Chris Thomas

That A5 scheme is indeed important and I too hope it can be re-programmed asap.

There is no highways revenue budget for any art on the promenade. Promenade Walkway has been an unimplemented capital scheme.

I answered the question in the terms asked. You really mix things up and then add venom. How much extra will be raised, resident expert, and how does it get frittered away?

Call for evidence this year on approaches and bands I hope.

Most, depending on how you define "spent on roads". There are things like vehicle test centre and quarries also included in the Highways Division budget. In addition there are capital projects for major highways schemes.

There is. Contract with completion date and other conditions. The budget at various points has been published, most recently in submission to Public Accounts Committee at beginning of 2022 and then with Tynwald funding request. The project manager is private sector.

I did not say that. I cited Hansard of what I said above, and simplified it in another comment. Hope that helps?

There is no such project.

What a rant. "The marine works continue to present challenges due to the testing environment .....prior to Christmas, approximately 30% of the scour works were in place. Unfortunately, final completion is likely to be affected by the marine works". That is true. Marine works, especially scour works, continue to present challenges due to the testing environment and these are likely to affect the final completion date. In addition, "in the first weeks following the Christmas shutdown high winds hindered progress with the scour protection works in the river due to the inability to operate the crane". That is also true. The contractors' work seems to have been affected for some days after Christmas because of high winds. Why the vitriol, and what did you want me to say in this short answer?

Thanks for question. Just that Douglas has less non-domestic rateable value than Braddan, contrary to what you suggested. Various policy responses exist.

Thanks very much for penetrating the Tynwald website to find that answer and then presenting it here. Bride non-domestic rateable value arises from extractive industry rating. Perhaps I can help you with any allegedly "duff" information you believe you have from DoI? Your statement is false unfortunately as Treasury is responsible for rateable values, not DoI!

You might be interested in what I actually said in Keys: "The marine works continue to present challenges due to the testing environment and poor recent weather. In the first weeks following the Christmas shutdown high winds hindered progress with the scour protection works in the river due to the inability to operate the crane. Prior to Christmas, approximately 30% of the scour works were in place. Unfortunately, final completion is likely to be affected by the marine works, it seems. I can confirm that the estimated date for completion remains summer 2023, although this date is at risk as indicated clearly in the recent Department of Infrastructure Departmental Plan." "

Positive discussions are taking place.

Braddan Commissioners has more commercial rateable value than Douglas Council I believe. I would post link to written answer to I think Juan Watterson Tynwald written question about this in September 2022, but Tynwald website is proving difficult. Is that fair? Is that rational for making the best use of ratepayers funds? Similar disparities elsewhere. For instance Malew has more much more rateable value than Castletown and each of the Ports, as does Arbory and Rushen. Bride does rather well in the north etc..

You are right. Ronaldsway does not need to have the new scanners. It might though. Consideration underway and decision eventually.

Treasury and DoI authorisation in fact. Why should housing authorities not borrow for housing and other things, although the impact on deficiency payments might be significant at the moment as loan rates float? Braddan facility was approved some time ago.

Enforcement is increasing. Discussions taking place with local authorities about new vans regulations which can be made under existing law, but several did not seem to think it was necessary to have them.

I don’t remember that. Which video? When?

Mr Cobb moved to the Island to take up his new role mid-August, as previously announced and mentioned. Media interaction scheduled for mid-September, including about airport and air services matters.

Thanks for feedback. Your basic point is excellent, if I understand it correctly. That is that our post office is about much more than the social obligations of village post offices. An efficient and reliable postal and logistics service for our Island is paramount, and providing this is by far the largest component of the post office.

Which tracking is that? Perhaps your item(s) were not on the Island, just 'tracked' as on the Island. Please check with the Post Office. Apologies for the inconvenience of the delay, whatever its cause.

Letter stamps are a small proportion of the IOM Post Office business - use has declined hugely. Management has reduced rather than increased. The new arrangements for pay and operations, alongside strategy and investment, seem to be turning operations around for Island postal services and IOM Post Office. In town co-delivery of letters and parcels, and the new automated parcels machine, are surely the major changes at post office this year?

IOM Post Office does not have a monopoly at all for parcels. I am told its ability to compete off Island has also been hindered in the past by political decision not to allow it to operate in certain ways off-Island. John Wright is right. The issue is scale. Social obligations are also very important and are often focus rather than logistics matters.

I will update re timetable, service and much more in the right way. Apologies to everyone affected by the contingency arrangements and their implementation. Thanks so much to bus drivers and management for going the extra mile to make a fresh start.

Congratulations @Stu Peters The Post Office Act is dated. Some of what has been discussed in this thread is dealt with in contracts.