Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake, M.P.

Jathika Jana balawegaya (JJB)· Kurunegala

Profession: Teacher

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Speeches 59 #82 of 225·#37 in party

Attendance 6/8 days present (of recorded)

Speech history

59 speeches

21 October 2025 AI summary Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake raised concerns about overcrowding at Wariyapola Prison, noting that inmate numbers exceed its normal capacity and are causing environmental impacts on a nearby village tank and the Deduru Oya-adjacent water purification plant. He asked whether the Government would prioritize Budget allocations to construct additional buildings and provide necessary facilities within the existing 25-acre prison premises. Oral Question 9: First Prison in Sri Lanka and Prison Conditions InfrastructureJustice & Human RightsPublic Finance Read →
21 October 2025 AI summary Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake raised security concerns regarding the Wariyapola Remand Prison, which is located within a village and receives inmates and visitors from across the North-western Province. He asked the Minister whether steps would be taken to establish at least a police post in the area in response to residents’ requests. Oral Question 9: First Prison in Sri Lanka and Prison Conditions Security & DefenceLaw & Order Read →
21 October 2025 AI summary Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake asked the Minister of Justice and National Integration for detailed information on Sri Lanka’s prison system, including the first prison established, its initial inmate population, the current number and names of prisons, inmate numbers by gender in each prison, and the cell space allocated per inmate. He also requested specific details on the largest prison in the North-western Province, including its capacity and the average daily inmate population in August 2025, and asked for reasons if the information could not be provided. Oral Question 9: First Prison in Sri Lanka and Prison Conditions Parliamentary ProcedureJustice & Human Rights Read →
26 September 2025 AI summary Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake expressed condolences over the deaths of seven monks in the cave collapse at the Naa Uyana Forest Monastery and then addressed COPE’s Fourth Report. He said COPE had examined numerous public institutions under its mandate and found instances of misuse, waste, and political interference by some officials. He alleged past misuse of public funds, land-related corruption, and the Central Bank bond scam, arguing that those who promised accountability had instead enabled corrupt figures to return to power. He maintained that during the past year efforts had been made to protect transparency and fiscal discipline and to avoid bankrupting State institutions. Adjournment Debate: Fourth Report of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) Corruption & Governance ReformPublic Finance Read →
26 September 2025 AI summary Sujeewa Dissanayake formally raised a question in Parliament. No substantive details, policy issue, or proposal were included in the recorded statement. Oral Questions: Department of Irrigation and Community Infrastructure (Q.9/2025) and Education (Q.10/2025) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
21 August 2025 AI summary Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake asked whether the Ministry would implement measures to reduce severe peak-time congestion on the A10 Kandy–Puttalam road through Kurunegala, particularly near Yanthampalawa junction and key institutions. He noted that the town section remains two lanes while other sections are wider, and referred to a stalled proposal to widen the road to six lanes with proper traffic management. Oral Question: Flyovers and Road Tunnels (Q.955/2025) Law & OrderInfrastructure Read →
21 August 2025 AI summary Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake noted that the A6 Ambepussa–Trincomalee road through Kurunegala crosses the railway at several points and that heavy lorry traffic from the North is worsening congestion in the town. He asked whether the Ministry could provide alternative routes, including diversion via the expressway with access near Dambokka, to reduce heavy-vehicle traffic through the Kurunegala town centre. Oral Question: Flyovers and Road Tunnels (Q.955/2025) Infrastructure Read →
5 August 2025 AI summary Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake asked what action the Ministry would take regarding officials still handling Dhamma School and Pirivena-related services after the dissolution of the former State Ministry. He alleged that such officers were obstructing proposed amendments to the Piriven Education Act and sought clarification on the Ministry’s response. Oral Questions: Education, Energy, President's Fund, Western Provincial Council Vehicles, Public Security, Pirivena Education, Hospitals in Matara, Land Settlement, Coastal Patrol, and Marawila Schools Corruption & Governance ReformEducation Read →
5 August 2025 AI summary Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake asked whether ongoing education reforms would extend to Pirivena education by incorporating modern subjects such as data science, computer science, IT, and internet connectivity. He noted that Pirivenas traditionally teach classical subjects including Pali, Sanskrit, and the Tripitaka, and that many monks educated in them later serve abroad as Dhamma propagators. Oral Questions: Education, Energy, President's Fund, Western Provincial Council Vehicles, Public Security, Pirivena Education, Hospitals in Matara, Land Settlement, Coastal Patrol, and Marawila Schools Education Read →
23 July 2025 AI summary Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake raised a supplementary question on delays in tank deepening works in Kurunegala under the “Irrigation Heritage – Our Legacy” initiative, noting the district’s high dependence on tanks and shortage of technical officers. He asked the relevant authorities to state a realistic timeframe for resolving the technical-staff shortage and completing the ongoing works involving Agrarian Service Centres, the Kurunegala District Agrarian Services Office, and the Department of Irrigation, despite the President’s 30 September completion target. Oral Question: Reservoirs and Tank Management (Q.3/2025 – 794/2025) AgricultureInfrastructure Read →
23 July 2025 AI summary Asked whether the Ministry is aware of public complaints that an afforestation planting scheme linked to SARP tank restoration in the Galgamuwa electorate has failed and misled residents. He requested to know whether any financial audit or inquiry has been conducted into losses arising from the project. Oral Question: Reservoirs and Tank Management (Q.3/2025 – 794/2025) AgriculturePublic FinanceEnvironment Read →
23 July 2025 AI summary Asked the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation for detailed data on Sri Lanka’s reservoirs, large tanks and small tanks, including district-level figures for Kurunegala and annual restoration numbers over the past ten years. He also sought information on the restoration projects used, with specific questions on the SARP irrigation project, including its implementation in Kurunegala, funding sources and allocations, works carried out on tanks, and whether the project is ongoing. Oral Question: Reservoirs and Tank Management (Q.3/2025 – 794/2025) InfrastructureAgriculture Read →
8 July 2025 AI summary Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake asked whether the halted Bamunakotuwa–Katupotha water supply project, drawing from Deduru Oya and intended to address drinking water shortages in Chariyapola, Panduwasnuwara and Hettiyapola, would be restarted. He also requested details on the budgetary allocation, noting reports that around Rs. 8 billion had been planned for the scheme. Oral Question: Drinking Water Supply Projects and Deduru Oya Reservoir (Q. 793/2025) Public FinanceInfrastructure Read →
8 July 2025 AI summary Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake raised a supplementary question on the Deduru Oya right bank canal project in the Polpithigama DS Division. He said residents allege that water connections intended for GNDs 201, 202, 204 and 205 were instead provided to GNDs 333, 334, 335, 344 and 345, possibly due to bias linked to past land disputes, and asked for the total expenditure incurred on the project so far. Oral Question: Drinking Water Supply Projects and Deduru Oya Reservoir (Q. 793/2025) Land & HousingAgriculture Read →
8 July 2025 AI summary Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake asked the Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing for an update on drinking water supply projects initiated alongside the Deduru Oya Reservoir Project in Kurunegala. He requested details on the Grama Niladhari Divisions covered, how many have completed or incomplete works, the obstacles delaying unfinished works, and the expected timeframe for completion. Oral Question: Drinking Water Supply Projects and Deduru Oya Reservoir (Q. 793/2025) Infrastructure Read →
8 July 2025 AI summary Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake formally presented a petition to Parliament on behalf of Mr. E.M.A. Ekanayaka of No. 272/4, Halawatha Road, Chariyapola. No details of the petition’s subject matter were provided in the statement. Petitions Presented by Members Parliamentary Procedure Read →
19 June 2025 AI summary Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake seconded the Motion to debate COPE-related reports, focusing on the Special Audit Report concerning advance payments for the Phase III import of 15,000 dairy cattle and related failures since 2014. He said the project involved major expenditure and advance payments but did not deliver the expected cattle or outcomes, while earlier imports had caused disease outbreaks and losses due to inadequate feasibility and management. He urged modernization of NLDB farms, stronger breeding, nutrition, disease control, vaccination, breeder associations, and incentives for liquid milk consumption, with the goal of achieving milk self-sufficiency by 2030 and preventing future fraud and corruption. Adjournment Debate: Special Audit Report on Advance Payment for Import of 15,000 Dairy Cattle and COPE Report on National Gem and Jewellery Authority AgricultureCorruption & Governance ReformPublic Finance Read →
18 June 2025 AI summary Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake raised a supplementary question on delays in inter-provincial, provincial, and rural bus services where integrated timetables are absent. Citing Route 17 between Panadura and Kandy as an example, he asked what steps the Ministry of Transport would take to reduce excessive travel times and slow operations that inconvenience passengers. Oral Questions: Questions 1–2 (School Projects, Ministers' Answers and Supplementaries) and Q.633/2025 (stood down), Q.636/2025 (Limestone Transport), Q.715/2025 (Kukuleganga Access Road), Q.724/2025 (Suwaseya Ambulance Service), Q.792/2025 (Bus Route Permits), Minuwangoda Shopping Complex, Tea Factories, and Social Media Provisions Public FinanceInfrastructure Read →
18 June 2025 AI summary Sujeewa Dissanayake asked the Minister of Transport what action is being taken to address alleged irregularities and excessive charges in the issuing of route permits by Provincial Road Passenger Transport Authorities. He noted that high costs imposed on bus owners for permits when introducing or replacing buses have reduced the number of new buses entering service. Oral Questions: Questions 1–2 (School Projects, Ministers' Answers and Supplementaries) and Q.633/2025 (stood down), Q.636/2025 (Limestone Transport), Q.715/2025 (Kukuleganga Access Road), Q.724/2025 (Suwaseya Ambulance Service), Q.792/2025 (Bus Route Permits), Minuwangoda Shopping Complex, Tea Factories, and Social Media Provisions InfrastructurePublic Finance Read →
18 June 2025 AI summary Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake asked the Minister of Transport whether bus owners who had surrendered National Transport Commission route permits during the import suspension, after selling unserviceable buses, were later charged outstanding “cart sheet” fees by Provincial Passenger Transport Authorities for the non-operational period when deploying new buses. He argued that such charges are unfair because operators could not purchase replacement buses while imports were suspended, and requested the Government’s proposed solution or reasons if no relief is to be provided. Oral Questions: Questions 1–2 (School Projects, Ministers' Answers and Supplementaries) and Q.633/2025 (stood down), Q.636/2025 (Limestone Transport), Q.715/2025 (Kukuleganga Access Road), Q.724/2025 (Suwaseya Ambulance Service), Q.792/2025 (Bus Route Permits), Minuwangoda Shopping Complex, Tea Factories, and Social Media Provisions InfrastructurePublic Finance Read →