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1553 TUESDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2008
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QUESTIONS
For written reply:
Department’s carbon footprint
1184. Dr R RABINOWITZ (IFP) asked the
Minister for the Public Service and Administration:
(1) Whether she will ensure that her
department (a) monitors and (b) reduces
its carbon footprint with immediate
effect; if so, how will this be
done;
(2) whether this will include the phasing
out of glossy publications from all
agencies or councils reporting to her;
if not, what is the position in this
regard; if so, what are the relevant
details;
(3) (a) what is the estimated cost of all
such (i) reports and (ii) publications
per annum in the case of these
agencies and all other working documents
of her department and (b)
what kinds of (i) energy are being
used in the offices of her department
and (ii) energy saving measures are
being implemented in these offices?
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The MINISTER FOR THE PUBLIC SER-
VICE AND ADMINISTRATION:
(1) My departments will strive to make use
of service providers who provide
(2)
‘‘green’’ and eco-friendly services, particularly
in respect of the publishing of
official documents.
Until such time that Parliament and
other decision-making entities in government
change their reporting requirements,
my departments will continue to
publish documents such as the Strategic
Plan and Annual Report. The Annual
Reports and Strategic Plans are printed
once a year as required by the legislation.
(3) (a) For PALAMA the cost for the
printing of the Strategic Plan
amounted to R62 590 and to
R121 266 for the Annual Report in
the 2007-08 period, at quantities
of 2 000 each.
For DPSA the cost for the printing
of the Strategic Plan and the Annual
Report in the 2007-08 period
amounted to R239 000, at quantities
of 1 500 each.
(b) (i) The Academy (PALAMA) and
DPSA use energy saving lights
as far as possible.
(ii) The air conditioners are switched
off after hours, weekends and
holidays.
In PALAMA, under-counter
heaters have been installed in
all of the kitchenettes, so that
geysers are not used. This reduces
the demand and usage of
electricity. In DPSA lighting
other than emergency lighting is
switched off during the evenings.
DPSA has already
recorded a 13% saving in its
electricity accounts.
At PALAMA the landlord has
been requested to install a timer
to the electrical circuit, so that
most lights will turn off in the
evening without compromising
security.
Expenditure on expo at Olympic Games
1429. Mr T D LEE (DA) asked the Minister
of Sport and Recreation:
What are the reasons for his department
spending more on the expo at the 2008
Olympic Games and on the SA Sports
Confederation and Olympic Committee
(Sascoc) than on Team SA’s preparations
for the Olympics? NW2172E