Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi,—To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation,— (1)
(a) Will he inform this House —
(i) of the volumes of c...
(i) of the volumes of chicken produced in Sri Lanka from the year 2010 up to now, separately in respect of each year;
(ii) whether chicken was exported during the period concerned;
(iii) if so, of the quantities, separately in respect of each year;
(iv) whether chicken was imported during the period concerned;
(v) if so, of the quantities, separately in respect of each year; and
(vi) of the measures that will be taken to improve the chicken industry in Sri Lanka?
(b) If not, why?
Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi,—To ask the Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education,— (1)
(a) Will she inform this House of the —
...
(i) number of national schools in Sri Lanka;
(ii) names of those schools;
(iii) schools out of the schools referred to above, to which principals who have completed specified qualifications have been appointed and of those schools to which such principals have not been appointed, separately; and
(iv) measures that will be taken in the circumstances to solve the problem of lack of qualified principals despite the increase in the number of national schools?
(i) of the method...
(i) of the methodology adopted in granting the lands belonging to Sri Lanka Mahaweli Authority for large scale projects;
(ii) of the extent of land provided to companies named ‘Dole Lanka’ and ‘Vita Organi’ for banana cultivation in Chandrika Wewa Division of Walawa region, separately; and
(iii) whether he admits the fact that the said lands were not provided following the proper methodology ;
Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi,— To ask the Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development,— (1)
(a) Will he inform this House of —
(i) ...
(i) the number of Dedicated Economic Centers that have been established in Sri Lanka;
(ii) their locations;
(iii) the purpose of establishing such Dedicated Economic Centers; and
(iv) the measures that would be adopted to regularize the business and administrative matters of such centers?
Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi,— To ask the Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation,— (1)
(i) of the number of...
(i) of the number of projects implemented from 2015 up to now in order to minimize the traffic congestion in Colombo and its suburbs;
(ii) of the names of the aforesaid projects;
(iii) of the amount of money spent on each of the projects concerned, separately;
(iv) whether he is aware that the Audit Report has pointed out that the said projects have failed by now, and this has entailed a waste of money;
(v) if so, of the amount of money that has been wasted as is mentioned above; and
(vi) of the further action that will be taken regarding the projects referred to above?
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Hon. Rohana Bandara, — To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation,— (1)
(a) Will he inform this House of the —
(i) purpose of est...
(i) purpose of establishing the Farmers’ Pension Scheme;
(ii) benefits received by farmers from the Farmers’ Pension Scheme at present; and
(iii) measures that would be adopted to further promote the Farmers’ Pension Scheme?
(b) Will he also inform this House of the—
(i) sources that fund the Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board; and
(ii) measures that would be taken to make the Board more efficient?
(c) If not, why?
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(i) amount of the ...
(i) amount of the profit earned/loss incurred by the Paddy Marketing Board, separately in each year from 2015 to date;
(ii) causes for the losses if the Board has incurred losses during the aforesaid period; and
(iii) measures that will be taken to strengthen the Paddy Marketing Board?
(i) paddy harvest in Sri Lanka fro...
(i) paddy harvest in Sri Lanka from the year 2015 to date, separately in respect of each season;
(ii) percentage of paddy purchased by the Paddy Marketing Board from the aforesaid paddy harvest, in respect of each season;
(iii) steps that are taken to control the price of paddy through the Paddy Marketing Board ?
Hon. Rohana Bandara, — To ask the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism,— (1)
(i) number of Sri Lankan missi...
(i) number of Sri Lankan missions established in foreign countries;
(ii) countries where the aforesaid missions have been established;
(iii) number of employees serving in each of the aforesaid missions?
(b) Will he also inform this House of the —
(i) educational qualifications required to join Sri Lanka Foreign Service;
(ii) number of employees currently serving in Sri Lankan missions abroad without satisfying the aforesaid qualifications;
(iii) name, place of work and designation of each of the aforesaid employees separately;
(iv) steps that are being taken to recall the aforesaid employees to Sri Lanka and send suitably qualified employees to serve in Sri Lankan missions abroad?
Hon. Rohana Bandara, —To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation,— (1)
(a) Will he inform this House—
(i) of the date on which the Land Reform Co...
(i) of the date on which the Land Reform Commission was established;
(ii) of the objectives of establishing that Commission;
(iii) whether he is aware that the lands owned by the Land Reform Commission have been fraudulently acquired by various persons /institutes by now; and
(iv) if so, the measures that are taken to protect the lands owned by the said Commission;
Hon. Rohana Bandara,—To ask the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development,— (1)
(i) number of aircraft owned by Sri L...
(i) number of aircraft owned by Sri Lankan Airlines as of today;
(ii) destinations to which the flights are operated at present;
(iii) number of employees who are serving in the aforesaid airline at present; and
(iv) measures that will be taken to further strengthen the airline concerned?
Hon. Rohana Bandara,— To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation,—(1)
(i) of the types of insurance covera...
(i) of the types of insurance coverages offered by the Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board;
(ii) of their names;
(iii) what crops are covered by each of those insurance coverages, separately?
(i) amount of money that the Board has paid for crop damages from 2015 up to now, in respect of each year separately;
(ii) methodology through which the Board receives funds;
(iii) measures that will be taken to strengthen the Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board further?
Hon. Rohana Bandara,— To ask the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development,— (1)
(i) number of delays and cancellatio...
(i) number of delays and cancellations of flights of Sri Lankan Airlines in each of the months from 01.01.2024 up to now, separately;
(ii) cost the organization concerned had to bear additionally because of that; and
(iii) measures that will be taken with regard to the delays and cancellations of flights referred to above?
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Hon. Kins Nelson,—To ask the Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development,— (1)
(a) Will he inform this House of the—
(i) date ...
(i) date on which the President summoned a report concerning the existing paddy stocks;
(ii) institutions / persons who maintain stocks of paddy according to the report referred to above;
(iii) volumes of paddy maintained by each such institution / person separately; and
(iv) measures that have been adopted so far for controlling the price of rice?
86/2024
Hon. Kins Nelson,—To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation,— (1)
(i) annual maize product...
(i) annual maize production of Sri Lanka in each of the years from 2015 up to now separately;
(ii) amount spent in each year on importing maize during the period referred to above if such importation has occurred during such period separately; and
(iii) actions that will be taken to increase the maize production in Sri Lanka?
Hon. Kins Nelson,—To ask the Minister of Health and Mass Media,— (1)
(i) number of state-owned radio stations;
(ii) names of the said radio stations;
(iii) number of employees serving in each of the said radio stations, separately;
(iv) annual profit gained/loss incurred by each radio station in each year since 2015 up to now, separately; and
(v) measures that will be taken to maintain the said radio stations without loss?
Hon. Kins Nelson,—To ask the Minister of Environment,— (1)
(i) number of humans and wild elephants killed due to human-elephant co...
(i) number of humans and wild elephants killed due to human-elephant conflict since 2015 up to now by the year and the wildlife zone separately;
(ii) measures taken to provide a permanent solution to the human-elephant conflict?
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Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam,—To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation,— (1)
(a) Is he aware that —
(i) the grassl...
(i) the grasslands that available for the livestock of about six hundred thousand in number in Keviliyamadu belonging to the Manmunei Southwest Divisional Secretariat Division, Mailaththa Madu belonging to the Koralepattu South Divisional Secretariat Division and Unnichchei belonging to the Manmunai West Divisional Secretariat Division within the Batticaloa District; and
(ii) nevertheless, the grass lands concerned have not been gazetted as “livestock grasslands” so far?
(b) Will he inform this House of the—
(i) reason for the abovementioned grasslands have not been gazetted as “livestock grasslands”; and
(ii) steps that are going to be taken in this regard?
65/2024
Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam,—To ask the Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation,— (1)
(i) whether he is aware that no other step has been taken so far than the laying of the foundation stone pertaining to the construction of the Mandur- Kurumanweli bridge, which is a major bridge that is meant to connect Paduwankarai to Eluwankarai in the Baticaloa district;
(ii) if so, the reasons for not constructing the above-mentioned bridge so far; and
(iii) of the steps that will be taken to construct the said bridge?
(b) Will he also inform this House —
(i) whether he is aware that no step has been taken so far to construct anew the Ambilanthurai, Kurukkal Madam bridge, which is meant to connect South west Manmunai, Manmunai South and Eruwilpattu in the Baticaloa district;
(ii) if so, the reasons for not constructing the above mentioned bridge so far; and
(c) Will he further inform this House —
(i) whether he is aware that no step has been taken so far to construct anew the Thigilivettei–Sandiweli bridge in the Koralepattu South Divisional Secretary’s division and the Punnakkuda–Kaluwankeni bridge in the Eravur Divisional Secretary’s division; and
(ii) if so, the steps that will be taken in that regard?
(d) If not, why?
Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam,— To ask the Minister of Environment,— (2)
(i) illegal mining of Ilmenite is being carried out in the Ko...
(i) illegal mining of Ilmenite is being carried out in the Koralaipattu North, Vakarai Divisional Secretariat Division of the Batticaloa District; and
(ii) the said illegal mining may cause issues relating to the health and the livelihoods of the people living in the area and relating to drinking water in that area?
(b) If so, will he inform this House whether steps will be taken to prohibit the said illegal Ilmenite mining activities in that area?
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