Mevrou die Speaker, ek wil nie herhaal wat reeds deur ander partye ges is nie, maar wat baie duidelik is, is dat daar tans ernstige probleme binne die Departement van Binnelandse Sake heers. Die departement is een van daardie departemente wat op die voorpunt staan wat dienslewering aan die publiek betref. Dit is daar waarheen die publiek moet gaan as hulle hul dokumentasie wil kry, hetsy vir die registrasie van geboortes, sterftesertifikate, paspoorte of reisdokumente.
Jy kan maar na enige departementele kantoor toe gaan en met die publiek daar in die rye praat en hulle vra of hulle tevrede en gelukkig voel met die diens wat daar op hierdie stadium gelewer word. Die VF Plus voel baie sterk dat die departement die geleentheid gegee moet word om hul sake in orde te kry. Ons is dankbaar dat die agb Minister verantwoordelikheid daarvoor aanvaar, maar tot tyd en wyl die saak uitgesorteer is, kan ons nie hierdie begrotingspos ondersteun nie. Dankie. (Translation of Afrikaans paragraph follows.)
[Dr C P MULDER: Madam Speaker, I do not want to repeat what has already been said by other parties, but what is very obvious is that there are serious problems prevailing within the Department of Home Affairs at the moment. The department is one of those departments that are in the vanguard of service delivery to the public. That is where the public must go if they want their documentation, whether it be for the registration of births, death certificates, passports or travelling documents.
You can go to any departmental office and ask the public standing in the queues there whether they are satisfied and happy with the service that is being delivered there at this stage. The FF Plus feels very strongly that the department should be given an opportunity to get their house in order. We are grateful that the hon Minister accepts responsibility for that, but until such time as the matter has been sorted out, we cannot support this Budget Vote. Thank you.]