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The Hon. Dennis Lister, JP,MP

The Hon. Dennis Lister, JP,MP

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12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Minister. Hon. Michael A. Weeks: Treatment uptake has not fallen to low levels. What we are doing is recognising the need and we are putting services in place to address that need. As a matter of fact, this Government made it clear in our last Throne Speech that we were reinstituting the youth counselling services, and we are very much …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Supplementary? [No audible response.]
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Good ? Okay. Minister, [those are] the only questions for that Statement. We will move on. The next Statement that has questions would be the Statement for the Minister of Economy and Labour. Minister, the Opposition Leader has a question for you . . . or has questions for you. Would you like to put your questions? This is the …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Minister. Hon. Jason Hayward: Mr. Speaker, the recommendations that were actually supported by the Labour Advisory Council, they were all . . . they are all advancing. And so, the recommendation regarding pay transparency, there will be a Cabinet memorandum produced to support that recommendation. The recommendation regarding strengthening the Employment and Labour Tribunal, there will also be a Cabinet …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Thank you. Supplementary? No? T hat's it? Good. Minister , MP Fahy also has questions for you. Hon. Michael Fahy: Thank you. Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Good afternoon. QUESTION 1: LABOUR ADVISORY COUNCIL 2025 Hon. Michael Fahy: Would the Honourable Minister advise how many times the LAC did, in fact, meet in 2025? Hon. Jason Hayward: I will endeavour to get that information, but . . . certainly I will endeavour, but more than one, less than 12.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Okay. All right. The Minister said he will endeavour to get it for you. QUESTION 2: LABOUR ADVISORY COUNCIL 2025 Hon. Michael Fahy: No, I understand. Thank you. The Minister made reference in his answer as well to the Opposition Leader 's question about essential services. And in his S tatement, he said that the LAC is undertaking review of …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Minister. Hon. Jason Hayward: Yes. The Schedule and the legislation will be reviewed in its entirety to determine whether or not it is still fit for purpose for today's world of work.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Supplementary? Hon. Michael Fahy: No thank you.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Okay. Thank you. Minister, that is all the questions for you on your Statement there. However, your second Statement, there are also questions. Opposition Leader , would you like to put your . . . Opposition Leader , would you like to put your question? QUESTION 1: REGISTRY GENERAL 2024 ANNUAL REPORT 1774 12 December 2025 Official Hansard Report Bermuda …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Minister. Hon. Jason Hayward: There is a decline in births. We do see an increase year over year of our working population. The Ministry of Economy and Labour put out a full paper regarding retention of the local workforce. That policy paper is set to highlight the challenges that we are facing based on our ageing population and the strategies …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Supplementary? SUPPLEMENTARIES Hon. Robert King: Has the Minister . . . has the Government modelled how a declining birth rate will impact on labour supply in 20 years, 30 years, 40 years, and beyond in terms of a long- term study with declining birth rates, ageing work population, and its impact on systems?
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Minister. Hon. Jason Hayward: And so , the measure that we are using to monitor the impact between the workforce and the ageing population is the old-age dependency ratio [OADR] . And when we said that we needed 8,400 additional workers in Bermuda, that was based off of that particular model. As we get updated information from the census, we …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Okay. Supplementary or second question? Hon. Robert King: Supplementary. Has the Government considered what impact in terms of the current declining birth rate, ageing population, and emigration is having on healthcare costs and the cost of living in this country? Thank you. That is my final question for that.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Mm-hmm. Hon. Jason Hayward: Yes. And in the report that the Ministry of Economy put out regarding the challenges of the ageing population, all of the challenges and considerations that the Government has to take into consideration were listed in that particular report. So, I invite the Member to review that particular report where it highlights the problem and it …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Thank you. [Crosstalk ]
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Okay. Let —
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Okay. Let us . . . let us work through this piece and we will come back to that.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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All right. Thank you. Minister, the Opposition Whip also has questions for you on, on this S tatement. QUESTION 1: REGISTRY GENERAL 2024 ANNUAL REPORT Hon. L. Craig Cannonier: Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and good afternoon, colleagues. On page 2, the Minister mentions that . . . or it indicates that ther e has been a slight decrease …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Okay. Hon. Jason Hayward: I would generally say that the decline in birth rate is a concern of the Government and it should be of national concern to all of us. I would also state that when we put policies in place, like the Child Day Care Allowance, and expand that particular programme, that is to support parents in raising …