Speaker and hon Minister, it is rather sad that four years down the line we still have to do a lot to improve this albatross! These people are the most vulnerable, and through you we are not seeing to their needs.
My question is also on the National Disability Rights Policy, which I feel is a much-needed tool to strengthen and really help the disabled. After four years of this department's existence, South Africa still does not have a published National Disability Rights Policy. That is what I am looking for: a published National Disability Rights Policy.
Why am I looking for it? Because it was one of the many targets that were not achieved by your department in the 2012-13 financial year. There is nothing wrong with forming partnerships with the United Nations and other donors, as that may help. But why can't this department take responsibility for finishing this policy? This is a much-needed policy of its own and it was planned and budgeted for in the annual performance plan of the department. Thank you.