(1)What challenges has his department experienced with regard to the appointment of a service provider to process and adjudicate on applications for incapacity leave and ill-health retirement within the public service;
(2) whether a service provider has now been appointed; if not, (a) why not and (b) when is it anticipated that an appointment will be made; if so, (i) who has been appointed, (ii) when was the appointment made and (iii) how was the service provider identified;
(3) what is the backlog of applications for (a) incapacity leave and (b) ill-health retirement measured in (i) the number of applications in each case and (ii) years outstanding in respect of each national and provincial department forming part of the public service;
(4) what (a) are the full details of the matter referred to as Mahaye v Department of Education, case number PSCB450-10/11, in his department’s Strategic Plan 2015/20, (b) is the progress in respect of the specified case in the Durban Labour Court and (c) are the implications of the matter on the management of the Policy on Incapacity Leave and Ill-Health Retirement?