(1) Whether any year-end function was held by his department in December 2009; if not, why not; if so, (a) how many staff members (i) were invited and (ii) attended, (b) how many staff members were flown to Gauteng to attend the function and (c) what was the total cost of the flights; (2) whether any accommodation was paid for by his department; if not, why not; if so, (a) how many individuals stayed in accommodation that his department paid for, (b)(i) where was each specified individual accommodated and (ii) at what cost, (c) what was the total cost of the accommodation, (d)(i) at what venue was the function held and (ii) at what cost and (e) what was the total cost of food and beverages for the function; (3) (a) why was the event not held the previous week when most of the staff members were in Gauteng and (b) what was the total cost of the year-end function that was charged to his department?