Die herstrukturering van die voormalige Nasionale Intelligensie Agentskap, NIA ... [Tussenwerpsels.] ... insluitend die SA Geheimediens, Sass, en die ander entiteite, naamlik Electronic Communications Security, Comsec, en die akademie, na een entiteit, naamlik die State Security Agency, het onder meer ten doel gehad om 'n besparing op die begrotings teweeg te bring. [Tussenwerpsels.]
Een van die vooruitsigte was 'n besparing op personeel. Daarenteen dien die nuwe Wysigingswetsontwerp op Algemene Intelligensiewetgewing voor die ad hoc-komitee. Die sukses van die Minister van Staatsveiligheid se herstruktureringsproses, om op personeeluitgawes te bespaar en om onder meer die duplisering van dienste te vermy, kan nie sonder 'n eie begrotingspos vir staatveiligheid gemeet word nie. Daarmee saam is die proses ook nog nie ten volle afgehandel nie. [Tussenwerpsels.]
Aangesien die voorgestelde begroting nie enige noemenswaardige besparing teweegbring nie, en dus ook nie meetbaar is nie, kan die DA nie die begroting steun nie. Baie dankie. (Translation of Afrikaans paragraphs follows.)
[Mr V M MANZINI: The restructuring of the National Intelligence Agency, NIA ... [Interjections.] ... including the SA Secret Service, Sass, and the other entities, namely Electronic Communications Security, Comsec, and the academy, into one entity, the State Security Agency, had as its object, amongst others, to effect a saving on the budgets. [Interjections.]
One of the prospects was a saving on personnel. On the other hand, the new General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill [B25-11] is now before the ad hoc committee. The success of the restructuring process by the Minister of State Security to save on personnel expenditure and to avoid, amongst others the duplication of services, cannot be measured without a separate Budget Vote for state security. Concomitant with that, the process also has not yet been completely finalised. [Interjections.]
As the proposed budget does not effect any significant saving, and therefore is not measureable either, the DA cannot support this budget. Thank you.]