The oversight visit emanated from the Hospital Revitalisation Grant (HRG) first quarter expenditure submissions of the 2010/11 financial year made to the Committee on 19-20 October 2010. During the deliberations, the provincial Departments of Health raised a number of challenges that contributed to the under-spending of the HRG allocation. Among other things, was the appointment, by the provincial Departments of Public Works, of under-performing contractors; poor construction work by contractors; and late payment of contractors.