That's below the belt. [Laughter.] That is a comment way below the level I operate at. [Laughter.] Hon Singh, the shift of the responsibility for the Setas to the Department of Higher Education and Training came about from the restructuring of the education department and the split between basic education and higher education.
Now, I did not understand how this PSETA, which is responsible for the public service and training programmes of the Public Service, could have fallen under this department. But I woke up too late to do anything about it. I am quite convinced that the necessary steps were taken, that the necessary law made provision for this, and that this was a proclamation from the President. What alarmed me is that it happened when most people, like you and I, were in church. Thank you.
Steps to prevent and remedy departmental overexpenditure
299. Mrs H Lamoela (DA) asked the Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities:
(1) Whether, with reference to her department's overexpenditure of R23 million in the 2011-12 financial year, any steps have been taken to prevent such (a) overexpenditure in line with section 39(2)(a) of the Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999, as well as (b) unauthorised expenditure; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) what remedial measures were imposed by National Treasury in terms of section 39(2)(c) of the Act to prevent this overexpenditure;
(3) whether her department has complied with these remedial measures; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?