • Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Department of Basic Education on education and gender
    21 Feb 2017

    The Department of basic Education presented its report on its strategies towards improving the quality of education for all South African children, especially for the girl learners. Females (girls and women) are highly prioritised in the Department. 

    Activities of the Department are structured into five programmes; Administration, Curriculum policy, support ...

  • Public Service and Administration Department of Planning Monitoring; Evaluation & NYDA & Statistics South Africa on their and Quarter 2 & 3 performance
    8 Feb 2017

    The National Youth Development Agency briefed the Committee on its Second and Third quarter performance 2016/17. In the second quarter, 45% of targets were exceeded, 14% of targets were within 80% of achievement, 27% were outside 80%, while another 14% would be measured in Quarter 4. In Quarter 3, 62% ...

  • Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Commission for Gender Equality on Quarter 2 performance
    29 Nov 2016

    The Commission for Gender Equality presented its 2nd quarter 2016 report. The Committee was briefed on the work during the second quarter, linking this back to targets and comparing the output with first quarter results. The CGE programmes included gender transformation hearings and a gender barometer, and social social protection activities, ...

  • Public Service and Administration Candidates selected to serve as Commissioners for Public Service Commission; Management Performance Assessment Tool (MPAT) results implementation: DPME briefing
    23 Nov 2016

    The delegation of the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation presented the report on the Management Performance Assessment Tool and the lessons learnt and support; and the Acting- Chairperson noted the report on the candidates selected to serve as Commissioners for the Public Service Commission.

    The Acting- Chairperson presented the ...

  • Public Service and Administration Public Service Commission on irregular appointments in the public service
    16 Nov 2016

    The Committee invited the Public Service Commission (PSC) to brief the Committee on irregular appointments in the public service, which reported that the number of substantiated irregular appointment cases (IACs) at the national department level had risen from two in 2014, to 32 in 2015. Between 2010 and 2015, the ...

  • Public Service and Administration PSC Commissioners: interviews day 2
    16 Nov 2016

    The sub-committee continued to interview candidates for the three positions of commissioner in the Public Service Commission (PSC).  Only 6 candidates were interviewed because one had withdrawn after receiving another appointment.

    The questions asked were aimed at determining the candidates’ notions regarding their fitness and propriety for the post. They ...