Status on the Total Cost to the State of Consultants used by the Department of Foreign Affairs in the 2004-05 Financial Year

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

FOR WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION NO: 1654

PUBLISHED IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 36 OF 28 OCTOBER 2005

Mr W J Seremane (DA) to ask the Minister of Foreign Affairs:

(1) (a) What was the total cost to the State of consultants used by her department in the 2004-05 financial year, (b) what are the names of the consultants used, (c) for what purpose were they used and (d) what was the reason for preferring to use consultants instead of hiring persons with the necessary skills;

(2) whether any former employees of her department have been employed as consultants during the latest specified period of five years for which information is available; if so, (a) why was each person rehired as a consultant and (b) why did each leave her department if his/her skills were necessary to the department? N2219E

REPLY:

(1) (a) R221 445.00

(b) Media Works

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(d) It was envisaged that the project would be required for a period of one year.

(2) No

(a) and (b) not applicable.