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QUESTIONS TO GOVERNMENT The following Oral Questions are to be asked and answered in the Maneaba ni Maungatabu on Tuesday 20 April 2021.

The numbers refer to the Questions as entered in the Order Book.

By Hon.

Terieta Mwemwenikeaki, MP (North Tarawa) OQ12.

E teimatoa ni kakoauaaki bwa e tuai man waaki ana mwakuri te kaboowi are e Rietata ao a rangi ni mwaiti aomata aika a tataningai ongoraeakin aia keiti n te tabo ni boowi aei.
E kona ni kabwarabwara te Tautaeka bwa ai tera ngkai ae e a karika raoi te kanganga aei ao tera ana waaki te Tautaeka n tobwaa te kanganga aei?

Rairana/Translation The High Court is currently not functioning in terms of hearing high court cases while people are still waiting for their high court cases to be heard.

Can the Government kindly explain why this is happening and what is the Government action to address this problem?

Reply by Hon.
Reply by Hon.

Tarakabu Tofinga (Minister of Justice) Te Bowi ae e Rietata e teimatoa n waaki iaon keiti tabeua ngkai bon iai te kamitina ibukin te boowi ae e rietata.

Te Tautaeka e tabe n kawaekoa reken te Tia Moti ae e rietata ae e boou bwa buokan kawaekoan karaoan taian keiti aika iaon Tarawa ma ake i aonnaba.

Rairana/Translation The High Court is still functioning in hearing certain high court cases because there is a Commissioner of the High Court.
Government is trying to get the new Chief Justice soon to speed up the hearing of more cases both in Tarawa and Outer Islands.

By Hon.

Taoaba Kaiea, MP (South Tarawa) OQ5.

E kona te Tautaeka n karekei riki tabeua classrooms ibukin te reirei ae Sunrise Primary School ngkai a bon rangin mwaiti ataein te reirei aio?

Rairana/Translation Could the Government provide extra classrooms for Sunrise Primary School to accommodate the increase in number of its students?

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Alexander Teabo (Minister of Education) Te Tia Babaire, e tauraoi au Botaki ni Mwakuri n rinanoa te bubuti aio.

Rairana/Translation Madame Speaker, my Ministry will consider this request.

By Hon.

England Iuta, MP (Beru) OQ15.

E a maan n tuai man raoiroi te reitaki n te tareboon iaon Beru, e kona te Tautaeka ni kakaea buokan te kanganga aei n te tai ae e waekoa taiaoka?
Rairana/Translation The mobile communications signal has been very poor in Beru for quite some time, can Government expedite ways to remedy this problem urgently?

Reply by Hon.

Tekeeua Tarati (Minister of Information, Communication, Transport and Tourism Development) E tauraoi te Tautaeka n kakaea buokan te kanganga aei n te tai ae e waekoa.

Rairana/Translation Government is ready to find ways to expedite the remedy for this problem.

By Hon.

Taoaba Kaiea, MP (South Tarawa) OQ6.


N na butia te Tautaeka e kona n noora riain karekean te kabomwi nakon ikuakin matan Iareto Kabunare are e a tiku ni mwauku iai ngkai imwiin SPMS?

ana mwakuri kaimoa ngkoa te ni n Rairana/Translation I wish to request Government if it could provide compensation to Mr. Iareto Kabunare a former seaman of SPMS who suffered from eye injury?

Reply by Hon.
Reply by Hon.

Taabeta Amuera Teakai (Minister of Employment and Human Resource) Te Speaker ae ko karineaki, I kaitaua raou n Tia Tei mai Tarawa Teinainano ae karineaki n ana titiraki ao aio ngkanne kaekaakin ana titiraki.

I nanokawaki n taekinna bwa te kabomwi nakon ikuakin matan Iareto Kabunare e aki moa butimwaeaki man ana itera te Tautaeka n te tai aio.

Ni kaineti ma te Tua ibukin 2 te Kaboomwi nakoia Taan Mwakuri ke Compensation Act ao bon taben te Tia mwakuri ma te tia kamwakuri rinanoan aio.
Rairana/Translation Hon.

Speaker I would like to thank the MP from South Tarawa for raising this question however, I regret to inform that this compensation claim was not considered as proper.

In line with the Workmen Compensation Act, the procedure involves both parties the worker and employer to discuss and agree on how to deal with such an issue.

By Hon.

England Iuta MP, (Beru) OQ16.


N te Maneaba ae e nako ao I aki toki n tabeka taekan rootakin mwakoron Beru n te aono ni kaan nakon te matabaiawa i Tebikeriki.

Te kanganga n aron are I taetaekinna bwa e a rin taari ikai ao ni katamneian baika a riki ngkai a bane n rootaki niina ao e a kan mwakoroua te kawai nakon te uaabu.

Bon ti te titiraki ni kan oota bon iai ana kantaninga te Tautaeka ni mwakuria te kanganga aei?
Rairana/Translation I have raised this same issue during the last House on an area seriously affected by sea intrusion close to the boat passage at Tebikeriki.

Present picturesque view of this area is that all the coconut trees are dead and the road will probably be destroyed.

A point to clarify does Government really have plans to salvage this area?
Reply by His Excellency Taneti Maamau (Te Beretitenti) I kukurei n kaongoa te Tia Tei mai Beru bwa bon iai ana kantaninga te Tautaeka n mwakuria te kanganga aio.

Bon iai baenikai ibukin mwaitin bubuti ake a roroko inanon bain te Tautaeka n katoa ririki n ikotaki n kaitaraaki ma mwaitin te mwane n buoka aio.

Rairana/Translation I am pleased to inform the MP from Beru that there is Government’s plan to address this issue.
However, there are delays in addressing it due to limited funds against a large list of requests received on a yearly basis.

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Betero Atanibora, MP (Abaiang) OQ22.

E kona te Tautaeka ni karekea buokan te reirei ae St. Paul i Tuarabu ngkai ti kakoaua a bon rotaki bwaina nako ngkai e a rangi ni maan imwin te tai are e moan bwaibwai iai te Aro ni karokoa e a manga roko iroun te Tautaeka?
Rairana/Translation Could the Government provide proper assistance to St. Paul Primary School in Tuarabu since most of the properties are worn out from the time of the Church’s administration until it is now in the good hands of the Government?

Reply by Hon.

Alexander Teabo (Minister of Education) Te Tia Babaire, e tauraoi au Botaki n Mwakuri n rinanoa te bubutii aio.

Rairana/Translation Madame Speaker, My Ministry will consider this request.

By Hon.

Vincent Tong, MP (Maiana) OQ28.


Inanon ririki aika a nako ao iai aia bubuti Katorika man te kaawa ae Buota ibukin karaoan aia bono.

Te kanganga ngkai bwa titebo ma e a manga marua taekan aia bubuti anne.

E kona te Tautaeka ni kabwarabwara bwa e kanga n riki aio ao tera waekoan karekean buokaia koraki aikai?

Rairana/Translation In previous years there was a request from the Catholics from Buota village for the construction of their seawall.
Unfortunately, it would seem that such request has been misplaced.

Could Government explain how this occurred and how could such villagers be best assisted?

Reply by His Excellency Taneti Maamau (Te Beretitenti) N na karautaeka nakon te Tia Tei ae e karineaki mai Maiana bwa akea ana bubuti te Katorika Buota n tia n roko inanon bain au aobiti ibukin aia bono ae a tangiria.

Ma I kukurei n taekinna bwa e tauraoi au aobiti n buoka te kainnano aio.
4 Rairana/Translation I regret to inform the MP from Maiana that there was no request for a seawall from the Catholic Buota received by my office.

However, I am happy to say that my office is ready to look into this problem.

By Hon.

England Iuta, MP (Beru) OQ18.

E kona te Minita are tabena n iangoa karaoakin ana bwam n ran JSS i Beru n ai aron ake a karaoaki n taian moan rinan reirei?
Rairana/Translation Can the Minister responsible explore the possibility of providing JSS in Beru with a solar water pump system similar to those provided for the primary schools?

Reply by Hon.

Alexander Teabo (Minister of Education) Te Tia Babaire, e tauraoi au Botaki ni Mwakuri n rinanoa te bubutii aio.

Rairana/Translation Madame Speaker, my Ministry will consider this request.

By Hon.

Betero Atanibora, MP (Abaiang) OQ46.


I kona ni butiia te Tautaeka e kona ni karekea ana sublease Abaiang iaon Tarawa ibukin n nen aia mwakete iaon aia karaobwai ni Kiribati ma marin taari n arona nako?

Rairana/Translation Can I request this Government to provide a sublease for my constituency on Tarawa to use for fish market and local produce?

Reply by Hon.
Reply by Hon.

Ruateki Tekaiara (Minister of Environment, Lands and Agricultural Development) I kukurei n taekinna bwa bon iai taabo aika a tia n taketenaki bwa ana tei iai taian mwakete ao aikai ana kona ni kabonganaaki irouia Taan karaobwai ni kabane.

5 Rairana/Translation I am pleased to say that there are sites earmarked for local markets which would serve all local producers.

By Hon.

Taiaki Irata, MP (Onotoa) OQ35.


E a bwaka iaa ngkai taekaia ataein Onotoa ake a tia aroia iaan ana kainibaire te Labour n te kamwakuri itinaniku ao a tuai man reke mwanangaia?

Rairana/Translation What is the update of my constituency on those who have been selected for the Australian and NZ scheme but are still waiting for their turn?

Reply by Hon.
Taabeta Amuera Teakai (Minister of Employment and Human Resource Development) Taekaia ataein Onotoa ake a tia aroia iaan ana kainibaire te Labour n te kamwakuri i tinaniku are a kinaaki n arana ae te “work ready pool” bon tii te arona naba ma taekaia taan kiniuanikai ni kabane ke kaain ni kabane te work ready pool are ngkai a bon bane n tiku n kariaria kainanoaia mai irouia Taan kamwakuri are n te tai aio moa ao e a bon mwaarara man baenikai n kaineti ma kangangan te mwamwananga n irekereke ma te COVID 19, n aron ae ti bon bane n ataia.
Rairana/Translation Update information about Onotoa candidates which also applies to the rest of the candidates in the work ready pool, is that; they are all waiting for employers’ demand which progress remain slow due to the COVID 19 Pandemic travel restrictions as we all know.

By Hon.

Terieta Mwemwenikeaki, MP (North Tarawa) OQ14.

Babaoia aoraki ake a rangi ni kakaiaki ao n tangira kuakuakiia n te Onaoraki i Nawerewere bon taian booti ake a kakaotinakoaki ke aeanaki.
E kona te Botaki ni Mwakuri n Kuakua ni kariaia karekean te mwane ni mwakuri are e na angangan te Kauntira ni katoa ririki are e na tararuaki iroun te MA ma te Clerk ibukin totokoan te kanganga ae iremwen reken baoia aoraki mai Tarawa Ieta?

6 Rairana/Translation Patients who need medical treatment at the main hospital in Nawerewere are usually transported by boats which are hired by the Ministry of Health.
Can the Ministry of Health and Medical services be possibly allocating and sending certain financial provision to the Council every year for referral purposes, which will be managed by the MA and Clerk to address the problem on the delay in transporting patients from North Tarawa?

Reply by Hon.

Dr Tinte Itinteang (Minister of Health and Medical Services) E rabwa te Tia Tei ae e karineaki temanna mai Tarawaieta n ana titiraki ao e kukurei au Tabo ni Mwakuri ni mwakuria te bubuti aio.
Rairana/Translation I thank the Honorable MP from North Tarawa and my Ministry is happy to consider this request.

By Hon.

Ieremia Tabai, MP (Nonouti) OQ23.

Rongorongon te stadium, bon te bwai ae kananokawaki.

E a kaan ngkai teniua te ririki man te tai are e tiainaaki iai te boraraoi ibukin karaoan te stadium ao bon akea te bwai ae e a tia n riki ni karokoa te bong aio.

I kan titiraki bwa tera ae e bure, ae e karika te iremwe ae e abwabwaki aio, ao n ningai ae e na manga moanaki iai te mwakuri?
Rairana/Translation The story of the stadium is a sad one.

It is now close to three years since the agreement was signed for the construction of the stadium and nothing has happened until now.

I want to ask what went wrong, causing such a long delay and when is the project going to start again?

Reply Hon.
Reply Hon.

Martin Moreti (Minister of Women, Youth, Sports and Social Affairs) Te bwai ae e karika te iremwe nakon te stadium aio bon man aki karokoan baika a kainnanoaki ibukin kabwatakin te kateitei ma iroun te Kambwana ae Audie Pacific Engineer ni karokoa te tai aio.

E katautauaki bwa e na manga karaoaki te stadium aio imwiin katokan te boraraoi ma te Kambwana aei.
7 Rairana/Translation The long delay is caused by Audie Pacific Engineer Pte Ltd for not providing Government with the required detailed drawings until to date.

The project will start again after terminating Audie’s contract.

By Hon.

Vincent Tong, MP (Maiana) OQ31.

Ni moan waakin ngkoa te Maneaba aio ao I bubuti katamaroaan te tareboon ao intanete n ikotaki ma kakeaan taian Blackspots iaon Maiana.

E kona te Tautaeka ni kakoaua bwa e a tia ni kaekaaki te bubuti anne?
Rairana/Translation During the initial stages of this Maneaba I requested improvement to telephone and internet services in addition to the eradication of blackspots on Maiana.

Could Government confirm that such request has been addressed?

Reply Hon.

Tekeeua Tarati (Minister of Information, Communication, Transport and Tourism Development) E a tia n waaki mwakurian ana bubuti te Tia Tei are e tabekia n moan waakin boowin te Maneaba aio.
Rairana/Translation Improvement works have commenced to address the issues raised by the MP in the initial stages of this Maneaba meeting.

By Hon.

Tibanga Taratai, MP (Banaba) OQ49.

Inanon boowin te Maneaba ae e nako ao e bubuti Banaba bwa e tuai boo te kabowi ibukin akean ana Court Clerk.

Ana kaeka te Minita n te MOJ ao e taku bwa e na roko ana Court Kiraaka Banaba inanon banen te ririki ae 2020.

Ai Eberi 2021 ao e na roko nakon n ningai ana Court Clerk Banaba?
Rairana/Translation In the last Parliament, Banaba had requested the need for court proceeding but this has never happened due to the absence of Court Clerk.

Minister for MOJ responded at the time that a Clerk would arrive by the end of the year 2020.

It is now April 2021 and the Clerk has still not arrived on the island.

When will Banaba Court Clerk arrive?

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Tarakabu Tofinga (Minister of Justice) I karautaeka n aron te mwarara ma te Court Clerk e a tauraoi n okira Banaba n reken te moan bao.

Rairana/Translation I regret about the delay but the Court Clerk is ready to return on the first available transport to Banaba.

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Terieta Mwemwenikeaki, MP (North Tarawa) OQ13.


A teimatoa n rangi n rootaki n te kainnano kaain Buota ma Abaokoro ao kaain kaawa riki tabeua iaon Tarawa Ieta man kanganga aikai, aki rorokon bao ni mwamwananga ma kaa ni kaako i Buota, ao ai te amburanti man buakakan te buriti are i Buota.

N ningai ae e nang kona te Tautaeka aei ni kibara te kanganga ae e rangi n bubura aei?
Rairana/Translation People on Buota, Abatao and other villages in North Tarawa keep experiencing and facing problems due to the deteriorating condition of the Buota Bridge which prevents public transport, delivery trucks and even the ambulance to reach Buota village.

When will this Government be able to address this problem?

Reply Hon.
Reply Hon.

Willie Tokataake (Minister of Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy) E a tia ni waaki ao ae e bon teimatoa naba mwakurian te katamaroa ke te onobwai nakon te buriiti ibukin kateimatoan matoana ibukin kabonganakina.

Rairana/Translation The repair works to the bridge have commenced and still ongoing to ensure the bridge is durable.

By Hon.

England Iuta MP, (Beru) OQ17.


I kan rimwiin ana bubuti te Kauntira ni Beru ae a tia tabekiarake ibukin bonoakin maeaon te kaawa ae Taboiaki ai moarara riki tabona are mai maiaki, ngkai e a rangi ni kai rotaki n iabutin taari.

E kona te Tautaeka n tii kamataata bwa e a bwaka ia ngkai rinanoan te bubuti aei, taiaoka?
9 Rairana/Translation I am following up on an issue raised by the Beru Island Council regarding the coastal protection of Taboiaki village especially its southern most part that is always affected when there is an unusual rise in the tides.

Can Government kindly elaborate actions being taken to address this issue?.

Reply by His Excellency Taneti Maamau (Te Beretitenti) I karautaeka nakon Tia Tei mai Beru ibukin te iremwe n mwakurian te bubuti aio iaan nooran kanganga ibukin katean te bono n te aono aio.
Rairana/Translation I apologise to the MP from Beru for the delay from my office to address this request due to issues encountered related with the construction of the seawall at the site.

By Hon.

Vincent Tong, MP (Maiana) OQ26.

Ngkai e a tia te katamaroa nakon kawain au abamakoro ae Maiana ao iai ana kantaninga te Tautaeka bwa e na tibwatibwai road signs n aron mwaitin tokin te buti ni ikotaki ma tabeua riki nakon ara Kauntria ibukin kateaakiia n taabo ake a riai?
Rairana/Translation Subsequent to the completion of road rehabilitation on my constituency of Maiana, does Government have any plans to distribute road signs such as speed limits and the like to our Island Council to erect wherever they may be required?

Reply by Hon.
Reply by Hon.

Willie Tokataake (Minister of Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy) I karautaeka nakon te Tia Tei ae e karineaki bwa akea moa ngkai ana babaire au Botaki ni Mwakuri ibukin kateakin kaetieti ke road signs ao tabeu riki ni kaineti ma ana tabeka te Tia Tei rinanon ana titiraki aio.

Rairana/Translation I regret to inform the Honorable Member of Parliament that my Ministry have no plan or support for road signs in line with the Member of Parliament question.

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England Iuta, MP (Beru) OQ20.

N nooran ae iai te kakaokoro n tibwatibwaan taura ake a maiu man korakoran taai ake iaon abamwakoro tabeua ni kabotauaki ma ake a reke irouia kaain Beru bwa e kee riki are iroura.

Ngkana e kakoaua aio te Minita are tabena ao tina butia ngkana e kona ni kaboraoi bwa ake ana reke i Beru ana titebo ma aekakin ao mwaitin ake a reke n abamakoro ake tabeua?
Rairana/Translation There appears to be an uneven distribution on the solar light kits distributed on the other islands compared to Beru.

If the Minister responsible affirms that this is the case, we would then request if Beru can be brought up to par on the number and type of kits provided for on the other islands?

Reply by Hon.
Reply by Hon.

Willie Tokataake (Minister of Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy) Iai te bitaki n te tibwatibwa nakoia aaba tabeua ni ikotaki ma Beru imwiin ribotinan kanganga nakon tabeua taura ao ibukin naba aki taun te mwaiti.

I kukurei ni kaongoa te Maneaba aei bwa iai taura aika a boou ao a tamaroa riki ake ana manga tibwatibwaki inanon te ririki aio.
Rairana/Translation There is a change to the solar light kits distributed to some islands including Beru following issues reported with some solar light kits and the insufficient number.

I am happy to inform this Maneaba that there will be a distribution of new solar lights with better quality organized this year.

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Ieremia Tabai, MP (Nonouti) OQ33.

Teuana ana motinnano te Tautaeka aio bon kabwakaan aia allowance ataei ake iaan nimaua te ririki.
E aki boou aio bwa bon aio naba te motinnano are a taekinna aua ke nimaua te ririki n nako ao e aki koro bukina bwa a taku bwa e tangiraki te kamatebwai imwaain kabwakana.

E kona n tuanga te Maneaba aio bwa e na bwaka n ningai?

Rairana/Translation One promise made by the Government is the payment of child allowance (below 5 year old).

This is not new.

The same promise was made four or five years ago and it was not implemented because they said they need time to study it before payment can be made.
Can Government advise this Maneaba when payment can be made?

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Martin Moreti (Minister of Women, Youth, Sports and Social Affairs) N te tai aei ao e tuai kona ni bwaka te mwane ibukia ataei ake iaan nimaua (5) te ririki ngkai e na karaoaki moa te kamatebwai ao te maroro ae onoti iroun au Botaki ni Mwakuri.
Rairana/Translation At this stage, the payment of allowance for children under five (5) years old will not be paid as a thorough study and consultation on the child allowance will be undertaken by my Ministry.

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Taiaki Irata, MP (Onotoa) OQ34.

Te kainnano iaon Onotoa ibukin anaakin aia takataka ni kaawana aika Aiaki ma Tabuarorae irouia Kaibuke e a manrea.

E kona te Minita are tabena ni manga noora riain anaakin aia takataka?
Rairana/Translation The issue for collecting copra from the villages of Aiaki and Tabuarorae is still experienced from the past up todate.

Could the Minister reconsider the need for collecting copra from each village?

Reply by Hon.

Bootii Nauan (Minister of Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives) E tauraoi au Botaki ni Mwakuri ni kakaea buokan ana kanganga Onotoa n te tai ae e waekoa.

Rairana/Translation My Ministry is ready to assist the issue reported from Onotoa as early as possible.

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