The Chief Executive Officer, Ms Van Damme indicated to the Committee that legislation prescribes that responsibilities be passed over to Provincial Agencies. Previous Council of the South African Heritage Resources Agency insisted that the Agencies previous Human Resources structure be unbundled. The Head Office of the Heritage Resources Agency previously supported Provinces. The focus of SAHRA was also diluted to take care of Provinces and that there was currently a backlog of 10 years in this regard. She also pointed out that Provinces only received R 2 million in this regard and that it posed a serious challenge, but notwithstanding the challenges there were due processes underway.