(1)What (a) informed the policy proposal of increasing the term of office for Heads of Department (HODs) and Directors-General (DGs) to 10 years from the existing five years, subject to performance and (b) will be the impact of the specified policy proposal on the existing performance management development system of (i) HODs and (ii) DGs;
(2) whether his department conducted a study and/or benchmarking exercise to arrive at the policy proposal; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) (a) how will the policy proposal benefit the Public Service and (b) by what date is the policy proposal likely to come into effect and/or be implemented;
(4) whether the proposed amendment of the Public Service Act, 1994, will provide for the appointment of a Head of Administration in the Office of the President to manage the career incidents of DGs; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?