Speeches by The Hon. Dennis Lister, JP,MP

4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly

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Chairman

Thank you. Is there anybody else who would like to speak to Heads 71, 34, 35, 48, or 52? The Chair recognises the MP from c onstituency 2.

4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly

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Chairman

Thank you, MP. Are there any other M embers who would like to speak to Heads 71, 34, 35, 48, 52 under Tourism and Transport, Culture? Honourable [Member] King, the C hair recognises you.

4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly

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Chairman

Thank you, MP. Are there any other M embers who would like to speak to Tourism and Transport , Culture , Heads 71, 34, 35, 48 and 52? The Chair recognises the Honourable Michael Fahy. Hon. Michael Fahy: Thank you again, Mr. Chair man. Just looking at Tourism, and I'm looking at Head 71 to begin with, and again looking …

4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly

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Chairman

Good afternoon, thank you, Members. Is there anybody else who would like to . . . are there any other Members who would like to speak to Tourism and T ransport, Culture, Heads 71, 34, 35, 48, or 52? For the listening audience, this was a debate that has just over one hour left. It will be ending at 8:14 …

4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly

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Chairman

As long as you don't reflect on a previous debate earlier today or pre- empt a debate that is already on the O rder Paper. Hon. Owen Darrell: No, no, not at all. Not at all. So, the first one was the department objectives number three. I think it was asked if I can provide an update on the continued …

4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly

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Chairman

Minister, just to add to that, the hotels are also represented on the Air Service Development Committee as well. Hon. Owen Darrell: Thank you, Mr. Chair man. I appreciate that. And air capacity to Bermuda in 2026, due to the work of this Air Service Development Committee, Honourable Member on the other side, is expected to increase tremendously. So I …

4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly

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Chairman

Mm-hmm. Hon. Owen Darrell: So, Mr. Chair man, sorry, as part of the Vacation Rentals Act 2018, this will result in increased revenues as part of the Vacation Rentals (Application and Registration) Fees Act of 2023. The following question was regarding 81060. And what is this team of one responsible for? Are the funds here allocated for that one person's …

4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly

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Chairman

Minister? 2192 4 March 2026 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly Hon. Owen Darrell: I think that's , Mr. Chairman, Preventative Management Programme and Coordination.

4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly

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Chairman

And just for the listening audience, we are into our debate o n Transport and T ourism , Culture, Heads 71, 34, 35, 48 and 52. [There are] 30 more minutes left in this debate when it ends at 8: 14 pm. And the Minister is currently answering questions that were put to him on the floor of the H …

4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly

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Chairman

I think that that would fall outside of the lines of the budget debate. If you're asking how much the CEO is getting paid or how much is allocated for the CEO, that is within . But an update on the search is outside of the . . . Hon. Owen Darrell: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. So, I won't talk …

4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly

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Chairman

Projections for cruise cancellations is 19 calls in 2026. This is similar due to weather events and average schedule changes. We are actively monitoring global events now, and there are no early indicators that cruises to Bermuda will be affected. Also, a question from Budget Book page C -20 regarding the increase of funds for the Bermuda Airport Authority . …

4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly

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Chairman

Minister, you have just about 15 minutes left. Hon. Owen Darrell: I will make sure that I go through those minutes and use them expeditiously, Mr. Chairman, to answer all questions that were asked of me by the Honourable . . . [Inaudible interjection] Hon. Owen Darrell: Yes, absolutely. Absolutely, I am sure you would appreciate that, Honourable Member from …

4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly

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Chairman

And Minister, you have five minutes left. Hon. Owen Darrell: I tell you . . . two and a half hours. They still couldn’t get all their questions in. Just imagine if they were to put Marine and Ports in there. [Laughter] Hon. Owen Darrell: For vehicle inspections, can you advise when this will happen? The process has started. However, …

4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly

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Chairman

You have two minutes. Hon. Owen Darrell: Two minutes, that's good. How does this performance measure impact buses being out of service? Does it suggest that parts need to be stocked at all times ? This refers to stock parts, Mr. Chairman, to ensure preventative mainte-nance is performed in a timely fashion and is largely impacted by the availability of …

4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly

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Chairman

Minister, your time is up. Hon. Owen Darrell: Mr. Chairman, that is unfortunate.

4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly

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Chairman

Yes, so if you could move your heads. [ Inaudible interjection] Hon. Owen Darrell: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that Heads 71, 34, 35, 48 and 52 be approved as printed.

4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly

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Chairman

It has been moved that H eads 71, 34, 35, 48 and 52 be approved. Is there any objection to that motion? No objection. Agreed to. [Motion carried: The Ministry of Tourism and Transport, Culture, Heads 71, 34, 48 and 52 were approved and stand part of the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the year 2026/27]

4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly

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Chairman

And this was the last one, so you can— Hon. Owen Darrell: Mr. Chairman, I move that the Committee rise, report progress and ask for leave to sit again.

4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly

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Chairman

Are there any objections to that motion? No objections. Agreed to. Thank you, Minister. [Motion carried: The Committee of Supply agreed to rise and report progress and sought leave to sit again.] House resumed at 8:13 pm B ermuda House of Assembly [Hon. Dennis P. Lister, Jr., Speaker, in the Chair] REPORT OF COMMITTEE ESTIMATES OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR …

4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly

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The Speaker

Good afternoon, Members.