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Dwayne Robinson, JP, MP

Dwayne Robinson, JP, MP

273
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4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
36 words
Thank you so much, Madam Chairman, and thank you, Minister, for the generous time that has been given. 2176 4 March 2026 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly [Laughter] Hon. Owen Darrell: Plenty of time.
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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10 words
Yes, man, I appreciate that , Honourable Member . [Crosstalk]
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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2 words
Enough, enough.
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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7 words
And I will just kick right off,
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
264 words
Thank you so much. So, we will start on Head 71, at page B -234. And my first question here is on the Department Objectives. I see here number three is to support the contin-ued delivery of an air service development plan for Bermuda. I looked for an update on this plan . And the last one that I found …
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Well, I understand this is specifically under the Department of Health, but I'm just . . . [Inaudible interjections]
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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119 words
Yes, well, you know, but that's, you know — [Inaudible interjection] Mr. Dwayne Robinson: So just moving down to Subject Analysis of Current Account Estimates. You have a training headline in there on page B -235 that was zeroed out in the 2024/ 25 actual and has now been budgeted for $23,000. So, I just wanted to know what was …
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
36 words
And I see that on the travel in the 2024/ 25 actual we had $36,000, which has increased in this 2026/ 27 estimate, and increased as well in the 2025 /26 to $92,000. So— [Inaudible interjections]
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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458 words
There you go. So, I am just looking to inquire on the reason for that increase as the actual was only $36,000. So, it looks like more has been allocated to that travel. And so, what is the Minister's anticipated travel ? Or is this for the Mi nister ? What is the anticipated travel to be utilised in this …
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
22 words
Well, y ou listed it as a team, [Minister], and I'm asking you. Y ou will have time to answer. [Inaudible interjections]
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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9 words
Thank you, Madam Chairman. [Inaudible interjection and laughter ]
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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23 words
Let me see, just going through my notes. Madam Chairman, I do not want to miss anything. Hon. Owen Darrell: Take your time.
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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I appreciate you.
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Thank you. [Inaudible interjections]
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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560 words
Here they go. Okay, I'm going to go to [page] B-249 under Transport Control Department. So, page B -250 . . . sorry, page B -250 under subjective analysis of current account estimates. So, again, one of our favourite topics. I see an increase in travel here as well from [$2],000 in the 2024/25 actual , to [$]25,000 running from …
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Yes. It’s all right. Yes, I'll stick to the . . . I'm sticking to the budget line, and just ask ing, financially, you know, if there is any assistance coming along. So, but — 2178 4 March 2026 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly [Inaudible interjections]
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Well, I support enforcement. [Inaudible interjection]
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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454 words
That's the one I support. But, moving to [page] B-252, just looking at this business unit 44090, Road Safety . The Project Ride pass rate, I just wanted to ask for I guess my own benefit of curiosity, with the new on- road safety test that will be coming in, will we get any statistic added here on the pass …
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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7 words
Just go to page B -253. [Crosstalk]
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
75 words
I am looking at this point five. And I just wanted to ask about the transition of the bus fleet to fully . . . well, from diesel to electric by 2030. I heard something slightly in the budget brief from the Minister, but I just wanted to get some clarification, if I can, on how confident the Ministry is …