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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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Okay. All right. Supplementary or second question? [No audible response.]
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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No. Okay. The next Statement that has questions would be [for] the Minister of Home Affairs. Minister MP Fahy has questions for your S tatement on affordable Bermuda. Hon. Michael Fahy: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. QUESTION 1: AFFORDABLE BERMUDA AGENDA UPDATE Hon. Michael Fahy: The Honourable Minister advised that there is a digital currency pilot. Could the Minister please advise …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Minister . Minister . Yes. Hon. Alexa Lightbourne: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Statement included the fact that the digital pilot was still being confirmed and that the details have not yet been solidified, but that the framework had been confirmed from the Ministry in terms of its intentions in collaboration with other ministries and departments.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Supplementary? Hon. Michael Fahy: Thank you. That is a helpful clarification. I have a second question.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Second question. Go ahead. QUESTION 2: AFFORDABLE BERMUDA AGENDA UPDATE Hon. Michael Fahy: In respect of that framework will there be an RFP released in respect of developing the digital currency system?
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Minister . Hon. Alexa Lightbourne: It is our intention to follow all of the processes that would be appropriate to secure a vendor for this programme. Thank you.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Supplementary? [No audible response.]
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Turn your mic rophone on. SUPPLEMENTARY Hon. Michael Fahy: Thank you. In respect of a timeline for following an RFP process, when is it likely that the digital currency pilot will actually commence?
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Mm-hmm. Hon. Alexa Lightbourne: It is our intention in the beginning of 2026.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Okay. Further questions or are you fine? Hon. Michael Fahy: A third question, please. Thank you.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Third question. Okay. QUESTION 3: AFFORDABLE BERMUDA AGENDA UPDATE Hon. Michael Fahy: And the S tatement also made mention of the fact that there would be some 400 residents that would be invited to participate in the pilot. What is the methodology that is going to be used to identify the 400 persons who will participate in that pilot programme?
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Minister . Hon. Alexa Lightbourne: Thank you. We will have an application on the costofliving.gov.bm website where persons can register their interest , enrol in the courses, 1776 12 December 2025 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly which will include training, et cetera. So, there is a time commitment that would be allotted to the programme . The Ministry …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Okay. Supplementary? SUPPLEMENTARY Hon. Michael Fahy: Thank you. So, can the Minister clarify if that is partly means -tested in that it is an affordable cost -of-living initiative? Is it anyone can apply, and if 400 apply, all 400 become part of the programme?
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Minister . Hon. Alexa Lightbourne: We will have the necessary safeguards in place to ensure that those who need it most will be the recipients of the programme.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Thank you. Hon. Michael Fahy: No, thank you.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Okay. Thank you. Minister, that is the end of questions for that Statement. However, the same . . . MP Fa hy has questions for your second S tatement as well. QUESTION 1: NATIONAL ELECTRICITY SECTOR POLICY UPDATES Hon. Michael Fahy: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Honourable Minister made mention of the Energy Steering Committee, and the Integrated Re-source Plan …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Minister . Hon. Alexa Lightbourne: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Honourable Member will be aware that the Integrated Resource Plan is stewarded by the regulator. So, it is a regulatory function which runs parallel to the Ministry of Home Affairs policy, or energy -related discussions, which they would be having with the Steering Committee. And so, the question of if …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Thank you. Supplementary? SUPPLEMENTARY Hon. Michael Fahy: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A supplementary . Given that the Energy Steering Committee is setting policy, I would have thought that the Integrated Resource Plan would include recommendations or not from that Energy Steering Committee. Have recommendations been made, then, by the . . . Energy Steering Committee for inclusion in the Integrated …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Minister . Hon. Alexa Lightbourne: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Electricity Act is quite clear in the components and how policy from the Government can be de-livered. There are minister ial directives, and there are also energy polic ies which should be informed, or once finalised and gone through the consultation process would be the subject and also included in …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Supplementary or next . . . Hon. Michael Fahy: Next question, please.