(1) (a) How many Cuban water engineers have been contracted by her department to work in the country, (b) what is each one’s specialisation and (c) where will each one be deployed; (2) (a) how long will these engineers be contracted for, (b) what will be the total cost of contracting each engineer and (c) from which of her department’s programmes will they be paid; (3) did she consult any (a) engineering associations or (b) other stakeholders before the decision was made to contract the Cuban engineers; if not, why not; if so, (i) who did she consult, (ii) when was each consultation done and (iii) what was the outcome of each consultation; (4) did her department make any attempt to recruit local engineers before the Cuban engineers were contracted; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of each attempt; (5) whether she is aware that the engineering skills of Cuban engineers are not recognised by the Engineering Council of South Africa as they are not part of the Washington Accord which governs international engineering qualifications; if not, why not; if so, why was no regard given to this fact?