. At the George Hospital in the Western Cape, the maternity theatre, day care ward and the restaurant were unused for up to six years. The handover dates for the restaurant, theatre and day care unit was 2002, 2004 and 2005 respectively. The estimated cost of the unused areas was R8,7 million. In August 2009, the provincial Department of Public Works was in the process of leasing the restaurant area to a private service provider. The Committee recommends that the Provincial Accounting Officer ensures that: