Mr J Schmidt

Formerly: National Assembly

About J Schmidt

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Currently

Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

Formerly

Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 6th May 2009 until 23rd November 2009

Committee appearances

Presidential Review SOE Committee on State-Owned Entities, reporting to Department of Energy 25 Jan 2012

Mr J Schmidt (DA) stated that there was a huge problem with funding obligations that state entities had. This had an impact on security of supply and impacted negatively on the consumer. For instance the 25% increase of electricity over five years.
Grootvlei and Orkney Mines crisis: Briefings by Aurora, Unions, Liquidators, Departments of Mineral Resources & Labour 27 Oct 2011

Mr J Schmidt (DA) asked whether the rising water table was endangering the assets of the Grootvlei mine. It was clear that it was not being handled effectively at the moment.
Minister in The Presidency: National Planning Commission on Diagnostic Report 22 Aug 2011

Mr J Schmidt (DA) said that it was clear that all forms of energy were needed by the country. He applauded ESKOM for the damage control the utility had undertaken to mitigate the energy challenges. South Africa needed to focus more on renewable energy and the clean fuel strategy (such ...
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) issues: Update by Department of Energy 22 Aug 2011

Mr J Schmidt (DA) understood that LPG had the ability to replace electricity but his concern was regarding implementation while he noted that consultation needed to be done. He did not see the actual reduction in price; it was a huge concern because people might have thought it to be ...
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) issues: Update by Department of Energy 22 Aug 2011

Mr J Schmidt (DA) asked how the LPG would be in terms of supply and asked how the Pilot Project’s impact would be on households. He asked how the Department policed the maximum retail price and how the price was regulated.

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Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Public Enterprises 13 Nov 2009

What was the total amount of (a) goods transported by Spoornet/Transnet Freight Rail and (b) such goods in tonnes transported by Spoornet/Transnet Freight Rail to (i) Botswana, (ii) Zimbabwe, (iii) Zambia, (iv) the Democratic Republic of the Congo, (v) Mozambique, (vi) Swaziland and (vii) Namibia in each case ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Public Enterprises 13 Nov 2009

(a) What is the total number of kilometers covered by railway lines in each province in terms of route distance (i) in general and (ii) that has been electrified and (b) how much extra distance was covered (i) in the (aa) 2005-06, (bb) 2006-07, (cc) 2007-08 and (dd) 2008-09 financial ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Transport 13 Nov 2009

(1) What is the total number of rolling-stock in the possession of the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) in the operation of (a) Metrorail and (b) Sosholoza Meyl (i) in (aa) 2005, (bb) 2006, (cc) 2007 and (dd) 2008 and (ii) during the period 1 January 2009 up to ...

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Plenary appearances

Political Interference In Resignation Of Mr Jacob Maroga As Ceo Of Eskom (Member's Statement) 5 Nov 2009

Speaker, Eskom was scheduled to hold a press conference at 13:00 today. An internal confidential memo was circulated by Eskom this morning to explain the reason for this. The memo reads as follows:
Dear Colleagues, Mr Jacob Maroga has resigned as CEO of Eskom with immediate effect. [Applause.] The ...
Ministers: 4 Nov 2009

Hon Minister, thank you for the answer. I think you have read me correctly. From internal Eskom documents addressed to the chief executive officer, Mr Jacob Maroga, it is clear that there were serious problems with the whole tender process at Medupi.
To give you a few examples - and I ...

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