IOM GOV UPDATE – 30TH APRIL

HOWARD, ASHY, RAYMONDO – DOI MINISTER 

HOWIE

• GOOD AFTERNOON 

• THERE’S A LOT TO GET THROUGH

• DELIGHTED TO BE JOINED MY RAYMONDO

ASHY UP FIRST THOUGH WITH THE NUMBERS

• 2 NEW CASES TODAY 

• ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL NEW CASES, IT ISN’T A CAUSE FOR CONCERN

• WHAT MATTERS IS THE LONG TERM – WHICH ISN’T CAUSING ANY CONCERN 

HOWIE 

• CONTACT TRACKING TELLS US THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT NEW CASES ARE DUE TO CONSTRUCTION GETTING BACK TO WORK 

UPDATE ON THE MARATHON COMIN SESH TODAY 

• NEXT REVIEW POINT WILL BE 7TH MAY 

• WE’LL HAVE THE DATA WE NEED THEN 

• DON’T GET TOO EXCITED THO IT’S STILL GONNA BE #BABYSTEPS

• WE WILL BE TRANSPARENT 

• WHEN THE PLAN HAS HAD A FINAL REVIEW BY COMIN WE’LL CHUCK IT ON THE WEBSITE 

• UNTIL THERE ARE GAME CHANGERS WE NEED TO LEARN TO LIVE WITH THE VIRUS

• RECREATIONAL ANGLING WILL BE ALLOWED FROM SATURDAY MORNING – KEEP YOUR DISTANCE, WASH YOUR HANDS AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A LICENSE 

• GOLF – COMIN HAVE ASKED FOR MORE DETAILS, DR AL WILL BE UPDATING US ON SATURDAY 

OVER TO RAYMONDO 

• THROWBACK TO THE 10TH MARCH DOI WERE GETTING READY FOR SUMMER, SUMMER, SUMMER TIME – TT, TRAMS, FERRY TERMINAL IN LIVERPOOL, PEEL HARBOUR

• ALTHOUGH THE PROM WAS A CHALLENGE – AT LEAST WE WEREN’T WORKING TOO CLOSE TOGETHER 

• THEN THE SH!TSTORM HIT – TT CANCELLED, BORDERS CLOSED, YOU KNOW THE REST 

• AND THE FIGHT BACK STARTED *THIS IS MY FIGHT SONG*

• NEWLANDS – ARMY OF PEOPLE SWUNG INTO ACTION AND DELIVERED IT IN LESS THAN 2 WEEKS 

• HAS SINCE HELPED TO ACCOMMODATE ABBOTSWOOD RESIDENTS 

• OXYGEN – COMIN TOOK THE OPINION THAT WE SHOULD BUILD OUR OWN 

• WE GOT IN THERE AND GRABBED THE EQUIPMENT ASAP – NO MESSIN 

• NEW PLANT TO OPEN NEXT WEEK – KIND TRADESMEN, CHARITIES WHO HELPED MAKE IT HAPPEN – YOU ALL KNOW WHO YOU ARE, WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL 

• FACILITY MEANS WE WILL NOW BE ABLE TO DELIVER OXYGEN TO COVID-19 PATIENTS – WE DON’T NEED TO RELY ON OTHERS – WE’RE A STRONG, INDEPENDENT WOMAN ISLAND 

• TRIBUTE TO ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE CRACKING ON AS NORMAL 

• LOOKING AT EVERYTHING ACHIEVED SO FAR – IT’S FIRST CLASS

ON TO ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM (THE PROM)

• WORK WILL CONTINUE ON THE 4TH MAY 

• TAKEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO TWEAK THE PLANS

• SO WE CAN BE FINISHED BEFORE EASTER NEXT YEAR 

• CONFIDENT WE AND OUR CONTRACTORS CAN SMASH IT 

• PLANS WILL BE RELEASED SOON

THANKS TO ALL STAFF AND EVERYONE ELSE – RAYMONDO

HOWIE – PLEASE PASS ON MY PERSONAL THANKS TO COLLEAGUES TOO RAY

QUESTIONS 

• CONSTITUTIONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH UK – CHANNEL ISLANDS ARE IN THE SAME BOAT, IF THERE IS ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP THE UK WE WILL OF COURSE BE A GOOD NEIGHBOUR. WE CHAT ABOUT BREXIT TOO 

• “THE B WORD HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE C WORD, I HOPE THERE ISN’T A D WORD”

• PROM – NEW PLANS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN A FEW WEEKS 

• UK DOI WORKERS / CONTRACTORS – WERE ALREADY HERE BEFORE BORDERS CLOSED 

• ON CREATING A NEW FACILITY FOR CANCER TREATMENTS – NEW BEDS AND OXYGEN HAVE BEEN THE PRIORITY BUT THIS IS A FAST MOVING PROCESS

• ON TESTING TRAVELLERS WHEN THE BORDERS OPEN – WE DON’T KNOW PRECISE PROCEDURES YET, WORTH THINKING ABOUT HOW TRAVEL CHANGED AS A RESULT OF 911

• ON EXPANDING CANCER TREATMENTS – THERE ARE ALWAYS GOING TO BE CERTAIN CANCER TREATMENTS WE CAN’T OFFER BECAUSE OF OUR SIZE. WE NEED TO LEAN ON UK EXPERTISE 

• WE’LL ALWAYS NEED TO SEND PEOPLE AWAY TO THE LIKES OF CLATTERBRIDGE SO THEY CAN RECEIVE THE BEST SPECIALIST EXPERTISE 

• PROM SPEND WON’T CHANGE BUT WE’LL PICK UP THE SLACK 

• HOWIE – BIT DRAINED FROM A 5 HOUR COMIN MEETING 

• “RAY, GET YOUR STEPS IN” (HE WAS POPULAR TONIGHT)

• TAX DISCS ARE STILL BEING PROCESSED 

• DRIVING EXAMS NOT HAPPENING 

• VEHICLE TESTING MOVING FORWARD 

• WE NEED TO ACCELERATE CAPITAL PROJECTS TO GET THE ECONOMY MOVING – WE’LL MAXIMISE LOCAL SPEND WHERE WE CAN 

• NO DOI STAFF BEEN FURLOUGHED  – PEOPLE ARE DOING DIFFERENT JOBS. 

• PAUL – HI RAY – ARE YOU GONNA SHUT DOWN THE PROM TO GET THINGS MOVING MORE QUICKLY? RAY –  CONSIDERING ONE WAY. 

• PAUL PUSHED FOR SOME CLARITY ON OG PROM COMPLETION SCHEDULE – ORIGINALLY IT WAS MEANT TO BE AUGUST 2021 – NOW WE’RE LOOKING AT EASTER 2021

• ON COMPLETING PROJECTS ON BUDGET – WE KNOW THERE WILL BE CHANGES IN THE INDUSTRY, WE’LL USE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RE ENERGISE 

• CAPITAL PROJECTS HELP THE MANX ECONOMY – MULTIPLIER EFFECT

• PEEL MARINA DREDGING? – YES THE LADS ARE CRACKING ON WITH THAT 

SHOUTOUTS

• HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY COLONEL TOM MOORE

  • ST NINIANS SENT HIM A NICE MANX FLAG BIRTHDAY CARD – WE RECKON IT’S THE BEST ONE HE’LL GET 

• ELLA QUAYLE – 16 – FROM DOUGLAS – RAISED THREE GRAND FROM SHAVING HER HEAD

• RECENTLY RELEASED MANX REPATRIATED RESIDENTS – WE KNOW IT WAS TOUGH – THANK YOU