Speeches by Neville Tyrrell, JP, MP

19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly

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19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly

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Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker . Mr. Speaker , I have had two members of the Committee that I was on speak prior, before me, so, therefore, they uncovered a lot of the stuff that is in the report. So I will try my best not to be too repet itious, but there are some things that I may …

19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly

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Thank you. The terms of reference require the Parliamentary Joint Select Committee to look into the events of 2 nd December 2016 generally, including the decision - making and any directives of the Executive and then Speaker of the House of Assembly given to the Bermuda Police Service that led up to and precipitated the events on that day. These …

19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly

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However, after a few meetings and as time passed on, we all seemed to put our di fferences aside and got on with the job at hand whi ch, as I said, was a difficult job. Mr. Speaker , I will not say from that time on all was peaches and cream, for there were times we did have some …

19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly

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I do apologise if I misunderstood you.

19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly

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Well, as I said, Mr. Speaker , there are people outside of here who felt, you know, that we had gotten paid. And when they found out in certain wa ys that we did not get paid, well, some said, Rightly so . . . tough. Well, okay. But I would say the members on that Committee served because we …

19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly

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—the Deputy, yes, but not the Gold Commander of the day. Another something that we need to get to. Mr. Speaker , let me . . . allow me, really, to refer to some findings. And if you do not mind, I am going to read from the report.

19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly

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Thank you. This one has actually already been referred to, but it enforces my word “obstruction” that I was telling . . . that I mentioned earlier: “By way of information, the Committee issued summonses to specific Officers who played key roles on 2 nd December 2016. The purpose of each summons was to allow the Committee to interview the …

19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly

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(Yes, but I am not going to sa y that.) —that was shown to us during that period, Mr. Speaker . Let me just refer back to my notes here just to make sure. Let me also refer now to one or two of the recommendations. I do not want to go through all of them, but I believe, because …

19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly

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“In any circumstances, but particularly those similar to the events encountered on 2 nd December 2016, the Bermuda Police Service must ensure that threat/risk levels are properly assessed, and communicat ed to the relevant persons, before taking action.” ( Before taking action.) “Such asses sment would avoid reactionary actions.” Mr. Speaker , that speaks to that . . . it …

12 Jul 2019 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And good morning, colleagues. Mr. Speaker, whilst [I was] on their doorsteps, a number of my constituents have complained about the Department of Planning and the time that it takes to get work approved. As I know the Prem ier has committed to making the Government more efficient, can he share what is being done to …

12 Jul 2019 House of Assembly

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Yes, Mr. Speaker.

12 Jul 2019 House of Assembly

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I thank the Premier for that i nformation. However, can I ask, can he tell my consti tuents . . . sorry, when can I tell my constituents to look forward to the implementation of these changes?

12 Jul 2019 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker , and good afternoon all.

12 Jul 2019 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker , firstly, I would like to ask that condolences be sent to the family of the late Mrs. Dorothy Simons, a former constituent of mine. She was 99 years of age in April of this year and was heading, as you know, as you can see, to 100. A well -liked young lady, she was also a member …

5 Jul 2019 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Acting Speaker. I really had not intended to speak on this m otion today. But having read most of the100- plus pages of the Efficiency Committee report, there were some things that came up to me, and I real ly wished to speak. First of all, let me thank the Minister and his Committee for such a …

5 Jul 2019 House of Assembly

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And spray. Of course. Those little things that . . . how would you like to be treated by your next door neighbours? It is as simple as that. Let me just finally say that I again support the Minister for the work that he has done, despite all the personal barbs that he took. I am sure he has …

21 Jun 2019 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and good morning.

21 Jun 2019 House of Assembly

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Good morning, colleagues. Mr. Speaker, I will start off on a sad note and ask if condolences could be sent to the family of the late Donald Hamilton Gray Smith, better known as “Donnie,” who was a friend of the family for a long, long time. I have known Donnie. In fact, I can reme mber his days as a …

21 Jun 2019 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. Sorry I was so slow at getti ng up that time.