Hon. Ravi Karunanayake, M.P.
Profession: Chartered Accountant
Speeches 694 #4 of 225·#1 in party
Attendance 8/8 days present (of recorded)
Top topic Parliamentary Procedure 359 speeches
Last spoke 10 June 2026 in Debate
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114 sittings · counts only, no scoring.
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AI summary AI-assigned tags, 1–3 per speech. Counts only — not a score.
Speech history
694 speeches- 23 January 2025 AI summary Asked whether a bank with 8,500 staff and 658 branches can further expand its branch network while improving automation, noting that international banks often operate with fewer staff per branch. He questioned what measures are being taken to reduce high administrative costs, which he said contribute to higher lending rates for the public. Oral Question No. 3 & 4 – 149/2024 & 176/2024: Bank of Ceylon Financial Status and Performance InfrastructurePublic Finance Read →
- 23 January 2025 AI summary Ravi Karunanayake acknowledged the response given and contrasted deteriorated financial discipline before 2022 with improvements under the new Board and CEO Russel Fonseka appointed in 2022–2023. He asked whether the fall and subsequent recovery in return on equity was accepted, and whether the causes related to administrative costs or staff competencies and efficiency issues. Oral Question No. 3 & 4 – 149/2024 & 176/2024: Bank of Ceylon Financial Status and Performance Public Finance Read →
- 21 January 2025 AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake challenged the Government to clarify its policy on loss-making State-Owned Enterprises in the context of the IMF Agreement. He asked whether entities such as SriLankan Airlines would be commercialized or privatized, or whether the Government would retain them and continue absorbing their losses. Oral Questions (Multiple Questions) Corruption & Governance ReformPublic Finance Read →
- 21 January 2025 AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake questioned the Deputy Minister on the financial turnaround of 90 state entities from a Rs. 820 billion loss in 2022 to a Rs. 784 billion profit in 2023, noting that three cited entities showed a shift from a trillion-rupee loss to about Rs. 200 billion profit. He asked whether this was due to earlier lack of fiscal discipline or the Government taking excessive profits, and, if so, when the promised Rs. 160 reduction in fuel prices would be implemented. Oral Questions (Multiple Questions) Public Finance Read →
- 21 January 2025 AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake stated that information relating to the Ceylon Electricity Board would be sufficient. The remark appears to conclude or limit a request for information to that institution. Oral Questions (Multiple Questions) Infrastructure Read →
- 21 January 2025 AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake informs the Deputy Speaker that he will raise Supplementary Questions after the Questions for Oral Answers are completed. Oral Questions (Multiple Questions) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 21 January 2025 AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake requested information from the Deputy Minister on SriLankan Airlines, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board, and the Ceylon Electricity Board. He asked that the information be tabled and copied to him to enable a fuller discussion. Oral Questions (Multiple Questions) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 21 January 2025 AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake briefly referred to the Leader of the House’s statement about ensuring the provision of information. The intervention appears to seek or acknowledge a commitment that requested information would be made available. Oral Questions (Multiple Questions) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 21 January 2025 AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake requested discussion on several major state-owned and public service institutions: the Ceylon Electricity Board, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, SriLankan Airlines, the Road Development Authority, and the National Water Supply and Drainage Board. The intervention appears to seek parliamentary attention to the performance, management, or policy issues relating to these entities. Oral Questions (Multiple Questions) Public FinanceInfrastructure Read →
- 21 January 2025 AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake raised a procedural concern that when answers to parliamentary questions are merely tabled, Members cannot immediately review them in order to ask informed supplementary questions. He suggested providing copies of such answers in advance to avoid limiting Members’ ability to question the Government effectively. Oral Questions (Multiple Questions) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 21 January 2025 AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake asked the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to provide details on all Government-owned companies, corporations, and commercial establishments currently operating in Sri Lanka. He requested figures on their profits or losses, return on investment over the past 15 years, cumulative financial performance since commencement, and the value of short- and long-term capital and loan investments, or an explanation if the information cannot be provided. Oral Questions (Multiple Questions) Public Finance Read →
- 9 January 2025 AI summary Ravi Karunanayake stated that while he accepts the proposal in principle, reducing the allocation or figure from 12 to 4 represents a two-thirds cut and is unfair. Special Commodity Levy Act: Orders and Related Motions Public Finance Read →
- 9 January 2025 AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake briefly observed that all Members, including the Chief Government Whip, operate under constraints. No specific legislative issue, proposal, or demand was raised in the excerpt. Special Commodity Levy Act: Orders and Related Motions Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 9 January 2025 AI summary Ravi Karunanayake stated that the Chair is responsible for coordinating with parliamentary staff on time management. He suggested that any lost time should either be accommodated or managed within the overall time limits. Special Commodity Levy Act: Orders and Related Motions Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 9 January 2025 AI summary Ravi Karunanayake objected to holding the speaker responsible for delays or overruns, stating that the issue was one of time management. He argued that the burden for managing time should not fall on the individual speaking. Special Commodity Levy Act: Orders and Related Motions Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 9 January 2025 AI summary Ravi Karunanayake objected to being informed at the last moment that his allotted speaking time had been reduced from 12 minutes to four minutes. He requested a justification for the reduction, stating that it unfairly penalized him as a speaker. Special Commodity Levy Act: Orders and Related Motions Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 9 January 2025 AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake briefly stated that the issue under discussion was comparable to the situation regarding palm oil. No specific proposal, question, or policy position was elaborated in the excerpt. Special Commodity Levy Act: Orders and Related Motions Agriculture Read →
- 9 January 2025 AI summary Ravi Karunanayake cautioned that shifting to an ad valorem duty structure could effectively freeze import duties and disadvantage locally produced coconut, palm, and other edible oils. He asked that the issue be addressed, noting that domestic producers continue to face VAT and other levies while imports may benefit from the duty structure, potentially hampering local production. Special Commodity Levy Act: Orders and Related Motions Public FinanceAgriculture Read →
- 9 January 2025 AI summary Ravi Karunanayake briefly sought the Minister’s permission to interrupt during the proceedings. No substantive policy argument, proposal, or question was presented in this intervention. Special Commodity Levy Act: Orders and Related Motions Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 9 January 2025 AI summary Ravi Karunanayake stated that his request was limited to obtaining unemployment data. Oral Questions Employment Read →