5.2 Recommendations 5.2.1 Underperformance against set targets by each programme is attributed to funding constraints. The Committee therefore recommends that the budget allocation to the Department should be augmented. Sufficient funding must be allocated for effective border safeguarding, effective service delivery to military veterans, and the repair and maintenance of both facilities and prime mission equipment (PME). The Department of Defence should, within three months of the publication of this report, submit to Parliament a comprehensive assessment of the budgetary constraints and areas of underfunding. Based on this submission, the Committee will submit an additional Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report for adoption by the National Assembly and consideration by the Minister of Finance.