(1) Whether a regional assessment has been carried out on the impact of coal mining on the water resources within the Vaal, Usutu and Komati River catchment areas; if not, (a) why not and (b) when will such an assessment be carried out; if so, what are the details of the assessment; (2) whether, in the absence of an assessment, she will continue to grant water use licences for coal mining operations within the above catchment areas; if so, what are the relevant details; if not, (3) whether she will place a moratorium on water use licence approvals until such an assessment is carried out; if not, why not; if so, when; (4) whether a limit has been placed on the number of licences that may be issued in the area; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the details of this limit and (b) what mechanism is utilised to assess applications for such water use licences?