The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva
Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva re-tabled the Committee on Public Finance report on outsourcing online visa and passport application services between the consortium and the Department of Immigration and Emigration. He noted that a court case had arisen from the earlier report and that procedural follow-up in the new Parliament had not yet occurred. He said a requested forensic audit by the Auditor-General was believed to be nearing completion and urged Parliament to take necessary action thereafter, including directing the Police and relevant officials to proceed.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, since this has been discussed and the Minister is present, I table again the “Report of the Committee on Public Finance on Outsourcing Online Visa and Passport Application Services between the Consortium and the Department of Immigration and Emigration of Sri Lanka.” We tabled it in the last Parliament and I table it in this one as well. A case was filed based on a COPF report; due to contempt of court risks, the then Chair, Hon. Dr. Harsha de Silva, and Hon. (Dr.) Indrajit Coomaraswamy refrained for months. There is no procedural follow-up yet in this new Parliament. We requested a forensic audit from the Auditor-General; I believe it is near completion. I urge that, once complete, Parliament initiate necessary steps and issue directions to the Police and relevant officials to proceed.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 28 February 2025. No. 1741927369029372. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/26334