Hon. Waruna Liyanage, M.P.
Profession: Businessman
Speeches 27 #144 of 225·#35 in party
Attendance 1/8 days present (of recorded)
Top topic Parliamentary Procedure 11 speeches
Last spoke 9 June 2026 in Oral question
Activity by sitting
15 sittings · counts only, no scoring.
Topic focus
AI summary AI-assigned tags, 1–3 per speech. Counts only — not a score.
Speech history
27 speeches- 4 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Waruna Liyanage urged amendments to outdated labour laws, specifically the Factories Ordinance and the Shop and Office Employees Act, and called for stronger enforcement of EPF/ETF obligations, including settlement of arrears in state plantation estates and recruitment of more labour inspectors. He requested permanency and insurance-related relief for provincial and local government workers, improvements to the Agrahara scheme, and vehicle permit relief for entitled retiring public servants. He also raised concerns over reductions to MPs’ insurance and criticized recent local government election law changes, arguing that increased council membership, governance deadlocks, and unequal nomination deposits should be corrected. Appropriation Bill 2025 — Twelfth Allotted Day — Committee Stage EmploymentPublic FinanceLaw & Order Read →
- 1 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Waruna Liyanage raised concerns about water safety, including leptospirosis risks linked to water source areas, and said treatment plants would be needed. He questioned the statement that there is no Phase 2 of the “Visal Ratnapura” water project, noting that coordination meetings had referred to limited works comparable to a second phase. He requested Budget funding to extend the project by about five kilometres to supply the Alapatha Divisional Secretariat Division, which remains without water despite the source being located there and faces recurring landslides. Oral Question: Drinking Water Shortage in Ratnapura District (Q.1/2025) InfrastructurePublic Finance Read →
- 1 March 2025 AI summary Waruna Liyanage asked the Minister about drinking water provision in Ratnapura, noting that while the NWSDB and community schemes serve many families, nearly one million people still lack NWSDB-supplied water and many community projects lack treatment plants. Referring to the Budget allocation of Rs. 2,000 million for the Department of National Community Water Supply and 21 planned new projects, he asked how much funding would be allocated to Ratnapura. Oral Question: Drinking Water Shortage in Ratnapura District (Q.1/2025) Public FinanceInfrastructure Read →
- 1 March 2025 AI summary Waruna Liyanage asked the Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing about the acute shortage of drinking water in several Divisional Secretary’s Divisions in the Ratnapura District, noting related hardships, health problems, and inadequate water supply systems. He requested details on progress under Phase 2 of the Visal Ratnapura Water Supply Project, plans for additional projects in uncovered areas, the number of ongoing community water supply projects in the district, and whether new community water projects will be initiated. Oral Question: Drinking Water Shortage in Ratnapura District (Q.1/2025) Infrastructure Read →
- 21 February 2025 AI summary Waruna Liyanage asked the Government to consider reintroducing and funding the National Insurance Trust Fund’s disaster insurance scheme in the next Budget, noting that it had provided significant relief to disaster-affected people. He suggested that support could be sought through the IMF programme and highlighted the recurring annual flood risk in Rathnapura. Oral Question: Compensation for Natural Disaster Damages (Q. First Round) EnvironmentPublic Finance Read →
- 21 February 2025 AI summary Asked whether the Government will implement a programme in 2025 to provide basic infrastructure, particularly drinking water and roads, in disaster-relocated villages in the Ratnapura District. He noted that although houses have been provided in areas such as Eheliyagoda, Ratnapura, Elapatha and Pelmadulla, inadequate facilities are discouraging beneficiaries from settling there. Oral Question: Compensation for Natural Disaster Damages (Q. First Round) InfrastructureLand & Housing Read →
- 21 February 2025 AI summary Asked the Minister of Defence to provide district-wise annual figures from 2017 onward on compensation paid and outstanding for deaths, property damage, and business losses caused by natural disasters. He queried whether the disaster insurance scheme under the National Insurance Trust Fund and Circular No. 03/2016 is recognized as relief for victims, and raised concerns that Circular No. 01/2020 requiring proof of land ownership for compensation above Rs. 10,000 has prevented many families from receiving payments. He also asked whether daily allocations for dry rations and cooked food and the assessment values under the 09.09.2020 circular would be increased to reflect current needs. Oral Question: Compensation for Natural Disaster Damages (Q. First Round) EnvironmentPublic Finance Read →