(1) Whether her department has a policy in place in respect of children who are wards of the State, except children who have been placed in a school of industry or serving sentences that have been handed down by a criminal court and attending reform school; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether her department provides support to children in different alternative care options according to the Children’s Act, Act 38 of 2005; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) what type of monitoring mechanisms are in place to ensure that children who are the wards of the State and under alternative care are fully taken care of by their foster parents; (4) whether her department has the required number of personnel to implement the provisions of the Children’s Act, Act 38 of 2005; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (5) how many litigation cases have been instituted against her department involving children who are the wards of the State in the (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2013-14 financial years?