The hearings emanated from the HRG second and third quarter public hearings held by the Committee on 4 May 2010 on under/overspending of the Grant allocation for the 2009/10 financial year. During the deliberations, the provincial departments of health raised a number of challenges that contributed to the under-spending of the HRG allocation. Among other things were the appointment, by the provincial departments of public works, of under-performing contractors; poor construction work by contractors; and late payment of contractors. The Committee resolved that the national and provincial departments of health and public works should be invited when the Committee conducts hearings on the HRG. The meetings took place on 19-20 October 2010 at the Townhouse Hotel and Committee Room V227 at Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, respectively.