Thank you, Chairperson. Minister, your Ministry is brand- new. However, in the more than one year of existence you had a golden opportunity to ensure that you adhere to legislation, which compels you to employ 2% of persons with disabilities. How do you justify the fact that you have failed to meet the 2% target?
The MINISTER OF WOMEN, YOUTH, CHILDREN AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES: Hon Chairperson, if a house is built in one day, I would wish your house, hon member, to be built in one day. There is always a process in establishing a department. You need to establish the foundation and ensure that structures and systems are put in place. For your information, hon member, we intend to have a summit on disability at the end of the year, which will look into a number of questions affecting disabilities and related problems.
Therefore my response is that we are on course with our programmes, and even in terms of developing legislation with regard to disability - we are working on that one. So, there is no failure on our part, we are on course and we are committed to ensuring that we achieve the objectives that this department was established for. Thank you. [Applause.]