Speeches by Susan E. Jackson

11 Mar 2024 House of Assembly

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I notice that the Repair Services is increasing by $64,000. Can the Minister say if that is because we are having to spend extra money to keep the existing diesel buses maintained?

11 Mar 2024 House of Assembly

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For electric.

11 Mar 2024 House of Assembly

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Yes, and I now just want to ask if also we are having—

11 Mar 2024 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

11 Mar 2024 House of Assembly

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Thank you very much. We have had some repairs (staying with the same line items), and I would like to know if there were are any costs associated with having to, you know, if we had to bring in any mechanics in order to assist us? Bermuda House of Assembly Maybe from the manufacturer, Golden Dragon, if we had to …

11 Mar 2024 House of Assembly

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[Line item] 45090. And my final question here, still under Maintenance. Would the Minister be able to give us an indication of what may be some of the mechanical problems, or might have been with the electric buses? You know, I am not certain . . . I am not going to go too far, but you know, I was …

11 Mar 2024 House of Assembly

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Yes, well, they did. Right?

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Not me!

11 Mar 2024 House of Assembly

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But I’m pretty sure last year I heard in the budget that mechanics were trained in China right at the factory. Absolutely.

11 Mar 2024 House of Assembly

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Still staying on Head 35, Public Transportation. I am going to go down to the Revenue Summary. And I noted that the line items for . . . Do I have to name all these numbers, Mr. Chairman, for passes, tickets —

11 Mar 2024 House of Assembly

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Okay.

11 Mar 2024 House of Assembly

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[They are] 8679, Passes. It is all going to be one question.

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See what I mean?

11 Mar 2024 House of Assembly

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[Page] B -215. So, Passes, we are looking at an increase in the budget of $192,000. Tickets, $169,000. Tokens, we are expecting an increase in Revenue of $133,000. And then Cash, we are expecting an increase of $262,000. I just would like to know, is that going to be a fare increase or are we just expecting more people?

11 Mar 2024 House of Assembly

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And I am at the end of all . . . so I would like to take a seat now and —

11 Mar 2024 House of Assembly

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Yes. Thank you. Hon. Wayne L. Furbert: I want to be clear, you have asked all questions? [Inaudible interjections]

11 Mar 2024 House of Assembly

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No, I didn’t ask that. Hon. Wayne L. Furbert: I’m just asking if you ask me, these are earning other revenues. So the only way to earn other revenues is by increasing charges on individuals who are using the service now, such as passes 1064 11 March 2024 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly or permits, et cetera, et …

11 Mar 2024 House of Assembly

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Thank you. I just had one other question that came to mind. In Head 34, the Transport Control Department, page B - 211. Under Repair and Maintenance— [Inaudible interjection]

11 Mar 2024 House of Assembly

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Page B -211, under Repair and Maintenace. Now does this include the equipment at TCD? So would this replace broken generators or other pieces of equipment that may just be a part of the operations of TCD? And then I had another question in Public Transportation under Revenue Summary, page B -215. The Revenue line item is 8699, Advertising. And …

11 Mar 2024 House of Assembly

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This is the Workshop Renovations for Marine and Ports. It is on page C -5. Item number 75351. We spent $7,626,000 and this year we are going to spend an additional $1,214,000 and I was just curious what that additional cost was. Is it not finished? Or are we doing some more work on that? Bermuda House of Assembly And …