The Committee expressed dissatisfaction at the high expenditure for international trips and advertising and undertook to monitor it on a continuous basis. The point was made that the DoWCPD would be invited to the public hearings on the Fourth Quarter Expenditure Patterns for the 2010/11 financial year in order to check whether it has delivered on its commitments that it has made during this process. Concern was noted in respect of the differences between the DoWCPD and the National Treasury around the permanent secondment of a Chief Financial Officer from the National Treasury. Also, there was uncertainty around the adoption of the DoWCPD's strategic plan by the Portfolio Committee on Women, Children and People with Disabilities.