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Rev. Dr. Emily Gail Dill

Rev. Dr. Emily Gail Dill

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20 Mar 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
200 words
Mr. Chairman, Administration has an estimate of $5,083,000. This represents an increase of $4 84,000, or 11 per cent. The Administration business unit is deemed the headquarters of the department, and a majority of the operational budget is allocated to this unit. For brevity and to avoid repetition, I will elaborate upon all of the notable budget changes during my …
20 Mar 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
90 words
Mr. Chairman, Vessel Clearance has an estimate of $1,019,000. This repre-sents an increase of $78,000, or 8 per cent. The increase is due to an increase in salaries as a result of planned recruitment. The increase is particularly warranted as we anticipate an increased number of cruise ship visitations as well as private yachts during the up-coming season as we …
20 Mar 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
39 words
Mr. Chairman, Interdiction has an estimate of $3,994,000. This represents an increase of $277,000, or 7 per cent. This is also due to an increase in salaries as a result of planned recruitment. Business Unit 22110, Seaport Enforcement Team
20 Mar 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
37 words
Mr. Chairman, Se aport Enforcement Team has an estimate of $1,041,000. This represents a decrease of $24,000, or 2 per cent. The decrease is connected to an expected reduction of overtime. Subjective Analysis of Current Account Estimates
20 Mar 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
937 words
Mr. Chairman, turning to page B -272. On the table headed Subjective Analysis of Current Account Estimates we see how the allo-cated funds are intended to be spent. A total of 84 per cent of the budget, $14,847,000, has been allocated to pay for salaries, and a further $18,000 for wages. The allocation for the salary expense line has increased …
20 Mar 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
90 words
Mr. Chairman, on page C -15 you will note that the 2023/24 Capital Acquisition amount of $20,000 has been allocated to the Customs Department on line 76328, Customs Development. This is an amount provided to upgrade the hardware for the Global Travel Assessment System. The system plugs Customs into a real -time global database of advanced passenger information and allows …
20 Mar 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
512 words
Mr. Chairman, during 2022/23, Bermuda has seen an increase in the n umbers of travellers crossing our borders both via air and sea as restrictions arising from the pandemic have eased. To illustrate the increase, the Customs Department served 125,000 air travellers during the 2021 cal-endar year and over 273,000 visitors during the 2022 calendar year —a 118 per cent …
20 Mar 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
212 words
Mr. Chairman, in harmony with the Customs Department’s strategic goals, the following initiatives are planned: Run two recruit-ment exercises during 2023/24 to bolster the activities across the department, but with particular focus being placed on enhancing marine and airport operations. The department will continue to utilise the excellent training modules developed by the World Customs Organization, and Customs will engage …
20 Mar 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
4 words
We can break now.
20 Mar 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
367 words
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I now present the Department of Corrections, Head 25. Mr. Chairman, it is my pleasure to present fiscal 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditur e for Head 25, the Department of Corrections which are found on pages 204 20 March 2023 Official Hansard Report Bermuda Senate B-275 through B -277 of the approved Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure …
20 Mar 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
245 words
Mr. Chairman, the estimate for business unit 35000, Headquarters and OTS, is $18,831,000, an increase of $1,887,000, or 11 per cent, over the 2022/23 budget allocation. This business unit is 76 per cent of the department’s budget allocation. The allocation w ill fund salaries and operating expenses for Corrections Headquarters and all custody staff. The major increase in this business …
20 Mar 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
543 words
Mr. Chairman, the estimate for business unit 35020, Farm Facility, is $437,000. This represents a $3,000, or 1 per cent, decrease when compared to the 2022/23 fiscal budget. This is due to the decrease in the salary scale of the administrative assistant. The substantive administrative assistant retired at a higher scale, and the new administrative assistant will come at the …
20 Mar 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
204 words
Mr. Chairman, the estimate for business unit 35060, Westgate Correctional Facility, is $1,120,000. This represents the same budget as the budget allocation for the fiscal year 2022/23. Westgate Correctional Facility is an adult male establishment with the capacity to house 208 inmates classified as maximum, medium and minimum security, as well as males on court remand. The majority of assessment …
20 Mar 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
128 words
Mr. Chairman, the estimate for business unit 35090, Therapeutic Community Centre, is $1,036,000, which represents the same budget as the budget allocation for the fiscal year 2022/23. The Therapeutic Community Centre, also known as the Right Living House, is located at the Co - Educational Facility. The Right Living House is a substance abuse rehabilitation programme that is segregated from …
20 Mar 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
168 words
Mr. Chairman, the estimate for business unit 35105, Psychological Services, is $337,000. This represents the same budget as the budget allocation for the fiscal year 2022/23. This funding provides for salaries for two psychologists who pro-vide psychological services to offenders at each of the three facilities. The psychologists complete various assessments on offenders including assessments of criminogenic need, areas of …
20 Mar 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
202 words
Mr. Chairman, the estimate for business unit 35106, Social Services and Case Management, is $553,000. This represents the same budget as the budget allocation for the fiscal year 2022/23. This budget allocation provides for staffing of one social worker and four case managers/assessment officers and contrac ted specific service providers. Mr. Chairman, the department’s social worker is a member of …
20 Mar 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
140 words
Mr. Chairman, the estimate for business unit 35107, Health Services, is $1,469,000. This represents the same budget as the budget allocation for the fiscal year 20 22/23. This budget allocation will provide funding for nursing staff and health care services for inmates. When fully staffed, Health Services is managed by a senior nurse and five registered nurses responsible for providing …
20 Mar 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
44 words
Mr. Chairman, the estimate for business unit 35109, Vocational Services, is $419,000. This represents a $115,000 increase. This increase in funding will provide for the development of an Inmate Co- operative Programme, which is a Throne Speech initiative. Subjective Analysis of Current Account Estimates
20 Mar 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
225 words
Mr. Chairman, I would like to draw your attention to page B -276 of the Approved Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure book, which is the subjective analysis of the current account estimates. I will briefly comment on those items which have a notable variance from the original estimates from the 2022/23 fiscal year. Mr. Chairman, Salaries has increased by $1,914,000, …
20 Mar 2023 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
173 words
Mr. Chairman, I would now like to draw your attention to page B -277 which outlines the Performance Measures of the Department of Corrections. The forecast for 2023/24 is as follows: 1. The average daily inmate population is forecasted at 128, with 25 of the admissions estimated to be first -time offenders who received custodial sentences. 2. The number of …