Speeches by The Hon. Dennis Lister, JP,MP

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Yes? Okay. I recognise the Member from constituency 10, the Opposition Leader . Hon. Robert King : Thank you, Madam Chairman. The question I have is , $250,000 was arrived at for the cost of this pilot . And through the process of answering the questions about this pilot, I am hearing that research was done [and that] we are …

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Member. Are there any other Member s who wish to speak to item [number] 13 , Head 65? I recognise the Member from constituency 22. Member, y ou have the f loor . . . [constituency] 20, sorry. Member, you have the floor. Hon. Michael Fahy: Thank you, Madam Chairman. Madam Chairman, I join in the comments made …

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you. All right. Anyone else? I recognise the P remier . Premier . Hon. E. David Burt: Thank you, Madam Chairman (i n this part , I am the Minister of Finance). Though I may understand the point of which the Opposition is trying to make, I think that it is important that they understand. A nd you are …

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you. Are there any other persons who speak wish to speak to item 13 , Head 65? Hon. Michael Fahy: I appreciate the —

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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I do recognise the Member from constituency 20. Hon. Michael Fahy: Thank you.

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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You have the floor. Hon. Michael Fahy: Thank you. I appreciate the Premier 's intervention. However, what we heard , is that the Premier declined to give more. He was actually asked for more. So, I would be curious to know what that sum was and why that number was declined, if it is so important that this has to …

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you. Do any other Member s wish to speak to item 13, Head 65? I recognise the Member from constituency 10 and Opposition Leader. Member , you have the floor. Hon. Robert King: Thank you, Madam Chairman. The issue that we have is the allocation of funds , $250,000, to a project that is not baked at all. We …

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Member. Any other persons wish to speak to i tem 13, Head 65? No other ? Minister. Hon. Alexa Lightbourne: Thank you, Madam Chairman. I was going to also add, by way of contribution, the fact that there are a number of v endors that we have researched and sourced by way of building an energy pilot programme …

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Minister . Are there any other persons who wish to speak to item 13, Head 65? There being none. That will move us . . . Minister, w e can allow the next Minister to move the entirety of the items that deal with Head 65. So, if you want to leave it to that we can do …

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Sorry, this now takes us to i tem 14, [Head 65] under the Ministry of Housing. I call on the relevant Minister. Minister, you have the floor. Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: Thank you, Madam Chairman. Madam Chairman, I move i tem 14, Head 65 be now taken under consideration .

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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It has been moved that item 14 , Head 65 be taken under consideration. Are there any objections? There being none. So moved. BERMUDA HOUSING CORPORATION Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: Thank you, Madam Chairman. Madam Chairman , I am excited tonight . I am excited to discuss this supplementary estimate for the Bermuda Housing Corporation [BHC], Head 65, …

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Are there any other Member s who wish to speak to item 14, Head 65? I recognise the Member from constituency 20. Member, you have the floor. 1830 12 December 2025 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly Hon. Michael Fahy: Thank you, Madam Chairman. Thank you to the Minister for his brief. And I think it is safe to …

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you. Are there any other persons who wish to speak to item 14, Head 65 ? There being none . . . Minister. Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: Yes, Madam Chairman, the $400,000 will be used for an assortment . Obviously, you know that the former Minister would know that $400,000 is certainly not going to build a …

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Minister. Are there any other Member s who wish to speak to item 14 , Head 65? There being none . . . Minister. Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: Thank you, Madam Chairman. I move items 11, 12, 13 and 14, all Head 65.

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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It has been moved that items 11 through to 16 . . . sorry, through 14, be approved. Are there any objections? There are none. So approved. [Motion carried: Capital Devel opment, Head 65 approved in its entirety .]

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Chairman

That takes us on to item 15 , on the Department of Planning under the Minister for Cabinet Office. Minister. Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain: Thank you, Madam Chairman. Madam Chairman, I move that item 15, Head 66 be now taken under consideration.

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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It has been moved that item 15 , Head 66 be taken under consideration. Are there any objections? There being none. Continue. CAPITAL ACQUISITIONS (HEAD 66 ) PLANNING Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain: Madam Chairman, the Department of Planning has been allocated $48,000 to support the migration of the Energov system to a secure, cloud -hosted environment . Energov is …

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you. Are there any other persons who wish to speak to item 16, Head . . . sorry, [item] 15, Head 66? There being no other persons . . . Minister. Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain: Madam Chairman, I move item 16, Head 66, I nformation & Digital Technologies .

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Chairman

Thank you. You want it for approval now or shall we be until we do all of [Head] 66? Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain: All— [Crosstalk]

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Chairman

Well, we can wait for the last Minister to move H ead 66, be approved for all the items . Thank you. I now call on the Minister for Information and Digital Technologies . Minister . Bermuda House of Assembly Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain: Thank you.