Sitting of Thursday, 20 February 2025
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Order of business
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- 1 Opening Parliament Opening 1 speeches
- 2 Papers Papers Presented 5 speeches
- 3 Petitions Petitions Presented 9 speeches
- 4 Oral question Oral Question: Foreign Employment and Worker Protection (Q.1/2025) 11 speeches
- 5 Oral question Oral Question: Prison Officer Staffing and Overcrowding (Q.2/2025) 20 speeches
- 6 Oral question Oral Question: Hospitals and Health Services in Kalutara District (Q.422/2025) 12 speeches
- 7 Procedural Privilege Question 3 speeches
- 8 Procedural Leader of Opposition Statement on Court Security 2 speeches
- 9 Procedural Government Response on Court Security 1 speeches
- 10 Debate Budget Bill 2025 - Second Reading Debate 84 speeches
- 11 Adjournment Adjournment: Liquor Shop Permits and Licensing 23 speeches
- 12 Oral question Oral Question: Karapitiya Teaching Hospital Staff Matter (Incomplete) 2 speeches
- The Hon. T.K. Jayasundara JJB
AI summary Asked the Minister of Health and Mass Media whether the Ministry accepts that Karapitiya Teaching Hospital has failed to complete the necessary steps for former Medical Laboratory Technologist Kahaduwa Arachchige Nihal to receive his pension, five years after retirement. He sought reasons for not acting on or communicating the Preliminary Inquiry Board report, for withholding retirement documents, and for any subsequent actions taken or not notified to Mr. Nihal. He also requested information on measures to address delays by officials, noting that Mr. Nihal has suffered from Parkinson’s disease since 2020.
- The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip JJB
AI summary The Minister responded to a question regarding the delayed pension of Mr. K.A. Nihal, a former Chief Medical Laboratory Technologist at the National Hospital, Galle. He stated that discrepancies in laboratory store inventories during Mr. Nihal’s period in charge led to an inquiry under Financial Regulation 104(4), begun on 09.09.2024, to determine any recoverable losses before pension action can proceed. The Minister said the preliminary report is not provided to the officer, but final recommendations will be notified in writing, and the committee report is expected in the first quarter of 2025, after which pension processing will be carried out without delay.