People's Assembly

CW641E - 14 September 2012

Beverley Lynnette Abrahams to ask the Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities

Whether any waiting list exists for houses for persons with disabilities; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) how many persons are on the waiting list in each province, (b) what is the anticipated period that each person has to wait in order to be allocated a house and (c) what are the further relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities on 14 Sep 2012

The DWCPD does not have access to the either the national or provincial Department of Human Settlements database on subsidized housing applications. The Department is currently developing an integrated Monitoring and Evaluation Framework that will integrate disability-related information contained within the government-wide monitoring system. It is envisaged that this database will come into operation towards the beginning of the 2013/14 financial year, pending finalization ...

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CW640E - 14 September 2012

Beverley Lynnette Abrahams to ask the Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities

(a) How many persons with disabilities are (i) Members of Parliament (MPs) and (ii) currently employed by Parliament and (b) what is the category level in each case?

Reply from the Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities on 14 Sep 2012

The DWCPD does not have oversight powers over Parliament, and the Honourable Member is therefore advised to approach the office of the Secretary of Parliament for the information.

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CW603E - 14 September 2012

Darryl Arthur Worth to ask the Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities

(1) Whether, in light of August being celebrated as Women’s Month and the high incidents of rape and violence against women and children, the (a) Domestic Violence Act, Act 116 of 1998, and (b) Criminal Law Amendment Act, Act 105 of 1997, have been implemented effectively; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether the lives of (a) women and (b) children have been uplifted by providing them with (i) better education and (ii) access to health care; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW2622E - 07 September 2012

Liezl Linda van der Merwe to ask the Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities

(1) Whether her department has identified any strategy to ensure that all government departments (a) adhere to and (b) implement the resolutions of the UN Convention on the Rights of People With Disabilities; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether she has been informed of any progress with regard to the Disability Act, alluded to by the President, Mr J G Zuma, (details furnished) to deal with (a) non-compliance and (b) implementation of the specified Convention’s resolutions; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW2621E - 07 September 2012

Liezl Linda van der Merwe to ask the Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities

Whether her department has conducted research into whether the Government has the requisite number of special needs schools to cater for all children living with disabilities; if not, why not; if so, what (a) were the recommendations and (b) are the further relevant details?

NW3110E - 07 September 2012

Dirk Jan Stubbe to ask the Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities

(1) Whether (a) her Ministry, (b) her department and (c) any entity reporting to her plan to host end-of-year parties; if not, in each case, what is the position in this regard; if so, in each case, (i) for how many persons and (ii) at what cost; (2) whether the cost of the specified end-of-year parties has been budgeted for in the current financial year; if not, from where will the funding be sourced; if so, (a) what amount has been budgeted and (b) from which part of the budget will it be incurred?

Reply from the Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities on 17 Sep 2012

MINISTER F.A. MBALULA MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION SA: (a) As verified by an independent Impact Assessment Service from the University of Johannesburg, there were 62 912 participants supported by the YDF project between the ages of 7 and 25 in South Africa while 55 748 participants have been supported in other African countries. (b) and (c) A total of 237 schools participated and ...

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CW584E - 31 August 2012

Dirk Benjamin Feldman to ask the Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities

What is the position of her department to the views of the President on (a) single and (b) childless women?

NW2620E - 31 August 2012

Liezl Linda van der Merwe to ask the Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities

Whether her department has conducted research into whether the Government has the requisite number of safe houses for victims of abuse; if not, why not; if so, what (a) were the recommendations and (b) are the further relevant details?

NW2619E - 31 August 2012

Liezl Linda van der Merwe to ask the Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities

(1) What steps does she intend to take with regard to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) report that more than half of children in South Africa live in poverty and that one in four is HIV-positive; (2) whether she will make a statement on the matter?

NW2618E - 31 August 2012

Liezl Linda van der Merwe to ask the Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities

Whether her department achieved any meaningful outcomes with regard to the protection and promotion of the rights of children in the 2012 Child Protection Week; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?