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Jarion Richrdson, JP, MP

Jarion Richrdson, JP, MP

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2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Still on [page] C-9, business unit 76639, e- Government Initiatives, an estimated spend of $600,000 for year 2026 /27. Minister , what are the named initiatives under this allocation? And finally, under IT Security, an estimated spend of $850,000, estimated for the financial year 2026 /27. Minister, what are the specific security investments . . . what specific security investments …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Sure, no worries. I am on [page] B-64, Madam Chair man.
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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I am just trying to correct a number. I think that is . . . yes , that was the right number. So , Repair and M aintenance on [page] B-64, under subjective analysis of current account estimates is $978,000.
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Whereas on [page] C-9, the Infrastructure Computer, which is business unit 76074, is 850 . . . [$]6 00,000. My question is, given these two allocations dealing with what sounds like similar areas, what is the balance between maintaining the legacy systems currently right now versus replacing them? Another cross reference from [page] B-65, Portal Uptime, Madam Chair man, and …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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An appropriate— [Laughter]
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Chair man. Moving on to H ead 32, Department of Planning, which is outlined on pages B -58, starting on page B-58.
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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My first question to the Honourable Minister is . . . he mentioned in his brief that there would be some installers. And I believe he was referring to renewable installer, some form of a recognised installer list that would go toward facilitating or expediting certain building projects or inspections. And my question to the Honourable Minister would be, Are …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Hmm? Bermuda House of Assembly An Hon. Member: Ag and Fish hasn’t been around for about 15 years. [Laughter]
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Showing my age. Moving on to R evenue, Mr. Chair man. Under [Revenue Source] 8128.
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you. [Revenue Source] 8128, Condominium Registrations. I am not sure if the Minister had mentioned it during his brief , I might have missed it . But I see it's gone all the way down now to zero. And my question to the Honourable Minister is, Why is that? I believe it has something to do with changes …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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And moving on to my core analysis. It's clear, Mr. Chair man, that housing is declared a national priority in the B udget Statement. And in that Budget Statement, Government says that Planning will use AI tools to expedite building permit approvals and improve decision- making. We see th at Head 32 Current Account jumps by 23 per cent . …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Yes, we see zero money allocated to equipment in the 2026/27 Estimate, which is on [page] B -59. And I don't see a Planning AI line item shown in Head 32. So, I will be asking quite a few questions around that. I believe the M inister, in his Ministerial Statement, mentioned S afe Port [sic] or some other name …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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SAFEbuilt. So, I will be asking a host of questions around that because I think that is a fantastic opportunity for us to clear the bottleneck that we currently have. And the M inister mentioned that there are a number of HR hires as well related to that. So, I think this is an area that is worth exploring by …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Under [page] B -59 General Summary, which has $4,992,000 estimated in 2026 [/27] versus $4,157 ,000 in the revised 2025/26. Again, an increase of 23 per cent. Would the Honourable Minister please specify what portion of this increase is intended to reduce Planning and building permit timelines as distinct from internal administration? Further staying on [page] B-59, business unit 42000, …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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You should have given me your brief , then. [Laughter]
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Further to the Honourable Minister, who did give quite . . . who I credit for giving a brief. So, I look forward to his adding further to that fantastic brief. On [page] B-59, business unit 42080, Building Permits going up by 129 per cent . The Honourable Minister had mentioned that that's attributable to . . . or they …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The number of Planning applications received, and percentage of applications de-termined within 12 weeks. In 2024/ 25, it was 354, 62 per cent . Revised in 2025/26 to 256, 68 per cent, and target is 80 per cent in 2026/ 27. Minister, what is the operational change which will move performance from 68 per cent to 80 per cent within …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Thank you. Number of building permit applications received, and percentage processed within four weeks of registration. Residential , actual target in 2024 /25 was 170, or 43 per cent; revised in 2025/ 26, 250 to 59 per cent. And the target in 2026 /27, 2 50, 70 per cent . Minister, what concrete interventions will drive residential permit processing from …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Thank you. Number of Planning searches received, and percentage completed within 28 days of receipt of request. Currently measured at, in 2024/ 25, 348 at 74 per cent. Revised in 2025/2 6 to 280 and 95 per cent , and then a target in 2026/ 27 of 100 per cent . Honourable Minister, what operational changes drove the improved revised …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Currently estimated to be $322,000 in 2026/ 27.