How many work days has her department lost to (a) sick leave and (b) strike action in the (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14 financial years?
Did (a) her department and/or (b) any entities reporting to it owe money to any Gauteng municipalities at the end of the 2013-14 financial year; if so, in respect of each specified municipality (i) what is the name of the municipality, (ii) what was the total amount owed, (iii) what was the nature of the debt, (iv) for how long has the debt been outstanding and (v) what plans are in place to recover the debt owed to the municipality by (aa) her department and/or (bb) any entities reporting to it?
(1) (a) With reference to the reply by the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services to question 1282 on 7 October 2014 and her reply to question 225 for oral reply on 14 October 2014, what is the status of the Houwteq Test Facility near Grabouw and (b) is the specified facility functional to the extent that satellites can be tested there; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) does her department have any premises available in order to upgrade the specified facility; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
With reference to her reply to question 225 for oral reply on 30 October 2014, what is the detailed nature of the discussions being held between her department and the Department of Public Enterprises regarding the Houwteq Test Facility?
(a) What was the total remuneration of (i) board members, (ii) nonexecutive directors and (iii) executive directors of each entity reporting to her in the (aa) 2011-12, (bb) 2012-13 and (cc) 2013-14 financial years and (b) how many times did each board meet in the specified financial years?
Is her department doing research on (a) the (i) proposed hydraulic fracturing of shale gas in SouthAfrica and (ii) potential negative environmental impact that hydraulic fracturing might have in the designated areas in the country and (b) technologies to prevent the potential negative impact on the environment; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant (aa) details and (bb) findings of each of these research projects?
(a) In the (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14 financial years, (aa) how many times has her department received a request from the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in accordance with section 184(3) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, to provide a report on measures taken by her department towards the realisation of the rights in the Bill of Rights concerning housing, health care, food, water, social security, education and the environment and (bb) how many times did her department submit such a report to the SAHRC in this regard and (b) in each case, was the report (i) made readily available to the public or (ii) tabled in Parliament?
(a) Will the Technology Innovation Agency’s electricity theft detection device, Saggitarious Serpentariou, be made available for purchase and (b) when will this device be made publicly available?
Whether the revised strategic framework for scientific endeavour in Marine, Southern Ocean and Antarctica Research has been finalised; if not, why not; if so, (a) when was the specified framework finalised and (b) when will it be presented to the Portfolio Committee on Science and Technology?
(1) (a) What are the details of the irregular expenditure stated in her department’s annual report of the 2013-14 financial year and (b) whose travel expenditure was procured irregularly to the value of R6,8 million; (2) (a) has the R15,3 million irregular expenditure of the 2012-13 financial year been recovered, (b) what investigations took place in this regard, and (c) were there any disciplinary actions as a result?
