Speaker, Madam Minister, I'm given to understand that once a name is placed on this register, the public can have access to this by writing to the director-general. That information must be provided within 21 days to whoever makes the enquiry.
Now, I have a case of an organisation in Pietermaritzburg, a child welfare organisation, that wanted to employ a person in their organisation that would deal with children. However, it took up to 18 months for them to get a response on whether that person that they wanted to employ was on that register or not. I understand that the timeframes have been reduced, but it's still three to six months. Now, Madam Minister, I wonder whether you could look into these cases where the director-general is required to give a response within 21 days, to see to it that that is done, because people need to be employed in the sector that deals with children and they need to get answers as quickly as possible. Thank you.