Topic
Corruption & Governance Reform
2,708 speeches · 349 speakers
Party share
By the speaker's party · counts only, no scoring. "Unattributed" = speeches not resolved to an MP.
Most active on this topic
| # | Member | Speeches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hon. Bimal Rathnayake, M.P. JJB | 91 |
| 2 | Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney at Law, M.P. SJB | 86 |
| 3 | Hon. Mujibur Rahman, M.P. SJB | 80 |
| 4 | Hon. Ajith P. Perera, M.P. SJB | 70 |
| 5 | Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri, M.P. SJB | 68 |
| 6 | Hon. Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, M.P. JJB | 68 |
| 7 | Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna, M.P. Independent Group 17 - Jaffna | 67 |
| 8 | Hon. Sajith Premadasa, M.P. SJB | 65 |
| 9 | Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake, M.P. NDF | 64 |
| 10 | Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe, M.P. JJB | 64 |
Speeches
2,708 on this topic- 24 November 2025 The Hon. Mayilvaganam Jegatheeswaran JJB AI summary Hon. Mayilvaganam Jegatheeswaran supported the budget allocations for transport, highways, ports, civil aviation, and housing, citing ongoing rural road rehabilitation in the Northern Province, including Rs. 2,200 million for Mannar and additional allocations for rural roads. He said reduced political interference and prevention of commission-taking had generated savings that would be redirected to road projects, and noted planned SLTB staff appointments and rehabilitation of bus stands and railway stations under the Clean Sri Lanka programme. He also referred to Northern resettlement housing allocations targeting 2,445 houses with basic facilities, and requested additional support for housing construction in Jaffna islet areas due to higher transport costs for materials. Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage: Transport, Highways, Ports, Civil Aviation, Urban Development, Construction and Housing Read →
- 24 November 2025 The Hon. Chithral Fernando, Attorney-at-Law SJB AI summary Chithral Fernando raised concerns about irregularities in a bidding process involving six bids, alleging that some bidders may have conflicts of interest. He urged the Minister not to treat the matter lightly and to address the potential conflict in the procurement process. Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage: Transport, Highways, Ports, Civil Aviation, Urban Development, Construction and Housing Read →
- 24 November 2025 The Hon. Chithral Fernando, Attorney-at-Law SJB AI summary Hon. Chithral Fernando raised concerns over SriLankan Airlines’ reported Rs. 7.59 billion loss despite a Rs. 20 billion allocation, the absence of a CEO for eight months, and alleged conflicts of interest involving Board members linked to Hayleys. He urged action on union allegations of malpractice and inefficiency, and proposed expanding profitable areas such as Ground Handling and SriLankan Catering before considering privatization. He also called for improved pay, promotions, and examinations for Sub-Station Masters, noting low allowances and outdated service conditions. He further sought clarification on Colombo traffic congestion plans, including whether the Government will pursue LRT or BRT under the CoMTrans-related planning framework and referenced a 2018 LRT feasibility report. Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage: Transport, Highways, Ports, Civil Aviation, Urban Development, Construction and Housing Read →
- 24 November 2025 The Hon. Chathura Galappaththi SJB AI summary Hon. Chathura Galappaththi criticized the Government’s handling of Right to Information requests, arguing that details previously disclosed about officials in the President’s Media Division are now being withheld on national security grounds. He urged the Minister to intervene directly and instruct officials to provide the requested information, including through simple administrative steps, stating that such action would better serve the public. Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage: Transport, Highways, Ports, Civil Aviation, Urban Development, Construction and Housing Read →
- 24 November 2025 The Hon. Chathura Galappaththi SJB AI summary Hon. Chathura Galappaththi urged the Transport Ministry and Department of Railways to cooperate with the RDMNS.LK mobile app, a non-profit, crowdsourced service widely used by train passengers, tourists, and even railway staff for real-time train information. He said the group needs official notifications on timetable changes, special trains, and cancellations, and noted that an agreement was reportedly executed on 9 June 2024 but has not been implemented. He alleged obstruction by unions and ticket-related interests, and questioned why Sri Lanka Railways denied the existence of the agreement in an RTI response despite documents being available. Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage: Transport, Highways, Ports, Civil Aviation, Urban Development, Construction and Housing Read →
- 24 November 2025 The Hon. Kaveenthiran Kodeeswaran ITAK AI summary Hon. Kaveenthiran Kodeeswaran welcomed allocations and administrative improvements in the transport, highways, ports, civil aviation, urban development and housing sectors, while urging priority action for Ampara District infrastructure needs. He requested rehabilitation of about 72 km of rural roads, a 7–8 km drainage system for flood-affected Alayadivembu, and urgent repairs to the dilapidated Keethanki bridge, which he said isolates large numbers of residents during rains. He also proposed revisiting a Batticaloa–Pottuvil railway link, restoring at least the 5.15 a.m. Rajarata Rajini train service from Vavuniya to Colombo, and addressing sewage and flooding problems affecting condominium housing schemes in Kalmunai through the Clean Sri Lanka programme. Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage: Transport, Highways, Ports, Civil Aviation, Urban Development, Construction and Housing Read →
- 24 November 2025 The Hon. Mano Ganesan SJB AI summary Mano Ganesan clarified that he was not proposing the installation of a new lift, but the outsourcing of lift maintenance to another institution. He argued that outsourcing would improve protection, oversight, and accountability, particularly in response to concerns about vandalism, theft, and corruption, and urged the Minister to consider it as a practical solution. Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage: Transport, Highways, Ports, Civil Aviation, Urban Development, Construction and Housing Read →
- 24 November 2025 The Hon. Gnanamuththu Srineshan ITAK AI summary Gnanamuththu Srineshan stated that, following the Minister’s reference to an incident in Batticaloa, he made inquiries as a Batticaloa District Member. He reported that the relevant local authorities had not been informed about the matter, implying a concern over communication or procedural lapses. Ministerial Statement and Procedural Matters on Archaeology Read →
- 22 November 2025 The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna Independent Group 17 - Jaffna AI summary Hon. Ramanathan Archchuna raised several alleged corruption issues in Northern health institutions, including hospital accounts and procurement irregularities, and asked the Minister to act on documents previously submitted. He urged attention to shortages in staff, beds, infrastructure and equipment, particularly in Northern and Eastern hospitals, and called for national digital health replication, clearer planning for hospital upgrades, and action on eye health, indigenous medicine graduates and homoeopathy regulation. He also recounted the unresolved disappearance of his father after wartime medical transfer in 2009 and sought truth regarding his fate, while asking that his own service-related disciplinary issues not be politicised. He further questioned whether anti-corruption action under “Clean Sri Lanka” had addressed Northern cases and raised concerns about doctors’ vehicle permits and retention. Debate: Committee Stage - Heads of Expenditure 111, 210, 211, 220 and 308 (Health and Mass Media) Read →
- 22 November 2025 The Hon. Hector Appuhamy SJB AI summary Hon. Hector Appuhamy supported plans to upgrade Puttalam Hospital but urged the Health Minister to address drug shortages, staffing and equipment gaps, corruption, and implementation of COPE/COPA recommendations, particularly regarding vacancies, lack of data collection, emergency procurement practices, and audit failures at the NMRA. He questioned delays and irregularities in the e-NMRA system, registration delays, missing essential medicines, insulin shortages, and alleged continuing influence by former officials, while calling for stronger scrutiny of procurement networks and support for local manufacturers. On mass media, he urged action against abusive social media activity and proposed a regulatory framework, informed by Australia’s approach, to restrict or manage social media use by children under 16 while preserving educational access. Debate: Committee Stage - Heads of Expenditure 111, 210, 211, 220 and 308 (Health and Mass Media) Read →
- 22 November 2025 The Hon. Ajith P. Perera SJB AI summary Ajith P. Perera defended the 19th Amendment and the Right to Information Act as key good governance reforms, arguing that they reduced opportunities for corruption by compelling disclosure in the State sector. He criticized the failure of several high offices, apart from the Prime Minister, to provide requested information on private staff, allowances, salaries and vehicles, and called on the Government to strengthen rather than undermine the RTI Commission. He also urged priority for upgrading the Panadura Base Hospital and requested the restoration of the Ayurvedic Shasthriya Examination to provide recognized qualifications for traditional practitioners. Debate: Committee Stage - Heads of Expenditure 111, 210, 211, 220 and 308 (Health and Mass Media) Read →
- 22 November 2025 The Hon. Mujibur Rahuman SJB AI summary Mujibur Rahuman criticised the Government for failing to deliver on its promise to introduce a new Constitution and alternative policies. He argued that the Government is instead continuing Ranil Wickremesinghe’s economic policy, following the Rajapaksas’ political practices, and adopting previously used political tactics. Debate: Committee Stage - Heads of Expenditure 111, 210, 211, 220 and 308 (Health and Mass Media) Read →
- 22 November 2025 The Hon. Ajith P. Perera SJB AI summary Ajith P. Perera reminded the Government of its earlier undertaking to introduce a new Constitution. The remark appears to question the status or progress of that promised constitutional reform. Debate: Committee Stage - Heads of Expenditure 111, 210, 211, 220 and 308 (Health and Mass Media) Read →
- 22 November 2025 The Hon. Mujibur Rahuman SJB AI summary Hon. Mujibur Rahuman argued that the promised “system change” has not materialized and that existing practices, including police communications and media reporting, continue as under previous governments. He criticized media outlets for merely repeating statements by the Police Media Spokesman without verification, particularly in cases involving deaths and alleged associations. He urged the Minister of Mass Media to establish a new media culture and said the Government has a responsibility to implement the alternative political, social, and media reforms it promised. Debate: Committee Stage - Heads of Expenditure 111, 210, 211, 220 and 308 (Health and Mass Media) Read →
- 22 November 2025 The Hon. G.G. Ponnambalam ACTC AI summary Hon. G.G. Ponnambalam argued that the Central Government has unlawfully taken over provincial hospitals without the required constitutional upgrades, undermining devolution in health and weakening provincial governance. He said provincial hospitals, particularly in the Northern and Eastern Provinces, are being deprived of infrastructure funding, staffing approvals, and capital allocations, creating pressure for central takeover while not guaranteeing improvement. Citing Jaffna Teaching Hospital, Trincomalee DGH, Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi, and Mannar, he contended that institutions serving Tamil communities face systemic underinvestment regardless of administrative control. He called attention to inadequate provincial health financing, exclusion from national and donor-funded projects, and stalled promised developments, arguing that equitable investment rather than centralization is required. Debate: Committee Stage - Heads of Expenditure 111, 210, 211, 220 and 308 (Health and Mass Media) Read →
- 22 November 2025 The Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna SJB AI summary Hon. Rohini Kumari Wijerathna criticized state media institutions and social media actors for alleged unethical and abusive political attacks, including against opposition figures and young women entering politics, and raised concern over unpaid EPF/ETF and gratuity obligations at state institutions such as National Television and plantation companies, calling for Labour Ministry intervention and a payment mechanism. She then highlighted issues in the Health Ministry, including doctor migration, alleged political interference in specialist placements, unabsorbed medical graduates, and 1,323 allied health vacancies, urging recruitment of medical laboratory scientists and physiotherapists. She disputed Government claims on medicine availability, stating that around 25 per cent of essential medicines were out of stock, including dialysis supplies, insulin, and medicines for non-communicable diseases, and tabled related documents. Debate: Committee Stage - Heads of Expenditure 111, 210, 211, 220 and 308 (Health and Mass Media) Read →
- 22 November 2025 The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law SJB AI summary Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara raised an urgent concern that Sri Lanka would be left without an Auditor General following the retirement of the former Auditor General, failed appointments and rejection of an acting extension by the Constitutional Council, and alleged political interference in the appointment process. He then questioned the Health Ministry over the handling of adverse reactions and deaths linked to intravenous immunoglobulin, citing recall notices, SAFRESC decisions, and correspondence instructing withdrawal of the product due to quality defects. He alleged that recommended testing through WHO-prequalified laboratories was not carried out, that the product was later allowed back into use based on an Indian report, and demanded accountability from the NMRA and relevant health authorities. Debate: Committee Stage - Heads of Expenditure 111, 210, 211, 220 and 308 (Health and Mass Media) Read →
- 22 November 2025 The Hon. (Prof.) Sena Nanayakkara JJB AI summary Hon. (Prof.) Sena Nanayakkara argued that Sri Lanka’s State media institutions, including SLBC, SLRC, ITN, Lake House and related bodies, have declined over recent decades and require systematic rebuilding rather than immediate transformation after only eight months of the new Government. He said the Budget allocates funds to strengthen capacity, media education, literacy, research, training, publications and foreign scholarships, including about Rs. 100 million for selected institutions. He also called for an ethical, truthful and balanced media culture, while stating that the Government would not impose undue restrictions on media freedom. Debate: Committee Stage - Heads of Expenditure 111, 210, 211, 220 and 308 (Health and Mass Media) Read →
- 22 November 2025 Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardana SJB AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardana called for journalists to be granted professional status, including proper salary scales and a pension scheme. He questioned the practice of excluding media from coverage of suspects being brought to Sri Lanka while the Police live-streamed the event, and asked the Minister of Public Security to address what he described as inconsistent police conduct regarding media coverage of criminal suspects. Debate: Committee Stage - Heads of Expenditure 111, 210, 211, 220 and 308 (Health and Mass Media) Read →
- 22 November 2025 The Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage - Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment JJB AI summary Minister Upali Pannilage tabled a written response on staffing and disciplinary matters in Samurdhi-related offices in Vavuniya, giving approved cadre, in-position numbers and vacancies for the District Secretariat and divisional offices. He stated that recruitment to fill vacancies has been referred to the Committee on Public Service Staff Review at the Prime Minister’s Office and will proceed after approval, and that transfers may be granted according to service needs and officers’ requests. He also reported that, since the Department of Samurdhi Development was established in 2014, recruitment had occurred only in 2017 through a competitive examination. On alleged misuse of funds and fraudulent withdrawals linked to community-based banks, he tabled details of charge sheets, pending appeals, and ongoing or planned inquiries against named officers. Oral Questions: Second Round (Q.1116/2025, Q.1180/2025, Q.1316/2025, Q.1429/2025) Read →