. The Committee raised a serious concern with regard to the current oversight model in operation in Parliament. The bulk of the work that the Committee has to exercise oversight on is either in the missions abroad or is project areas where South Africa is assisting in either post-conflict reconstruction or peace-keeping operations. With only two international study tours allowed in five years, and the budgetary constraints facing committees, it will be virtually an enormous challenge for the Committee to effectively execute its mandate. The Committee further pointed out that it had to deal with the budget which it could not verify, due to its inability to conduct inspections in loco on the programmes the Department was dealing with.