With reference to the performance reporting for the 2012/13 financial year, the Committee considered the Department's budget allocation and Annual Performance Plan (APP) on 18 April 2012. Thereafter, the Committee considered the APPs of all the entities that report to the Department. The Department briefed the Committee on its quarterly expenditure and performance as follows: first quarter report on 29 August 2012 and the second and third quarter reports on 6 March 2013. The Department's fourth quarter expenditure and performance report was considered together with the 2012/13 Annual Reports of the Department and the entities from 8 to 10 October 2013. The Office of the Auditor- General provided a consolidated presentation of the 2012/13 performance of the Department and its entities to the Committee on 16 October 2013. With reference to the performance reporting for the 2013/14 financial year, the Committee considered the Department's budget allocation and APP on 13 March 2013, and the APPs of all the entities thereafter. The Department presented its first quarter expenditure and performance report on 11 September 2013.