House Chairperson, in response to the member from the DA, in terms of accessibility of public buildings and other facilities, this has been an area of concern for us in Public Works.
We are taken aback by the miniscule budget that we have to make government buildings accessible, and we have already taken a decision in our Minmec that the Deputy Minister of Public Works will drive this campaign and make sure that these budgets are spent.
In the past these budgets remained unspent or very small amounts of these budgets were spent. But we are happy to report that in this financial year, it is clear that we will overspend with regard to making government buildings accessible, but we do require additional resources.
I must also commend the ANC for its approach, policies and guidance in this regard, in treating people with disabilities as equals in society and, as we can see, the ANC has the largest number of disabled members as MPs, MPLs, councillors and even a Deputy Minister. Thank you, sir.