Thank you very much, hon member. No, we will not support this. The reasons are not about arrogance. We will not support this because we are ready to come and make a presentation about the progress which we have made.
Yes, we have challenges. It is not only this. I think you are aware that we have a group of consultants who have been working with the department to clean up our audit report. We have whittled down queries from the audit report - from 24 down to 6. There are 6 queries in our audit. But the nature of the queries, because of the amounts involved, is such that it led to us being given a disclaimer. This was not because there was no attempt or effort made to try and clean up the report of the Department of Home Affairs.
So, we will not accept the recommendation that the Department of Public Service and Administration and the National Treasury should come in. When we needed the services and the support of the Department of Public Service and Administration and the National Treasury, yes, we came to the portfolio committee and solicited their support. They came in and conducted an investigation which led to us securing consultants who are currently dealing with the turnaround process in the Department of Home Affairs. We have seen significant changes and significant progress in the department as a result of the presence of these consultants.
But I am not suggesting that we have completely turned around the department. I accept, and we are taking responsibility, that we do have another disclaimer. But you will accept that we have whittled down issues from 24 to 6, which had led to disclaimers in the past. Thank you very much.
Vote No 8 - Public Service and Administration: