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Dwayne Robinson, JP, MP

Dwayne Robinson, JP, MP

273
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4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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22 words
Well, how about this one? How about, Madam Chairman, how about how many buses are electric at this current time? [Inaudible interjections]
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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How’s that one?
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Chairman. So, going down to general summary for 3502 on Maintenance. So, we have a slight increase here in Repair Services , 45090. And I just wanted to know whether or not this was due to an increase in repairs necessary or just an increase in cost to do repairs . Because I think that is an …
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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7 words
Sorry, just getting through my notes here.
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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391 words
Thank you. So, heading to page B -260, which is the Department of Culture, we have general summary. Under line item 62001 we see an increase there, under administration again. And I wanted to just ask what the cause of this increase was, going from $927,000 in the 2024/25 actual to the $1,206,000 in the 2026/27 estimate. And heading down …
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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I said, W ow, okay. So, this is a great buck to a trend here but, I just wanted to know what the cause was of that zeroed out . Has it been reallocated into another line item? Or is it simply just discontinued in this particular department head? So professional services, once again, is receiving a bit of a …
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Yes, yes. There you go. But I just wanted to inquire. We have seen a trend here where in 2024/ 25 actual , you had $587,000 and the Ministry actually budgeted $1,000,000 to increase that, which is good news. But then it seems like the reverse has happened. We are heading into the revised estimate. We ended up going over …
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Oh, I'm on [page] C-20. So, on page C -20, under the National Road Safety . . . the Transport Control Department for the Road Safety Council . I see an increase from $80,000 to $125,000, which I think I agree with. I just wanted to know whether or not we would get any KPIs for the Bermuda Road Safety …
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. On that same line item 6962, Road Safety Council, can the Minister confirm that the pledged National Road Safety Plan is still on schedule for April 2026 ? And could we get just a bit of insight into what may come from that , and whether or not the funding for that line item is secure …
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. I appreciate it. Thank you. [Inaudible interjections]
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Let me see. I just had it down. I’m just looking through my notes here.
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Thank you so much. Heading to [page] C-7, I just wanted to go down to the Department of Culture in 75366, Maker Space for Creatives. And I just wanted to know, expounding on the amount of use that the Minister had alluded to, are the bookings . . . is there a way to determine whether or not these bookings …
4 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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I think from there, I think I will take my seat for some answers.
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And we are happy on this side to see movement towards improving road safety as I personally be-lieve that it is a national emergency with the number of collisions and road fatalities that we are experiencing currently. So , any movement towards reducing that is welcomed. My first point here would be . . . I …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Well, I'm not saying that they shouldn't do it. I'm just saying . . . I'm asking about the safety. That's all. So, some of the questions that I would have regarding that is, how will the instructor communicate with the learner that is currently taking the test? And also, will the instructor be following behind in a vehicle that …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you, Madam Chairman. And just to be clear, we support. Okay , so I'm just . . . I'm just asking some questions. [Inaudible interjections and laughter ]
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Just in clause 2, in the 9AA(4) [sic], which is just talking about the driv er's licence for visitors. [Crosstalk]
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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My apologies . I will wait for the next one.
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Thank you so much, Madam Chairman. And I just wanted to speak to the clause 4 there regarding the visitor’s licence. Just to ask the methodology of having a person qualified for over 30 days of a stay, like what? Because a lot of stays are very . . . a lot shorter than that. So, I just wanted to …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Honourable Minister please inform this Honourable House how he intends to address the potential shortage of Bermudian workforce in the hospitality and tourism industry? Thank you.