The Department reported that mechanisms have been put in place to monitor its expenditure more effectively and that the issue of overspending would be addressed. This was of concern to the Committee due to the fact that the Department had reported the same during the hearings on the third quarter expenditure report for the 2011/12 financial year. Concern was expressed at the overspending on compensation of employees and the Committee expressed dissatisfaction at the excess spending on areas that were not budgeted for in that regard. Emphasis was placed on the high expenditure on travelling, catering and advertisements which were recurring issues that needed to be addressed. The Committee noted with concern that during its previous engagements with the Department it was requested that reports be provided on its organogram, and travelling and catering expenditure, to date the said information has not been provided.