Sorry, I -- yeah, I have questions. Sorry, I just wasn't looking at that. And, yeah, sorry, my apologies. My next question is around the inspection services. So I note that that's a pretty stagnant item for the last couple years or last year unpredicted. Is there where the boiler inspections lie? Thank you.
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Diane Archie Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. Yes, I hope you're not sure. Just kidding. Yes, that is where this area lies. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Katrina Nokleby Great Slave
Thank you, Madam Chair. So it's come to my attention -- I'm going to be very specific here on an issue -- that, you know, this at times that people are paying their boiler fee, their registration fee, and yet they're not really getting inspected and then, you know, for the first time they've been inspected in a few years but, really, there's no -- there's not really any need for that. And given that the sense that they already have to have their servicing done every year, it does really come across to my constituents as a cash grab almost, especially the years where they don't show up to even look at the boiler. So my question is there an opportunity to change this type of inspection to where rather than having people come out and take a look or not even and then charge people, have them submitting their service records instead so that every year they get their boiler serviced they submit that record to the GNWT instead of having someone come out and try to coordinate all these visits and people feeling that they're not really getting any value for this registration slash inspection for their boiler? Thank you.
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Diane Archie Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, this is -- this is something that we'd have to look at to see if it fits within the program. I really respect the Member's, you know, bringing forward some of these ideas and that is something we can look at as well. Thank you.
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Katrina Nokleby Great Slave
Thank you, Madam Chair. And, yeah, I have been going about that one through the red tape working group but maybe I'll just come directly to this Minister and update her on what my specific instance is.
I'm just looking at enterprise information management. It's up about $400,000. And my understanding, is that a software program that's used by the department? Maybe I could get a bit more information as to why we've seen a bit of a jump there. Thank you.
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Diane Archie Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm going to ask Ms. St. Denis to speak to the line item. Thank you.
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St. Denis
Thank you, Madam Chair. The term "enterprise information management" is actually the unit that does DIIMS, which is the storage of data and also the warehousing of data by the GNWT. So the particular item that she's talking about was some unbudgeted contracts that were required for processing of those documents around Fort Simpson related to damage to the flood. So it was an unexpected item. And then we did see an increase of some funding around software licenses related to maintenance on records management. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Katrina Nokleby Great Slave
Thank you, I appreciate that. I got time for one more probably here. Just curious around air marine and safety. How -- maybe I don't know if I can ask this here but -- no, I probably can't. So answer my own question; I was going to ask about the airport upgrade. That's somewhere else.
Fuel services, can the Minister speak to whether or not we're going to see a potential supplementary coming later? Is this $1.8 million stable given the sort of fluctuation and cost of living and supply chain issues that we're seeing currently. Thank you.
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Lee
Thank you, Madam Chair. So the fuel services line within the programs and services. Again, the fuel service division is actually an operating revolving fund. So what you see here is actually the amortization for the fuel service assets as they are a revolving fund that does not have the ability to own capital. So in terms of a supplementary for the air lift, there would be discussion on potential requests if there is that need to go to the revolving fund itself in order to ensure that it does not result in increased -- additional increased costs because of that matter. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you. Are there any other questions from Members? Member for Yellowknife North.
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Rylund Johnson Yellowknife North
Thank you. You know, I think we started the DIIMS project about a decade ago. Can I just confirm if everybody is now on DIIMS? Thank you.
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Diane Archie Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, we have almost everybody. We're not quite there yet. We still have colleagues and friends over at Education, Culture and Employment as well as Health and Social Services. So I mean, we are getting there. We are working in different parts. We've been piloting a little part of one of the departments in health to see how that works. But, I mean, that is the intent to get everybody into one system and I thank the Member for, you know, his question because I think that's important information to get out there. Thank you.
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Rylund Johnson Yellowknife North
Yeah, thank you. Can we perhaps -- well, can we get an update when we think we can get ECE and health on DIIMS? And I think perhaps if I -- my understanding of the situation is that there's parts of them that will probably never get on DIIMS. You know, health is going out to get brand new health records software that I think is 10 million plus dollars, and ECE has been trying to get student records software that -- it's not that much, but it's millions of dollars as well. They just have unique records that, you know, need their own software that's not DIIMS. But the rest of the kind of operational parts of the department probably can get on is why I think they got blocked is my understanding. So a) can someone just confirm that's kind of why those departments are last; and b) when we actually think they'll get on DIIMS? Thank you.
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