Hon. Ravi Karunanayake,— To ask the Minister of Energy ,—(1)

(a) Will he inform this House of the —

(i) date the Ceylon Electricity Board was incorporated;

(ii) total capital invested by the government in the CEB; and

(iii) total amount of short-term and long-term loans provided to CEB, separately;

(b) Will he also inform this House —

(i) of the number of permanent and casual employees working at CEB separately;

(ii) of the total monthly cost of salaries, overtime, professional allowances, bonuses, transport costs and any other emoluments paid to staff from January to December 2024 separately;

(iii) whether the CEB pays the PAYE tax for its staff; and

(iv) if not, of the date on which  it ceased paying the PAYE tax?

(c) If not, why?