(1) Whether, with reference to her reply to question 275 on 31 March 2015, her department informed the National Treasury about the irregularity of not going out on open tender for procurement over the value of R500 000; if not, (a) why not, (b) which specific bids was National Treasury not notified of and (c) what were the reasons for not going out to tender in each case; (2) (a) what number of times did the (i) SA Social Security Agency and the (ii) National Development Agency decide not to use the bid invitation process and instead used the price quotation process for procurements that are over the value of R500 000 in the (aa) 2012-13 and (bb) 2013-14 financial years, (b) what was the value of the contract in each case, (c) which companies were awarded the contract in each case, (d) what were the reasons for not going out to tender in each case and (e) in which instances was National Treasury informed?