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Hansard 29 Nov 2013 LAPORAN PERSIDANGAN MESYUARAT KEDUA PENGGAL PERTAMA DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PULAU PINANG YANG KETIGA BELAS Tarikh : 29 NOVEMBER 2013 (JUMAAT) Masa :9.30 Pagi Tempat : Dewan Undangan Negeri Lebuh Light, George Town Pulau Pinang. _________________________________________________________________________ HADIR Bil. Nama Ahli Kawasan/Jawatan 1. Y.A.B. Lim Guan Eng Ketua Menteri / Air Putih 2. YB. Dato' Law Choo Kiang Yang di-Pertua Dewan Undangan Negeri 3. YB. Dato' Haji Mohd Rashid Bin Hasnon Timbalan Ketua Menteri I/ Pantai Jerejak 4. YB. Prof. Dr. P. Ramasamy A/L Palanisamy Timbalan Ketua Menteri II/Perai 5. YB. Chow Kon Yeow Padang Kota 6. YB. Dato' Haji Abdul Malik Bin Abul Kassim Batu Maung 7. YB. Chong Eng Padang Lalang 8. YB. Lim Hock Seng Bagan Jermal 9. YB. Law Heng Kiang Batu Lancang 10. YB. Phee Boon Poh Sungai Puyu 11. YB. Jagdeep Singh Deo A/L Karpal Singh Datok Keramat 12. YB. Dr. Afif Bin Bahardin Seberang Jaya 13. YB. Maktar Bin Haji Shapee Timbalan Yang di-Pertua Dewan Undangan Negeri/Sungai Bakap 14. YB. Wong Hon Wai Air Itam 15. YB. Ong Kok Fooi Berapit 16. YB. Dr. Norlela Binti Ariffin Penanti 17. YB. Dato' Haji Mohd. Salleh Bin Man Permatang Pasir 1 Bil. Nama Ahli Kawasan/Jawatan 18. YB. Tanasekharan A/L Autherapady Bagan Dalam 19. YB. Yeoh Soon Hin Paya Terubong 20. YB. Teh Yee Cheu Tanjong Bunga 21. YB. Sanisvara Nethaji Rayer A/L Rajaji Seri Delima 22. YB. Ong Chin Wen Bukit Tengah 23. YB. Lau Keng Ee Pengkalan Kota 24. YB. Cheah Kah Peng Kebun Bunga 25. YB. Lim Siew Khim Sungai Pinang 26. YB. Teh Lai Heng KOMTAR 27. YB. Yap Soo Huey Pulau Tikus 28. YB. Soon Lip Chee Jawi 29. YB. Lee Khai Loon Machang Bubuk 30. YB. Dr. T. Jayabalan A/L A. Thambyappa Batu Uban 31. YB. Dato’ Hajah Jahara Bt. Hamid Telok Ayer Tawar 32. YB. Sr. Haji Muhamad Farid bin Haji Saad Pulau Betong 33. YB. Dato’ Haji Roslan Bin Saidin Pinang Tunggal 34. YB. Dato’ Mahmud Bin Zakaria Sungai Acheh 35. YB. Mohd Zain Bin Ahmad Penaga 36. YB. Omar Bin Haji Abd Hamid Permatang Berangan 37. YB. Muhamad Yusoff Bin Mohd Noor Sungai Dua 38. YB. Nordin Bin Ahmad Bayan Lepas 39. YB. Datuk Shah Headan Bin Ayoob Hussain Shah Telok Bahang 40. YB. Haji Shariful Azhar Bin Othman Bertam AHLI-AHLI YANG HADIR MENGIKUT BAHAGIAN I BAB 3 PERKARA 6A PERLEMBAGAAN NEGERI PULAU PINANG. Bil. Nama Jawatan 1. YB. Dato’ Haji Farizan Bin Darus Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri 2. YB. Dato’ Faiza Bt. Zulkifli Penasihat Undang–Undang Negeri 3. YB. Dato’ Haji Mokhtar Bin Mohd Jait Pegawai Kewangan Negeri TURUT HADIR Cik Maheswari a/p Malayandy - Setiausaha Dewan Undangan Negeri 2 Dewan mula bersidang pada jam 9.30 pagi. Setiausaha: Yang Berhormat Yang di-Pertua Dewan Undangan Negeri. Yang di-Pertua Dewan Undangan Negeri: Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat bacaan Doa. Ahli Kawasan Permatang Pasir (YB. Dato' Haji Mohd. Salleh Bin Man): Membaca Doa. Setiausaha: Pengumuman oleh Yang Berhormat Yang di-Pertua Dewan Undangan Negeri. Yang di-Pertua Dewan Undangan Negeri: Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat sebagaimana yang sedia maklum bahawa bekas Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri iaitu Allahyarham Dato' Haji Zain Bin Haji Omar telah meninggal dunia pada 27 Oktober 2013. Allahyarham telah berkhidmat sebagai Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri kawasan Telok Kumbar mulai 22 April 1982 hingga 5 April 1995. Oleh itu para hadirin saya pohon bagi yang beragama Islam membaca surah Al- Fatihah dan untuk yang bukan beragama Islam, bertafakur selama satu minit. Para hadirin diminta berdiri. Para hadirin diminta duduk. Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat, Tuan Yang Terutama Yang di-Pertua Negeri telah menetapkan hari ini iaitu 29 November 2013 sebagai hari permulaan Mesyuarat Kedua Penggal Pertama Dewan Undangan Negeri Ketiga Belas melalui perisytiharan bertarikh 4 Oktober 2013 yang diwartakan pada 10 Oktober 2013. Pada sesi ini kita akan menimbangkan 72 soalan lisan, 513 soalan bertulis, dua (2) Rang Undang-undang dan tiga (3) Usul. Mesyuarat akan bersidang sehingga semua urusan mesyuarat selesai. Untuk makluman Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat, Risalah Bilangan 16 Tahun 2013 telah diubah kepada usul seperti edaran yang diletakkan di atas meja. Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat, saya juga mohon kerjasama agar Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat dapat menumpukan penuh perhatian dalam Sesi Persidangan pada kali ini. Sesi Persidangan pada kali ini penting kerana Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat akan diminta untuk memberi cadangan apa-apa peraturan yang terdapat dalam peraturan Majlis Mesyuarat Dewan Undangan Negeri Pulau Pinang untuk dibuat pindaan kepada Setiausaha Dewan selepas Sesi Persidangan ini selesai. Pada sidang kali ini juga Dewan menyediakan perkhidmatan WiFi percuma kepada semua Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat dan hadirin sekalian. Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat dan para hadirin sekalian diminta juga supaya mematuhi peraturan iaitu kawasan larangan merokok perkarangan Dewan ini, harap kerjasama daripada semua Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat dan para hadirin. Sekian. 3 Setiausaha: Pembentangan Risalah. Y.A.B. Ketua Menteri: Yang Berhormat Yang di-Pertua Dewan Undangan Negeri, saya mohon membentangkan di atas meja Dewan, Risalah bilangan 1 hingga 15 tahun 2013 seperti yang tersenarai dalam susunan urusan mesyuarat. Bajet Negeri Pulau Pinang Tahun 2014 Anggaran Hasil Bil. 1 Tahun 2013 - dan Perbelanjaan. Bajet Negeri Pulau Pinang Tahun 2014 Anggaran Bil. 2 Tahun 2013 - Perbelanjaan Pembangunan. Bajet Negeri Pulau Pinang Tahun 2014 Perjanjian Bil. 3 Tahun 2013 - Program dan Senarai Perjawatan. Bil. 4 Tahun 2013 - Penyata Kewangan Negeri Pulau Pinang Tahun 2012. Kertas Status 1 Tahun 2013 Elaun dan Keistimewaan Bil. 5 Tahun 2013 - Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri. Laporan Ketua Audit Negara Bil. 6 Tahun 2013 - Penyata Kewangan Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang Tahun 2012. Aktiviti Jabatan/Agensi Dan Pengurusan Syarikat - Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang Tahun 2012 (Siri. 1 dan Siri. 2). Penyata Kewangan Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang Bil. 7 Tahun 2013 - Tahun 2012. Penyata Kewangan Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai Bil. 8 Tahun 2013 - Tahun 2012. Penyata Kewangan Perbadanan Perpustakaan Awam Bil. 9 Tahun 2013 - Pulau Pinang Tahun 2012. Penyata Kewangan Lembaga Muzium Negeri Pulau Bil. 10 Tahun 2013 - Pinang Tahun 2012. Penyata Kewangan Kumpulan Wang Amanah Sekolah Bil. 11 Tahun 2013 - Penang Free Tahun 2012. Penyata Kewangan Tabung Biasiswa Negeri Pulau Bil. 12 Tahun 2013 - Pinang Bagi Tahun Berakhir 31 Disember 2012. Penyata Kewangan Tabung Biasiswa Kecil Negeri Pulau Bil. 13 Tahun 2013 - Pinang bagi Tahun Berakhir 31 Disember 2012. 4 - Penyata Kewangan Perbadanan Pembangunan Pulau Bil. 14 Tahun 2013 Pinang Tahun 2012. Bil. 15 Tahun 2013 - Penyata Kewangan Perbadanan Bukit Bendera Pulau Pinang Tahun 2012. Setiausaha: Soalan-soalan. Yang di-Pertua Dewan Undangan Negeri: Soalan Lisan. Ahli Kawasan KOMTAR (YB. Teh Lai Heng): Yang Berhormat Dato' Speaker, soalan saya nombor 1. (a) Sila nyatakan jumlah perbelanjaan yang ditanggung untuk kerja-kerja tindakan selepas kes keruntuhan sebahagian struktur bangunan menara UMNO berlaku. (b) Pihak manakah yang menanggung kesemua kos perbelanjaan tersebut. Ahli Kawasan Padang Kota (YB. Chow Kon Yeow): Terima kasih YB. Dato' Speaker dan terima kasih YB. KOMTAR. Kerajaan Negeri telah menubuhkan Suruhanjaya Siasatan Kegagalan Struktur-struktur tertentu yang telah diperkenankan oleh Tuan Yang Terutama Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Pulau Pinang untuk menjalankan siasatan ke atas dua insiden yang berlaku baru-baru ini iaitu keruntuhan lightning arrester pole dan RC Fixture Wall di Menara UMNO Jalan Macalister serta insiden keruntuhan ramp Jambatan Kedua Pulau Pinang. Suruhanjaya Siasatan diketuai oleh YBhg. Dato' Yeoh Yen Pow sebagai Pengerusi Suruhanjaya Siasatan Ahli-ahli lain dalam Suruhanjaya ialah Prof. Ir. Roslan Bin Hashim dan YBhg. Dato' Dr. Oii Sek Siew. Suruhanjaya telah memulakan siasatan pada 11 Oktober 2013 di Mahkamah Teknologi Kompleks Mahkamah Tinggi Pulau Pinang dan orang ramai yang mempunyai maklumat berkenaan kedua kejadian ini diminta memberi keterangan memandangkan Suruhanjaya masih menjalankan kerja-kerja siasatan pihak Kerajaan Negeri akan menunggu perakuan daripada Suruhanjaya ini dan akan menentukan tindakan susulan atas isu-isu yang dibangkitkan oleh Yang Berhormat. Sekian. Ahli Kawasan Permatang Pasir (YB. Dato' Haji Mohd. Salleh Bin Man): YB. Dato' Speaker saya ada sedikit soalan. Berkenaan apa yang terjadi berkaitan dengan keruntuhan sebahagian daripada struktur bangunan Menara UMNO yang kita sedia maklum walaupun siasatan sedang dijalankan tetapi apa yang didapati sehingga kini, apabila saya nak hak mohon jawapan bahawa bila berlaku runtuhan struktur ini mengakibatkan beberapa perkara yang menimbulkan permasalahan khususnya di bangunan tersebut di Pejabat Majlis Agama Islam Pulau Pinang yang 5 didapati berlakunya kebocoran bila berlakunya hujan lebat ini memang sehingga pejabat saya sendiri pun kena menyediakan empat (4) timba sebab bocor dan mengakibatkan lantai-lantai sudah berlaku kerosakan. Jadi selain daripada siasatan perlu juga kepada penyelenggaraan. Ini satu (1) perkara yang saya rasa dan kita telah pun kita buat aduan dan telah pun dibuat siasatan berlakunya kebocoran tersebut jadi sekarang ini musim hujan kita rasa takut akan berlaku lagi insiden-insiden yang tidak diingini. Yang di-Pertua Dewan Undangan Negeri: Permatang Pasir soalannya. Ahli Kawasan Permatang Pasir (YB. Dato' Haji Mohd. Salleh Bin Man): Soalannya dan bilakah dari segi penyelenggaraan untuk menampung berkaitan dengan kebocoran yang berlaku. Ahli Kawasan Padang Kota (YB. Chow Kon Yeow): Perkara ini adalah di antara penyewa ataupun pemilik bangunan. Dalam kes ini Majlis
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