albeit that we have some concerns about some of the votes and the manner in which some of the departments are spending or underspending their funds colleagues who have spoken before me have highlighted some of the areas of underexpenditure and certainly it is cause for concern when sixteen years into democracy and having an established public service we still find that public servants who are entrusted with the task of ensuring that they carry out the mandate of the ruling party and the responsible minister do not spend the money as they should