People's Assembly

NW280E - 19 February 2016

Deidre Carter to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

(1) Whether his department has any models of the long-term impact of climate change and altered rainfall patterns in various parts of South Africa; (2) whether his department is using the specified models to inform the agricultural sector of the changes they needed to effect and the strategies they needed to employ to remain economically viable; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether he will make a statement on recorded high temperatures in South Africa between 1 December 2015 and 15 February 2016; (4) whether the department is sufficiently responsive to the likelihood of western South Africa becoming hotter and drier in the foreseeable future and what needed to be done to deal with an altered climate?

NW269E - 19 February 2016

Mogamad Nazier Paulsen to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Whether he and/or his department has bought advertising space in The New Age in the (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15 financial years; if so, (i) what number of times and (ii) for what amount in each specified financial year?

Reply from the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on 19 Feb 2016

Expenditure by the department for advertising space in the New Age newspaper are as follows:

(a) 2012/13 financial year:

(i) 7 adverts

(ii) Total amount of R 393 922.30

(b) 2013/14 financial year:

(i) 3 adverts

(ii) Total amount of R 206 325.18

(i) 5 adverts

(ii) Total amount of R 378 511.92

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NW237E - 19 February 2016

Mogamad Nazier Paulsen to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Has his department awarded any contracts to companies indirectly or directly owned by certain persons (names furnished) in the (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15 financial years; if so, in each specified financial year, (i) how many times were such contracts awarded and (ii) for what amount?

Reply from the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on 19 Feb 2016

By using the names provided, the department could not trace any contracts awarded to the names mentioned.

Please take note that the information is insufficient as the Department requires either the ID number(s) of the individuals or the names of their companies. It should however be noted that once the above information is provided, the Department will be able to reply to the enquiry.

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NW199E - 19 February 2016

Russel Nsikayezwe Cebekhulu to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Whether his Ministry has any frozen vacant positions; if so, (a) how many of the specified positions are vacant, (b) what are the designations of the specified positions and (c) for how long have the specified positions been vacant?

Reply from the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on 19 Feb 2016

No

(a) Not applicable

(b) Not applicable

(c) Not applicable

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2016-w178 - 18 February 2016

Veronica Van Dyk to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Whether his department received any applications to (a) renew and/or (b) extend the current food processing enterprise permit of Port Lobster in Port Nolloth, Northern Cape; if not, why not; if so, (a) on what date was such an application received and (b) what were the outcomes?

2016-w177 - 18 February 2016

Veronica Van Dyk to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Whether his department has issued a transfer permit so that the fishermen in Port Nolloth can catch their quotas of crayfish/lobster at another place due to problems with the renewal of permits to store their catch in Port Nolloth; if not, why not; if so, (a) when was such a permit issued and (b) what are the relevant details

NW73E - 11 February 2016

Roger William Tobias Chance to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Whether he has entered into a performance agreement with the President, Mr Jacob G Zuma, with regard to the implementation of the Medium-Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) 2014-2019; if not, why not; if so, (a) which key indicators and targets from the MTSF are reflected in the agreement, (b) how many performance assessments has he undertaken in consultation with the President since the agreement was signed, (c) what progress has been made in meeting the key indicators and targets from the MTSF, (d) what are the key obstacles to implementation and (e) what is the plan to address such obstacles?

Reply from the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on 11 Feb 2016

Minister Zokwana has a signed performance agreement that is translated into a Medium Term Strategic Framework for a 5years period. This is broken down into an annual performance plan.

These documents form the basis of the department being held accountable by Parliament on a quarterly basis and also held accountable by the public. The performance agreement of the Minister is therefore publicly assessed through ...

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NW178E - 11 February 2016

Veronica Van Dyk to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Whether his department received any applications to (a) renew and/or (b) extend the current food processing enterprise permit of Port Lobster in Port Nolloth, Northern Cape; if not, why not; if so, (a) on what date was such an application received and (b) what were the outcomes?

Reply from the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on 11 Feb 2016

The Department received an application to extend the current food processing enterprise permit in Port Nolloth on 20 January 2016. The application was approved on 22 January 2016

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NW177E - 11 February 2016

Veronica Van Dyk to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Whether his department has issued a transfer permit so that the fishermen in Port Nolloth can catch their quotas of crayfish/lobster at another place due to problems with the renewal of permits to store their catch in Port Nolloth; if not, why not; if so, (a) when was such a permit issued and (b) what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on 11 Feb 2016

The Department received a request to transfer the allocations of the Exemption Holders of the Zone A West Coast Rock Lobster (Nearshore) from Zone A (Areas 1 and 2 - Port Nolloth and Hondeklip Bay) to Zone B (Areas 3 and 4). The request has been declined because the Department and the West Coast Rock Lobster sector have irrevocably committed themselves to a resource ...

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2015-w4175 - 14 December 2015

Annette Steyn to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

(1) With regard to the R226 million drought relief fund, (a) what method was used to establish what amount would be needed for drought relief, (b) what amount would be allocated to each province, (c) how was this allocation determined and (d) who will be responsible for the management of the funds in each province; (2) What criteria will be used to determine which farmer will qualify for drought relief funding?