The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka on behalf of the Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna

¶ 01 asked the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation:

¶ 02 (a) Will he state— (i) the number of Livestock Development Instructors of the Animal Production and Health Department available in each district, separately; (ii) whether contract workers also conduct artificial insemination on cattle, in addition to the Instructors; (iii) the breakdown of such workers, according to districts; and (iv) the basis on which payments are made to their contract workers?

¶ 03 (b) Will he also state— (i) whether a fee is charged for artificial insemination; (ii) the fee per artificial insemination; (iii) the fee charged per artificial insemination by an instructor and a contract worker, separately; (iv) if both the above-mentioned fees are the same, whether it does not amount to an anomaly; (v) whether the same fee is charged at the second and the third artificial inseminations; (vi) if so, whether it is not an injustice; (vii) the productivity ratio of artificial insemination, as a percentage; (viii) whether fees have to be paid to Veterinary Officers/Livestock Development Instructors visiting farms to treat diseases of animals such as cattle, goats and pigs; and (ix) if so, whether respective fees need not be stated in receipts as for travelling, medicines etc.?

¶ 04 (c) If not, why?