. The Budget that is allocated to the Department is not sufficient for the Department to be able to deliver fully on its aim of promoting health for South Africans and to deliver on what the people are expecting. . The Committee was concerned about the implementation of the Occupation Specific Dispensation (OSD) as this needed urgent attention to enable service delivery especially in the public sector. . The re-opening of the Nursing Colleges also needed urgent attention to address the shortage of health professionals in the country.