Chairperson, in general, the IFP supports the adjusted appropriations. However, we are concerned about the R4,1 billion in roll- overs from the previous financial year, indicating yet again that public spending is not up to scratch. The R3,8 billion appropriated for unforeseeable expenses is also a cause for concern, as it points to a lack of forward planning.
While we believe that the additional appropriation of R1,9 billion for Public Service salaries could be considered unavoidable, we, as the IFP, want to highlight the damage done to the country by this year's protracted Public Service strike, especially in the education sector. We do hope that negotiations will start much earlier so that we don't have a repeat of this year's performance.
Turning to SAA: we will find it difficult, but we will eventually support the R744 million allocated to SAA. And I can assure you, hon Minister, that it's not because they have cancelled two very important flights from Durban to Cape Town - the flights at 8:55 in the morning and 7:30 in the evening that we used to take - but we are going to find it difficult to support it for reasons other than the cancellation of those flights.
The R250 million given to Land Affairs for restitution grants is welcomed, but we have to call into question the ability of the department to deal with this money. The Director-General has been dismissed; he scored his last try in France. The Land Bank is under the Minister's supervision, and I think we really need to get to grips with the Restitution and Land Reform Programme.
As late as yesterday, there were still a number of advertisements for land claims, and this is nine years after the cut-off date. I think this is causing a lot of uncertainty in the agricultural sector.
We appreciate the money for the justice cluster, but we hope that there will be a lot more co-ordination between policing, justice and the prison services. We don't want a person to escape from prison after they have been arrested by the police, tried and sentenced in court. There has to be a lot more co-ordination in that regard.
As far as the conditional grants to provinces are concerned, the R300 million is welcomed, but we also have to ensure that there are models and policies in place in this regard. We know that you can't predict a disaster, but there have to be models in place so that, if farmworkers and farmers are affected by disasters, they get paid timeously and not two years after the disaster has taken place.
We will support the Adjustments Appropriation Bill. Thank you.