Speeches by Mr. Kim Swan, JP, MP

13 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Madam Chairman. Just a couple of points with regard to educ ation, drilling down on the behavioural problems that are actually identified on [page] B -153, 27061 would be the element number, where there are 13 persons attributed to that . . . That actual line item in 2010, or even going back to 2008/09, was specifically for …

13 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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Yes, Ma’am.

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I am asking the question. I am speaking to [item] 27072— 3732 13 March 2020 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly The Chairman: Counselling.

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—and I am providing some context with it, Madam Chairman.

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I think my foundation is as equal as some of the things that have been going on for the last two and a hal f hours or so. You know, because these numbers are very, very, very important, but they have a social impact to them, Madam Chairman. I am just saying . . . numbers are one thing, but …

13 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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Well, it was not general debate. I was not in a general debate. I was explaining what it was of the numbers. [Hon. Derrick V. Burgess, Sr., Chair man]

13 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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Your microphone is not on,

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Correct.

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I am.

13 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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I was speaking to line 27072 and tying it in to 27076 which was Behavioural Management.

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Mm-hmm. Yes. I am, Mr. Chairman.

13 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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And I am speaking to those particular line items. On 27160 on page B -153, we have some eight substitute teachers listed in the Budget Book for the year 2020/21 as the estimate—eight substitute teachers, Mr. Chairman. In 2008/09 and right along up until 2010, that same [line item], 27160 . . . yes, I am finding the other line …

13 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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[Line item] 27160 (I had it there) —there was a substantive amount more in school psychologists.

13 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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And I would like to know what the plan is going forward for school psychol ogists because we know that this is very important, gi ven the point that I was making with regard to the behavioural issues that are so prevalent, Mr. Chairman. We also have a line item, which is 27175 Child Development, which is very important as …

13 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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Yes. What I am saying is that Child Development is certainly an area which needs focus and if, in fact, the numbers are the same, I would like to be told and have explained what the rationale is going forward and how is it connected with modern- day methodology or thinking . . . min d-set. [Ms. Susan E. Jackson, …

13 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Madam Chairman. (I recognise that I have to be where you are very soon.)

11 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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Point of clarification,

11 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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The Honourable Learned Member , Mr. Pearman—I do not believe he is comparing apples with apples. At the benefit of being able to go back a number of years, I just want to point out something, just my little country boy from up the way. Legal Aid in 2010 and 2011, $2.3 million for Legal Aid. Legal Aid in 2020/21, …

11 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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Point of order, Madam. And my point of order is this —

11 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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Thank you. And I was making the point, whilst I referred to [Head] 87 be-cause I went to a line item under [Head] 87 that act ually had not increased but was still substantive, if you look at Heads 87, 3, 4, 23, 74, 75, 78 —a number of them would not have fallen under Justice at that particular time …