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Dennis Lister III, JP, MP

Dennis Lister III, JP, MP

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12 May 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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I would now like to draw your attention to page B -94 of the Budget Book which sets out the current account estimates for the 2025/26 [fiscal year.] Here, under the General Summary, you will note that there are 12 business units within the De-partment of Corrections. Those business units with variances from fiscal [year] 2024/25 will be addressed in …
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
202 words
Madam Chairman, the estimate for business unit 35000, Headquarters and OTS, is $17,915,000 a decrease of $1,842,000 or 9 per cent over the 2024/25 budget allocation. This business unit is 72 per cent of the department’s budget allocation. The allocation will fund salaries for staff including cus-tody staff and operating expenses for Corrections Headquarters. The Department of Corrections staff Bermuda …
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
452 words
Madam Chairman, the estimate for business unit 35020 Farm Facility is $446,000. This represents a $5,000 or 1 per cent increase when compared to the 2024/25 fiscal budget. The Farm Fa-cility is an adult male minimum security facility with a capacity to house 90 inmates. For inmates to be housed at this facility they must have completed their core sentence …
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
328 words
Madam Chairman, the estimate for business unit 35030 Co- educational Facility is $306,000. This represents an increase of $1,000 when compared to the 2024/25 fiscal budget. This facility with a capacity of 56 cells has separate and distinct provisions to house 40 females (adult and juvenile); six young male offenders between the ages of 16 and 21; and 18 adult …
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Madam Chairman, the estimate for business unit 35060 Westgate Correctional Facility is $1,188,000. This represents an increase of $52,000 or 5 per cent when compared to the 2024/25 budget. Westgate Correctional Facility is an adult male establishment with the capacity to house 220 inmates classified as maximum, medium, and minimum security as well as males remanded by the courts . …
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Madam Chairman, the estimate for business unit 35090 Therapeutic Community Centre is $653,000 which represents a decrease of $132,000 or 17 per cent when compared to the budget allocation for the fiscal year 202 4/25. This reduction is related to the programme being transitioned to the management of the Department of Corrections resul ting in a reduction in operational costs. …
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Madam Chairman, the estimate for business unit 35105 Psychological Services is Bermuda House of Assembly $354,000. This represents an increase of $10, 000 or 3 per cent when compared to the [ 2024 /25] fiscal budget. Psychological services have evolved throughout the fiscal year of 2024/25 and are provided across all three facilities. The services provided by the Psy-chology Department …
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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The estimate for business unit 35106 Social Services and C ase Management is $959,000. This represents an increase of $380,000 or 66 per cent when compared to fiscal budget 2024/25. This budget increase is due to additional staffing consisting of one social worker , three treatment facilitators, and various independent service providers . The department ’s social worker is a …
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Madam Chairman, the estimate for business unit 35107 Health Services is $1,744,000. This represents a $181,000 or 12 per cent increase when compared to 2024/25 fiscal budget. This increase is related to the number of inmates requiring health care services . This budget allocation will provide funding for nursing staff and health care services for inmates . Health Services is …
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Madam Chairman, the estimate for business unit 35109, Vocational Services, is $352,000. This represents an increase of $228,000 or 54 per cent. This increase in funding will provide for continued development of an inmate cooperative programme (a Throne Speech initiative), resumption of the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) training and trade courses. The Department of Corrections prison …
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Madam Chairman, the estimate for business unit 35110, Recreational Services, is $60,000. This represents an increase of $11,0000, or 22 per cent. The increase is due to the increase of materials. Subjective Analysis of the Current Account Estimates
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Madam Chairman, I would like to draw your attention to [page] B -95 of the approved Estimates of R evenue and E xpenditure Book. Salaries have decreased by $1,461,000, or 7 per cent. This decrease is a result of the forecasted retirement of senior officers and planned recruitment of new officers at the introductory pay rate. Professional Services has increased …
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Madam Chairman, I would now like to draw your attention to [page] B -97 which outlines the performance measures of the Department of Corrections. The forecast for 2025/26 is as follows. 1. The average daily inmate population is currently at 152 with 47 of the admissions estimated to be first -time offenders who receive custodial services. 2. The number of …
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Madam Chairman, I will now move to [page] C -10 of the Budget Book and Capital Acquisitions. The estimate for 2025/26 is $402,000. This allocation will be used for main kitchen equipment upgrades, the purchase of security equipment and air -conditioning equipment. [Page] C -4 shows the 2025/26 estimate for Capital Development is at $600,000. The department has commenced the …
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Madam Chairman, staffing at the facility continues to be a critical challenge and is a major part of ensuring the safety and security at the facility. We must operate at the highest security standard thus ensuring Corrections staff, service providers, inmates and visitors are safe within the facility. Staffing has posed a significant challenge in fulfilling our mission as the …
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
536 words
Madam Chairman, I will briefly set out some of the priorities of the Department of Corrections for fiscal year 2025/26. The department will continue with recruitment to fill various vacant posts which are mainly custodial staff. Recruitment of custodial staff has been a challenge during this fiscal year. However, we recognise that staff are our greatest asset to the fulfilment …
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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MP Pearman, do you know how many questions you anticipate for this head? You can ask all of the questions on this head and then I can answer them.
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Chairman. I will try and answer in the order that they were asked. The first question asked by MP Pearman was in regard to the personnel salary and employment numbers in HQ. Just to make a point of clarification, the number of members on the Parole Board and the budget have not increased. But the Parole Board …
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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In regard to your question, Is the Domestic Violence Court Programme commingled with the Justice Protection budget? The answer is no, they are not commingled. But the Justice Protection will be available to witnesses and victims in that programme. And we can confirm no additional budget was required from our department for the Domestic Violence Court. Then in regard to …
12 May 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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