2026-02-05 / Second Reading Debate: Institute of Real Estate Professionals Bill, Container Depot Operators Licensing Bill, and Licensing of Shipping Agents Amendment Bill - Member Contributions
Hon. Eranga Gunasekara
2026-02-05
## Summary Deputy Minister Eranga Gunasekara criticized Opposition members for deviating from the subject matter of the Bills under debate, arguing that their contributions were irrelevant to the three pieces of legislation before the House. The Deputy Minister's remarks were procedural in nature, calling attention to what he characterized as a failure by the Opposition to engage with the actual legislative business of the day.
Madam Deputy Chairperson, during today’s debate on important Bills, Members of the Opposition have set those Bills aside and are speaking on matters of their own making, unrelated to the three Bills before us...