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Rev. Dr. Emily Gail Dill

Rev. Dr. Emily Gail Dill

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21 Mar 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Madam Chairman, the Administration section within the Ministry of Transport Headquarters, cost centre 58000, is comprised of four full-time equivalent staff and will have a budget of $15,708,000. As provided previously, the bulk of the al-location —93 per cent —is comprised of the Bermuda Airport Authority’s operational grant , with a smaller amount going to Air Service Development. Transportation Planning …
21 Mar 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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I will move on to the Transportation Planning Team, Head 48, cost centre 58010. Madam Chairman, the Transportation Planning section sits within the Ministry of Transport Headquar-ters, cost centre 58010. It includes one full -time equivalent employee and is allocated a budget of $141,000 and can be found on page B -202 of the Budget Book. The Transportation Planning Section …
21 Mar 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Madam Chairman, the Ministry of Transport Headquarters will employ five full - time equivalent employees under the following cost centres: • 58000—four persons; the ministry comptroller, an accountant, an administrative officer, an executive assistant and a policy analyst; and • 58010—one transportation coordinator. Compensation is estimated at $549,000 or approxi-mately 3.5 per cent of the total budget. Bermuda Airport Authority
21 Mar 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Madam Chairman, I would now like to discuss the year ahead with respect to the Bermuda Airport Authority 2024/25 highlights. Madam Chairman, the only authority which receives a grant from the Ministry of Transport is the Bermuda Airport Authority. Madam Chairman, the Bermuda Airport Authority is nearing the end of its seventh fiscal year as a quango under the Ministry …
21 Mar 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Madam Chairman, the total Ministry of Transport operational expenditure grants to the Bermuda Airport Authority will be $12,700,000 for 2024/25, representing a $1,700,000 decrease or approximately 11.5 per cent less than the 2023/24 allocation. Madam Chairman, the Airport Authority currently employs 47 full -time equivalent staff (FTEs). The mostly Bermudian professional workforce has the mandate to provide essential retained government …
21 Mar 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Thank you. I now move on to Head 30 , Marine and Ports Services. HEAD 30 —MARINE AND PORTS SERVICES
21 Mar 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Madam Chairman, the budget for Head 30, the Department of Marine and Ports Services, commonly referred to as the M&P, can be found on pages B -205 through B -209 of the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the year 2024/25. As stated on page B -205 of the Budget Book, the mission of the Department of Marine and Ports …
21 Mar 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Madam Chairman, the total current expenditure for the Department of Marine and Ports , Head 30, is estimated to be $22,996,000, which represents an increase of $942,000 or an in-crease of approximately 4 per cent over the 2023/24 budget. The increase is required to address the Department of Marine and Ports Services’ staff shortages as the department will continue to …
21 Mar 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Okay. Madam Chairman, $250,000 has been set aside for Navigational Aids which represents an increase of $50,000 when compared to the budget of 2023/24. The funds will be used for the ongoing repair and replacement of the department’s ageing ship navigation infrastructure. The bulk of the budget, which is $9,737,000, has been allocated for the purchase of two new 550- …
21 Mar 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Madam Chairman, the department’s full -time equivalents found on page B -207 of the Budget Book is 162 persons. Madam Chairman, the department’s performance measures found on pages B -208 through B -209 of the Budget Book remain positive. It is important the department continues meet-ing its performance target measures to meet the re-quired international standards. Maintaining these levels continue …
21 Mar 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Plans for the upcoming year will include: • training of departmental staff to international standards will continue to ensure the depart-ment meets its international obligations in line with safe manning requirements; • continued progress with the department’s succession planning to ensure highly technical posts with the department are filled by qualified Bermudians with the relaunch of the department’s training programme; …
21 Mar 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Madam Chairman, the budget for Head 34, the Transport Control Department, commonly referred to as the TCD, can be found on pages B -210 through B -213 of the Budget Book. The TCD’s mission is To assure the safety of all road users, found on page B -210. Madam Chairman, the Transport Control Department is responsible for the management of …
21 Mar 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Madam Chairman, the TCD is divided into five separate business units: Administration, Registrations, Examinations, Traffic Control, and Road Safety. The Administration Section is responsible for the overall operation and administration of the department’s three facilities, North Street, Rockaway and Southside. This includes professional ser-vices for the management of the Safety and Emissions Programme, external IT support for the eTCD online …
21 Mar 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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TCD’s budget alloca-tion is $5,561,000 for 2024/25, a $355,000 or an approximate 7 per cent increase over the allocation for 2023/24, which can be found on page B -210. Under the general summary of expenditure per business units, you will find that the estimates for 2024/25 for each business unit have changed minimally from the 2023/24 estimates. Although the core …
21 Mar 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Thank you, Madam Chairman. Madam Chairman, the estimated budget for Road Safety will be $260,000. This represents an approximate 2 per cent increase, or $4,000 increase over Bermuda Senate the prior year’s budget. Of the $260,000 allocated to the Roads Safety Section of the Budget Book, the Road Safety Council will receive a grant in the amount of $80,000, and …
21 Mar 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Madam Chairman, the sum of $194,000 has been allocated to complete the repairs and upgrades to the vehicle testing equipment in the department’s three testing facilities, North Street, Rockaway and Southside. Manpower
21 Mar 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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The 2024 budget es-timates include funds for 46 full -time equivalent [employees]. The [full -time equivalent] during the 2023/24 budget was 45. Recruitment continues to fill the re-maining vacant positions. Plans for the Upcoming Year
21 Mar 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Madam Chairman, the Transport Control Department will continue to review and update the Road Traffic Act 1947, the Motor Car Act 1951, and the Auxiliary Bicycles Act 1954, and their ancillary regulations. Madam Chairman, in 2024/25, the department will continue its focus on modernising and harmonising the public service vehicle industry by consulting the owners of minibuses, taxis, limousines, and …
21 Mar 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Madam Chairman, the budget for Head 35, the Department of Public Transportation, is found on pages B -214 through B -217 of the Budget Book. The department’s mission is on page B - 214 of the Budget Book, which is Moving Bermuda with a quality public bus service . Madam Chairman, the total current expenditure on page B -214 of …
21 Mar 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Madam Chairman, the public bus service is in operation 365 days a year, 18 hours per day to provide Island- wide transportation across 11 bus routes. Unlike most public transportation systems around the world, the school bus service is coordinated during the school year with free transportation provided year -round to resident school students. 406 21 March 2024 Official Hansard …