Speeches by Dwayne Robinson, JP, MP

14 May 2025 House of Assembly

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And I would be remiss [not] to ask when we talk about digitisation, and TCD is a holder of data and many people’s personal data that I ask and inquire of the Minister and the Ministry, How have they considered cybersecurity when it comes to this particular digitisation process? Because as we know, we did have a very crippling cyberattack. …

14 May 2025 House of Assembly

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All right. I will say I feel for the Minister in this regard because it is a very large ministerial load to carry. So, I am sorting through, and I will be right with you.

14 May 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just looking at page B -252, which is under General Summary, looking at line item 45000, Auxiliary Bus Services. And we see here in 2023/24 an actual that was $238,000 budgeted here spent. In the 2024/25 original revised, it zeroed out. In the original it zeroed out, and then in the revised of that same year, …

14 May 2025 House of Assembly

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Yes, you like that word?

14 May 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just moving down to Maintenance. It would be nice to know just under 45090 Repair Services and under 3502 Maintenance, how many buses are actually in need of repair? How many buses are currently being repaired? How many are in need of repair? What is the state of our fleet when it comes to repairs and …

14 May 2025 House of Assembly

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And with Repair and Maintenance, we also see here a $675,000 number for the 2024/25 original. And that revised amount in that same year went up to over $1 million in Repair and Maintenance. So, what exactly occurred here that caused that amount to jump up like that in the same year? You know, was there an increase in collisions …

14 May 2025 House of Assembly

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Well, you know. Yes. You enjoy Twitter too, Minister. Why, yes.

14 May 2025 House of Assembly

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Yes. No problem, Mr. Chairman. [Inaudible interjections]

14 May 2025 House of Assembly

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You know, I am sure. So, I am just wondering with that issue that came up, what are the troubleshooting measures for some of our more senior, seasoned members who may have is-sues with using the digital media? And how will that be dealt with on the fly, especially if it is being utilised away from the central hub, the …

14 May 2025 House of Assembly

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Is there a breakdown of infrastructure when it comes to the electric buses’ infrastructure to charge and different things? Because I know that this has been an ongoing issue that Bermuda’s infrastructure has not really matched yet the re-quired output for this particular fleet. Just my inquiry. I stand to be corrected if I am incorrect. And just maintain buses …

14 May 2025 House of Assembly

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And this number here, Average number of buses out of service due to parts. I just would like a little bit of a dive into what exactly —are these parts that are not available or sourced easily onIsland? And also, how is it that it is 5 per cent —but we know that the original forecast had 68 per cent …

14 May 2025 House of Assembly

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Address identified occupational, safety and health issues under business unit 45120. This measure is discontinued in 2025/26. So, address and identify occupational, safety and health issues I think is a performance measure we want to keep as well. So, I just wanted to know why that was discontinued and if it was anything to do with staff or anything like …

14 May 2025 House of Assembly

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I think I will pause there. And if you would give me leave for the answers to some of these questions or to—

14 May 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you.

14 May 2025 House of Assembly

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Yes. Just really quickly, I just wanted to get a quick update on the licensing issue for and whether or not there will be any sort of legislation, amendments coming down the line to ensure that they are supported as they have the first Bermudian pilot. And I am sure the Minister also supports that venture. So, I just wanted …

14 May 2025 House of Assembly

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They are not sure now, Mr. Chairman. Unfortunate. Unfortunate. It is a lot of chatter. But I believe that we are allowed to ask questions on the brief, and I just wanted to note—

14 May 2025 House of Assembly

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What I was referring to—

14 May 2025 House of Assembly

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What I was referring to, Mr. Chairman, is we are dealing with the head Ministry of Tourism and Transport, Culture and Sport, Head 71. And underneath that, you know, you can make policy proposals. And that is budgeted in there that in the brief things were mentioned underneath that head that I am just asking if there is any legislation …

14 May 2025 House of Assembly

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You know . . . Yes.

14 May 2025 House of Assembly

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Okay. No problem, Mr. Chairman.