The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Kurunegala· 5 May 2026 ·Oral question: Oral Question Q.6: Speaker's Personal Staff, Vehicles and Official Residence

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Dayasiri Jayasekara questioned the allocation of a Ministerial Official Residence to the Speaker’s Private Secretary, citing a Public Administration Ministry advertisement regarding remaining residences for retail leasing. He referred to the Minister of Finance’s stated position that public resources should not be used unnecessarily and asked why such a residence had been granted in this case.

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¶ 01 Please wait, Hon. Speaker. The Ministry of Public Administration has advertised the rest for even retail leasing. I have the document. My question is this: Our Minister of Finance has said we do not want anything the people do not have. Leaving aside the Speaker’s matter — why has a Ministerial Official Residence been given to the Speaker’s Private Secretary?

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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 5 May 2026 ·No. 23546 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 May 2026. No. 23546. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/19741