Information session
Session: 15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, press briefing
Date: 2025-09-10 14:58
Participating Politicians:
Total Speeches: 124
Membership: 15
Agenda Duration: 15288h 1m
AI Summaries: 124/124 Speeches (100.0%)
Analysis: Structured Analysis
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Summary
This report compiles an overview of the opening remarks and procedural debates held during the Riigikogu Information Sessions, which took place from January to October (and subsequently from January to February of the following year). The Information Sessions adhered to a strict and repetitive structure, commencing with greetings to the Riigikogu, members of the government, and guests, followed by an attendance check. Attendance was low at most sittings; the number of registered members frequently fluctuated between 9 and 27, while the number of absentees consistently exceeded 70. The sessions were attended by Prime Ministers Kaja Kallas and later Kristen Michal, as well as several other ministers (e.g., Hanno Pevkur, Margus Tsahkna, Kristina Kallas, Lauri Läänemets). The rules governing the Information Session were consistent: each Riigikogu member was entitled to ask one question (2 minutes), followed by an answer (3 minutes), one clarifying question from the questioner, and one additional question from another member. Procedural debates highlighted the need for more precise phrasing of question topics (to avoid the overly general categories of "Varia" [Miscellaneous] or "Politics") and raised concerns regarding the distribution of questions among ministers, as on several occasions all questions were directed solely to the Prime Minister. It was also noted that one Information Session (November 6) was opened in the Võro language.
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The chairman of the Information Hour made several procedural decisions and corrections. For instance, the number of attendees was corrected on March 6th (92 absentees instead of 22), and on April 9th, Riigikogu members were asked to specify the topics of their questions in the future, to avoid vague categories such as "Varia" (Miscellaneous).
The Presiding Officer refused on January 15th to answer Aleksandr Tšaplõgin’s non-procedural question, which concerned the Presiding Officer’s advisor, instead directing the questioner to submit a written appeal.
Most Active Speaker
Aleksandr Tšaplõgin was the most active member of the Riigikogu, intervening with procedural questions while attempting to introduce non-procedural questions (regarding the advisor's activities) and raising the issue of Prime Minister Kristen Michal's apology for insulting a colleague (January 29).
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar greets the members of the Riigikogu and the government, as well as the guests, and announces the commencement of the Question Time on January 17th and the roll call.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Twenty-four members of the Riigikogu have registered their attendance for today's Information Session, while 77 members are absent. Participating from the government are Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Minister of Education and Research Kristina Kallas, and Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur. The procedure for conducting the Information Session dictates that each Riigikogu member may register only one question. Two minutes are provided for posing the question and three minutes for the response. Following the response, the Chair may ask a clarifying question, and one Riigikogu member may pose a supplementary question. Thirteen questions have been registered for today.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar welcomed the Riigikogu and guests, announcing the commencement of the January 24th information hour and noting that government members Kaja Kallas, Kalle Laanet, and Margus Tsahkna were present, before proceeding to the introduction of procedural rules and questions.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar outlined the rules for the information session, announcing that 18 Riigikogu members were present and 83 were absent. He also provided a safety reminder regarding mobile phones and clarified that a Riigikogu member may register to ask only one question. Two minutes are allotted for posing the question and three minutes for the response. Following the response, a clarifying question may be asked, and one member is permitted to ask an additional question. A total of nine questions are on the agenda today.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The Speaker welcomes the esteemed members of the Riigikogu, the Ministers, guests, and observers, announces the commencement of the Information Hour on February 7th, and calls for a roll call.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Twenty-seven Riigikogu members registered for Question Time (74 were absent). Present were Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Minister of Culture Heidy Purga, and Minister of Regional Affairs Madis Kallas. The rules for Question Time stipulate that each member may ask one question (two minutes), with three minutes allocated for the answer. The questioner may ask a clarifying question, and one member may ask a supplementary question.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The Speaker welcomes the Riigikogu, announces the start of the February 14th information hour, and requests a roll call for all attendees.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar welcomed the attendees and the students from Palamuse School who were seated on the balcony. He informed the body that 12 Riigikogu members were present for the information session, with 89 being absent. He then confirmed the rules for the session: each member may ask only one question; the time limit for posing the question is two minutes; the time limit for the answer is three minutes; and after the response, there is an opportunity to ask both a clarifying question and a follow-up question.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
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Deputy Speaker Toomas Kivimägi greeted his colleagues, opened the Riigikogu information session, and first requested a roll call.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
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16 members of the Riigikogu have registered as present, and 85 are absent, so we will now proceed to today's information hour.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar welcomed the members of the Riigikogu and guests, the students of the August Kitzberg Gymnasium who were present on the balcony, and his job shadow, Tannar Tomingas. He also welcomed the government members participating in the information hour and requested an attendance check.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The Chairman, Lauri Hussar, opened the information hour and announced that 9 Riigikogu members were present (22 absent). Participating were Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Minister of Education and Research Kristina Kallas, and Minister of Justice Kalle Laanet. He confirmed that the rules remain the same: each registered member may pose one question (with two minutes allotted for the response), one member may pose a clarifying question, and one may pose a supplementary question. Before the questioning commenced, Kalle Grünthal interjected, noting that he had a question concerning the session procedure.
Kalle Grünthal
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Grünthal noted that about 9 people were present and 22 were absent, and asked whether the composition of the Riigikogu had been reduced in the interim.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar refuted the false claim, clarifying that 9 Riigikogu members were present and 92 were absent, and noted that Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart had her hand raised.
Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart
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Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart notes that at the beginning of the session, school students and members of the government were welcomed, but the members of the Riigikogu were not greeted.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar greets the Riigikogu and all colleagues, expresses his thanks, and truly hopes that they can now proceed to the questions on today's agenda.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Speaker Lauri Hussar greeted all members of the Riigikogu, members of the government, and guests, and announced that the March 13th Information Hour was commencing and that an attendance check would be conducted for all observers, both those in the balconies and those watching via the video screen.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar informed the attendees of the information hour regarding attendance, noting that 19 Riigikogu members were registered and 82 were absent. Participating today are Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Minister of Justice Kalle Laanet, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna. The standard rules were confirmed: each member may ask one question, plus one clarifying question and one additional question. Two minutes are allotted for asking the question and three minutes for the answer.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar welcomes all colleagues and guests of the Riigikogu, announces the commencement of the information hour on March 20th, and first calls for an attendance check.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Speaker Lauri Hussar announced that 12 members of the Riigikogu have registered for the information session, while 89 are absent. Present are Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna, acting in the capacity of Prime Minister, Climate Minister Kristen Michal, and Culture Minister Heidy Purga. It was confirmed that the rules for the information session remain the same as on previous occasions: each member of the Riigikogu may register to ask only one primary question, along with one clarifying question and one supplementary question within that scope. Two minutes are allocated for asking questions and three minutes for providing answers. We shall now proceed to the questions.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar welcomes everyone and announces that we are starting the April 3rd information session, and first asks for an attendance check.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Twenty-four members of the Riigikogu registered for the information hour (77 were absent). Present were Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Minister of the Interior Lauri Läänemets, and Minister of Regional Affairs Madis Kallas. The rules are the same as on previous occasions: each member may ask only one question, plus one clarifying follow-up question may be asked, and one Riigikogu member may ask an additional supplementary question. The time allotted for posing the question is two minutes, and the time for the answer is three minutes.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
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Deputy Speaker Toomas Kivimägi opens the Riigikogu Information Session and first requests a roll call.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
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Toomas Kivimägi announced that 11 Riigikogu members have registered their attendance, noting that members of the 90th government are absent. Today, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Minister of Finance Mart Võrklaev, and Minister of Economic Affairs and Information Technology Tiit Riisalo will be answering questions. Since nine Riigikogu members have submitted questions for the information session, Toomas Kivimägi will grant the opportunity to ask one clarifying question and one additional question during the discussion of each topic.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar welcomes the Riigikogu and guests, announces the start of the April 17 information hour, and first, an attendance check will be conducted.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar outlined the procedure for the information session: 9 Riigikogu members are present (92 are absent), Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna, Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur, and Health Minister Riina Sikkut are representing the government. Each Riigikogu member may ask one question, with two minutes allotted for asking the question and three minutes for the answer. One clarifying question is permitted after the initial question, and one Riigikogu member may ask an additional question.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The Speaker welcomes the Riigikogu and announces that the information session for May 8th is beginning, requesting that a roll call be taken first.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Thirteen registered members of the Riigikogu are participating in the Question Time, and 88 are absent; the members of the government participating today are Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Minister of Social Protection Signe Riisalo, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna; the rules for the Question Time are the same as on previous occasions: each member may ask one question (two minutes allotted), three minutes are allocated for the answer, plus one clarifying question and one additional question; and there are a total of nine questions today.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar welcomed the Riigikogu and guests and announced that the May 15th information session was beginning and a roll call would be conducted.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar informed the attendees of the information session about the number present and the rules. He stated that there are 11 questions scheduled for today, and that Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, along with ministers Hanno Pevkur and Tiit Riisalo, are in attendance. Each Riigikogu member is permitted to ask one question (two minutes allotted for the question, three minutes for the response). The member posing the initial question is granted one follow-up, and then one other Riigikogu member may ask an additional supplementary question, after which the proceedings will continue at a brisk pace.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The Chairman welcomes the Riigikogu and the guests, and announces that the May 29th Information Hour is beginning, and a roll call will be conducted.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Fifteen members of the Riigikogu have registered as present (86 are absent). Participating in the information session are Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Minister of the Interior Lauri Läänemets, and Minister of Finance Mart Võrklaev. A total of 11 questions have been submitted, and the rules are the same as on previous occasions: each questioner may ask one question, with two minutes allotted for asking the question and three minutes for the answer. Following the answer, there is an opportunity for a clarifying question, and one member of the Riigikogu may ask a supplementary question.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Speaker of the Riigikogu Lauri Hussar welcomed all members of the Riigikogu and online viewers, announced the commencement of the June 5th information session, and first requested an attendance check.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Eleven members of the Riigikogu are present for the information session, and 90 are absent. Participating today are Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna, acting in the capacity of the Prime Minister, Minister of Social Protection Signe Riisalo, and Minister of Health Riina Sikkut. The rules are the same as on previous occasions: each member of the Riigikogu may register to ask only one question, and they have two minutes to ask the question and three minutes to receive an answer. Furthermore, that same member of the Riigikogu has the opportunity to ask a clarifying question, and one member of the Riigikogu may ask an additional question. We have a total of seven questions today, and once those are concluded, it will be possible to ask further supplementary questions of all the ministers present here.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar welcomes all members and guests of the Riigikogu, declares the information session of June 12 open, and conducts the attendance check.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar informed the chamber that 13 Riigikogu members are present for the information session, with 88 being absent. Participating in today's information session are Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna, acting in the capacity of Prime Minister, Minister of Education and Research Kristina Kallas, and Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur. The rules for the information session remain the same: each Riigikogu member may pose only one question, with two minutes allocated for asking the question and three minutes for the response. Additionally, there is the option for a supplementary question, and one Riigikogu member may ask a further question within the scope of the initial query.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar welcomed the Riigikogu and those following the proceedings via the screen, announced the commencement of the September 11 information hour, and first requested a roll call.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar welcomed the participants, informed them that 22 Riigikogu members had registered as present and 79 were absent, introduced the rules for the information session, and announced that a total of nine questions would be presented today.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar welcomed the Riigikogu and the viewers, declared the September 18th Information Hour open, and requested a roll call.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar provided information regarding the structure of the information session: 21 members of the Riigikogu have registered their presence (80 people are absent). Participating as members of the government are Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Minister of Social Protection Signe Riisalo, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna. Each Riigikogu member may ask one question, with two minutes allotted for posing the question and three minutes for the answer. Following the initial question, a clarifying question is permitted, as well as one further supplementary question. In total, there are 13 questions scheduled for today.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar begins the September 25th information hour, greets all those present and those following via the screen, and conducts an attendance check.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Taking part in the Riigikogu Q&A session are 19 members of the Riigikogu and members of the government. The same rules apply: each member may ask one question (two minutes for the question, three minutes for the answer). Additionally, there is a clarifying question and one supplementary question. A total of ten questions have been registered, all of which are expected to be addressed.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The Speaker of the Riigikogu welcomes everyone, announces the start of the information hour on October 9th, and first requests that attendance be checked.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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At the start of the information session, 21 members of the Riigikogu are present (80 are absent). Also present are Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur, and Minister of Infrastructure Vladimir Svet. The rules for the information session are the same as on previous occasions: each member of the Riigikogu may register one question, there are two minutes allotted for asking the question and three minutes for the answer. Additionally, one clarifying follow-up question may be asked, and one member of the Riigikogu may ask a further supplementary question within that framework. There are a total of 12 questions today.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar greets the Riigikogu and all observers, announces the start of the information hour for October 16th, and requests a roll call.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Fifteen members of the Riigikogu are present for the information hour hosted by Chairman Lauri Hussar. Participating government members include Lauri Läänemets, who is performing the duties of the Prime Minister, along with Piret Hartman and Riina Sikkut. The rules for the information hour remain the same, and eight questions have been registered.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar greets the esteemed Riigikogu and everyone following us from the session hall balcony or via broadcast, announces the start of the October 23rd information hour, and requests a roll call.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar announced the arrangements for the information hour, noting that 12 Riigikogu members had submitted 12 questions to Prime Minister Kristen Michal. He requested that the questions be distributed among all members of the government, stating that finding answers would otherwise be improbable. He also reminded everyone of the rules: each member is permitted to ask one question, with two minutes allotted for the question, three minutes for the answer, and one clarifying question and one follow-up question permitted within the scope of the original question.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The Speaker, Lauri Hussar, greets the Riigikogu and announces the start of the Võro-language play, requesting a roll call.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar informed today's information hour participants and absentees and reiterated that the rules are the same as before: every member of the Riigikogu may submit one question; questions have two minutes, answers three minutes; one questioner may ask a clarifying question, and one member may ask an additional question, for a total of 12 questions.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The Speaker Lauri Hussar welcomes the Riigikogu and the audience, announces the start of the information hour on November 13, and requests that attendance be taken.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Fourteen Riigikogu members have registered to attend the information hour, and 87 are absent. Today, the government members taking part are Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Minister of Economic Affairs and Industry Erkki Keldo, and Minister of Regional Affairs and Agriculture Piret Hartman. The rules of the information hour are as follows: a Riigikogu member may register to submit only one question; there is two minutes to submit a question, three minutes to answer; the questioner may submit one clarifying question, and one Riigikogu member may also submit an additional question; in total, there are nine questions today.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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In front of the Riigikogu, members of parliament and observers of the information hour will be greeted, and the start of the information hour on November 20 will be announced, starting with an attendance check.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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At the start of the information hour, it is announced that 13 Riigikogu members have registered to be present (88 are absent), and that government members—the Prime Minister Kristen Michal, the Minister of Social Protection Signe Riisalo, and the Minister of Health Riina Sikkut—participate, after which the information hour rules are confirmed: a Riigikogu member may register to ask one question, there are two minutes to ask the question and three minutes to answer, the registered member may ask one clarifying question and one additional question, and today there are a total of 12 questions.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The Speaker Lauri Hussar greets the esteemed members of the Riigikogu and guests and stresses attendance checks before the information hour begins.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Twenty-one Riigikogu members have registered as present; eighty are absent. The following government members are taking part in today’s information briefing: Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Interior Minister Lauri Läänemets, and Finance Minister Jürgen Ligi; the rules of the briefing are the same as on previous occasions: a Riigikogu member may register one question, there are two minutes to pose a question and three minutes to answer; in addition, the registered questioner may ask one clarifying question and one Riigikogu member may pose an additional question; in total we have 11 questions.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The Speaker Lauri Hussar greets esteemed members of the Riigikogu and all observers, and announces that the information hour on 11 December will begin and that attendance will be taken.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar greeted the participants of the information briefing, introduced the rules and the participating government members (21 registered, 80 absent; Interior Minister Lauri Läänemets, acting as prime minister, Justice and Digital Minister Liisa-Ly Pakosta, and Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur) and announced that a total of 12 questions had been registered and that they would get straight to work.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Speaker Lauri Hussar greets the Riigikogu and television viewers, announces the start of the information hour on 18 December, and asks for attendance to be taken.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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During today's information session, 15 Riigikogu members have registered themselves (86 are absent). Present are Interior Minister Lauri Läänemets, who is today also acting as prime minister, Culture Minister Heidy Purga, and Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna, and the rules of the information session are repeated: each member may pose one question for two minutes, with three minutes to answer; in addition, there is the possibility of a clarifying question and one additional question. In total, eight questions have been registered.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The chair, Lauri Hussar, greets the members of the Riigikogu, announces the start of the January 15 information hour, which is the first this year, and asks for a roll call.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The chair, Lauri Hussar, introduced the rules for the information hour, announced the attendance figure (18 registered, 83 absent) and listed the participating government members – Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Minister of Economy and Industry Erkki Keldo, and Minister of Infrastructure Vladimir Svet – and explained the timings for asking questions and for follow-up questions.
Aleksandr Tšaplõgin
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He asks whether the microphone is inside or outside.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The chairman, Lauri Hussar, confirms that the microphone is turned on and asks to proceed.
Aleksandr Tšaplõgin
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He noted that this is not exactly a procedural question, but the Riigikogu's rules do not allow him to publicly pose the question, and he asked you to listen to it and respond.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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He said that he would answer only procedural questions and could not answer non-procedural questions.
Aleksandr Tšaplõgin
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
In the speech it is claimed that the topic concerns your adviser, and Indrek Tarand calls for the closure of all organizations subordinate to the Moscow Patriarchate.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Speaker Lauri Hussar said that the topic related to Aleksandr Chaplygin is not a matter of today’s information-hour rules.
Aleksandr Tšaplõgin
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They ask where they can submit this question.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar said that one may send him a letter or approach him with a question, but that is not the format of today's briefing.
Toomas Kivimägi
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Toomas Kivimägi opens the Riigikogu information session and conducts the attendance check.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
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The organization of the information session was discussed: 20 Riigikogu members registered as present, 81 are absent, the number of questions is 14, and they want to follow the usual procedure — the registrant asks a question, then a clarifying one, and finally another question may come from the chamber; at present Aleksandr Tschaplogin is asking a question to the chair.
Aleksandr Tšaplõgin
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He proposed that the prime minister should apologize in front of a colleague whom he had called a fool, and asked whether this complies with the Riigikogu's Rules of Procedure and Working Order Act.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
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The speaker noted that the exact answer lies with the chair of the session, and stated that the prime minister has publicly apologized and confirmed that the phrase did not touch any member of the Riigikogu, but a certain colleague, most likely Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart, may have felt offended; therefore the apologies have been public and repeated, and it will be seen how the situation develops during the questions.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar greets everyone and announces that at the start of the information session attendance will be taken.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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At today's information briefing, 11 Riigikogu members have registered, and present are government members Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Minister of Justice and Digitalisation Liisa-Ly Pakosta, and Minister of Social Protection Signe Riisalo; the rules are the same as on previous occasions: each Riigikogu member may register one question, there are two minutes to pose the question and three minutes to answer, after the answer it is possible to submit a clarifying question, and one Riigikogu member may submit one additional question; today there are a total of 12 registered questions.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The Speaker, Lauri Hussar, greets the Riigikogu and announces that the information session on February 12 begins, and asks colleagues to check attendance.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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There are 19 Riigikogu members present at the information hour (82 are absent); the rules are the same as in previous sessions: each member may submit one question, two minutes to present it and three minutes to answer, in addition there is a clarifying question and one supplementary question; at 13:45 the chair plans to take a technical pause so that Prime Minister Kristen Michal can prepare for the plenary session starting at 14:00, where the Prime Minister's no-confidence motion will be discussed; if we reach the ninth question posed by Vladimir Arhipov, the technical pause will continue and the Minister of the Interior Lauri Läänemets will answer; Helir-Valdor Seeder – this is not a procedural question – we will go straight to the questions.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The Speaker greets members of the Riigikogu and guests, announces the start of the information hour to be held on February 19, and requests a roll call.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Eighteen Riigikogu members have registered as present (83 are absent), and today’s information-hour participants are Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur, and Finance Minister Jürgen Ligi; the rules are the same as on previous occasions: every Riigikogu member who asks a question may submit one question; there are two minutes to pose the question and three minutes to answer; in addition there is an option for a clarifying question, and one Riigikogu member may also submit an additional question; in total eleven questions have been registered.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The Speaker of the Riigikogu, Lauri Hussar, greets and opens the February 26 information briefing, first asking for a roll call.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chair Lauri Hussar announced that an information hour would take place, at which 15 Riigikogu members are present (86 are absent), and the participants include Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Minister of Education and Science Kristina Kallas, and Minister of Infrastructure Vladimir Svet; the rules were confirmed, according to which a Riigikogu member may submit a two-minute question, there are three minutes to answer, and one clarifying question and one supplementary question are also allowed; today a total of eight questions have been registered.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar announces the start of the information hour on March 12 and asks everyone to take attendance.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chair Lauri Hussar announced from the list of participants of the information session: 25 Riigikogu members who had registered were present, 76 were absent, and he repeated the information-session rules, according to which each registered member may submit only one question, for which two minutes are allotted to pose the question and three minutes to answer; in addition, one clarifying question may be asked to the registered member and one Riigikogu member may pose an additional question within the scope of that question; in total today there are 13 questions.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The Speaker, Lauri Hussar, greeted the Riigikogu and asked that attendance be checked at the start of the information hour.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The chair, Lauri Hussar, announced that in today’s information session 19 Riigikogu members have registered and 82 people are absent. Participants in the information session are members of the Government: Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Minister of Justice and Digital Affairs Liisa-Ly Pakosta, and Minister of Economic Affairs and Industry Erkki Keldo. The rules of the information session are the same as on previous occasions, and a total of 12 questions have been registered.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The Speaker greeted all members of the Riigikogu and observers, announced the start of the information hour on March 26, and requested a roll call.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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At the information session, there were initially 19 Riigikogu members present (82 were absent), but now there are already 20; today's ministers are Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Culture Minister Heidy Purga, and Minister of Economic Affairs and Industry Erkki Keldo; the rules are the same as on previous occasions: each Riigikogu member submits one question, there are two minutes to ask a question and three minutes to answer, additional questions and clarifying questions are allowed, and in total ten questions have been registered.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The Speaker greets the esteemed members of the Riigikogu and all observers, announces the start of the information hour on April 9, and requests attendance verification.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chair Lauri Hussar announced the attendance at the information hour (17 Riigikogu members registered, 84 absent), confirmed the rules (a Riigikogu member may pose only one question; two minutes to ask a question, three minutes to answer; the questioner may ask one clarifying question and one additional question is allowed), and asked that topics be worded more precisely to avoid generic categories such as Miscellaneous or Politics and to obtain more precise answers from ministers; finally Helir-Valdor Seeder asked a question about the procedure for conducting the meeting.
Helir-Valdor Seeder
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Helir-Valdor Seeder notes that the precise wording of a question does not affect the quality of the respondent's answer or its substantive content, and since he plans to ask several questions, 'Varia' is the appropriate label for this set of questions.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The chairperson asks that, going forward, the question and the topic be clarified together with the relevant ministers, because "Varia" is too broad, and otherwise it would be necessary to explain which topic is being discussed, so that everyone has enough time to prepare in advance.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The Speaker of the Riigikogu, Lauri Hussar, greets everyone, announces the start of the information hour on April 16, and asks that, as an introduction, a roll call be conducted.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The chair, Lauri Hussar, informed that 14 Riigikogu members were present and 87 were absent, and in today’s information briefing the following Government members are participating: Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Minister of Education and Science Kristina Kallas, and Minister of Energy and the Environment Andres Sutt, and the rules of the information hour are the same as on previous occasions: a Riigikogu member may submit one question; two minutes are allotted to ask a question and three minutes to answer; the Riigikogu member who asked the question may ask one clarifying question and one supplementary question. In total we have 11 questions registered.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Speaker Lauri Hussar welcomes the esteemed Riigikogu and online viewers, announces the start of the information hour on 23 April, and asks that attendance be taken first.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar informed about the registration of participants for the information briefing: 18 Riigikogu members have registered themselves as present (83 are absent); the ministers taking part in the information briefing are Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Minister of Culture Heidy Purga, and Minister of the Interior Igor Taro, and the rules are the same as on previous occasions — each member may submit one question, it takes two minutes to ask a question and three minutes to answer, in addition it is possible to submit a clarifying question and one additional question, and as of today a total of 14 questions have been registered.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The Speaker of the Riigikogu, Lauri Hussar, greets everyone, announces the start of the May 7 information hour, and asks for attendance to be taken.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chair Lauri Hussar informed attendees about the rules of the information hour, noted that 11 Riigikogu members were present and 90 were absent, greeted the government members who had arrived, and announced that 11 questions had been registered, all of which will be addressed.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Speaker Lauri Hussar welcomed the Riigikogu and the viewers, announced the start of the May 14 Q&A session, and requested a check of attendance.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar announced that 14 Riigikogu members had registered (87 are absent), and that Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Minister of Justice and Digital Affairs Liisa-Ly Pakosta, and Minister of Social Affairs Karmen Joller would be participating in the information hour. He then reiterated the rules for the information hour: each member may register one question, two minutes are allotted for the question, three minutes for the answer, followed by a supplementary question and a clarifying question. A total of 14 questions have been registered for today.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar welcomes the Riigikogu and the guests and announces the start of the information hour. He conducts an attendance check, which began due to a malfunction of Lauri Laats’s voting console, but which later became operational, and the procedure will be repeated.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar announced that 23 Riigikogu members had registered as present, while 78 were absent, and that new voting consoles were expected in the autumn so that sessions could begin without technical glitches; before the session commenced, Mart Helme posed a question regarding the procedure for conducting the sitting.
Martin Helme
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Martin Helme asks a completely procedural question.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The Chairman addresses Martin, apologizes, and asks him for something.
Martin Helme
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He notes that usually there are three ministers present during Question Time, but currently there are only two.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The Chairman, Lauri Hussar, announced the ministers participating in today’s information session—Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur, and Minister of Finance Jürgen Ligi—and confirmed the rules for the session: each Riigikogu member may submit one question (two minutes allotted for the question, three minutes for the response). The Riigikogu member posing the initial question may ask one clarifying follow-up, and one additional member may ask a supplementary question. A total of 13 questions have been registered.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar greets the Riigikogu and the viewers following the proceedings via screens, announces the beginning of the June 4 Information Hour, and first requests that attendance be verified.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Fifteen members of the Riigikogu are present for the Information Hour, and 86 are absent. Participants include Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Minister of Education and Research Kristina Kallas, and Minister of Culture Heidy Purga. The rules for the Information Hour remain the same as on previous occasions: each member may ask one question, with two minutes allotted for asking the question, three minutes for the answer, and the questioning Riigikogu member may ask one clarifying question and one follow-up question.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The Speaker of the Riigikogu, Lauri Hussar, greets the esteemed Riigikogu and all observers, announces the start of the June 11th information hour, and requests a roll call.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Eleven registered members are present at the Riigikogu information session. Participating are Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Minister of Infrastructure Kuldar Leis, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna. The rules are the same as on previous occasions: each Riigikogu member may register one question; two minutes are allotted for posing the question and three minutes for the answer. Furthermore, there is an opportunity to ask a clarifying question and one supplementary question. A total of 11 questions have been registered.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Speaker Lauri Hussar greets the Riigikogu and all viewers, and first requests that we conduct an attendance check.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar announced the participants of the information session (14 present, 87 absent). He stated that the members of the Government of the Republic participating in today’s session are Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Minister of Energy and Environment Andres Sutt, and Minister of the Interior Igor Taro. He also confirmed that the rules remain the same as before: each Riigikogu member may ask one question, with two minutes allocated for posing the question and three minutes for the answer, with the option to ask a clarifying or follow-up question. A total of ten questions have been registered.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The Speaker of the Riigikogu, Lauri Hussar, declared the first information hour of the September 10th session open and announced the roll call.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar provided information regarding the participants and the rules governing the information hour: 20 Riigikogu members have registered as present, while 81 are absent. The government members attending the session are Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Minister of Finance Jürgen Ligi, and Minister of Regional Affairs and Agriculture Hendrik Johannes Terras. He also confirmed that two minutes are allotted for asking a question, three minutes for providing an answer, along with the opportunity to pose a clarifying or supplementary question. A total of 11 questions have been registered.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Speaker Lauri Hussar welcomed the Riigikogu, announced the start of the September 17 Question Time, and called for a roll call.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Speaker Lauri Hussar opened the Riigikogu information session, introducing the attending government members—Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Minister of Education and Research Kristina Kallas, and Minister of Social Affairs Karmen Joller. He also outlined the procedural rules for the participants regarding the submission of the more than eleven registered questions, including the two-minute limit for questions and the three-minute limit for answers.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Seventeen members of the Riigikogu have registered for the Information Hour, and government members Kristen Michal, Kristina Kallas, and Karmen Joller are present. The rules are the same as on previous occasions: each Riigikogu member asking a question may submit one question; two minutes are allotted for posing the question and three minutes for the answer; the questioner is permitted one clarifying question and one follow-up question; and a total of 11 questions have been registered.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar greets the Riigikogu and those following the proceedings via broadcast. He hereby declares the September 24th information hour open and requests a roll call.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar opened the Riigikogu information session, welcoming the government members present—Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Andres Sutt, and Erkki Keldo. He then explained the rules of the session to the participants, noting that two minutes were allocated for asking a question and three minutes for answering, and announced that 11 questions had been registered in total.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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12 members of the Riigikogu are present for the information session (89 are absent). Participating in today's session are Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Minister of Energy and Environment Andres Sutt, and Minister of Economy and Industry Erkki Keldo. The rules for the information session remain the same as on previous occasions: a Riigikogu member may register one question, with two minutes allocated for its presentation and three minutes for the response. The registered questioner is permitted one clarifying follow-up question, and within that structure, one additional Riigikogu member may pose a supplementary question. A total of 11 questions have been registered for today.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar opened the Riigikogu information session on October 8th, greeting both the honorable members and those observing, and subsequently requested that a roll call be conducted to commence the sitting.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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Chairman Lauri Hussar opened the information hour, pointing out the extremely low attendance (17 members of the Riigikogu) and the dominance of Põlva in the government box. He then proceeded to explain in detail the rules for submitting the 13 registered questions, including the two- and three-minute time limits and the restrictions on follow-up questions.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The Riigikogu session began with an official greeting extended both to the esteemed members of the Riigikogu and to all those following today’s information hour, whether from the balconies of the session hall or via broadcast. It was noted in the introduction that this was the regular information hour of October 15th, which officially commences the work of the parliament. Following the introduction and the approval of the agenda, they immediately proceeded to the procedural steps. The presiding officer requested that, as the first order of business, the good colleagues conduct an attendance check to ensure the necessary quorum for the continuation of the session.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
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The Riigikogu information session began with 18 attendees, meaning 83 members were absent. The members of the Government of the Republic who participated in the information session were Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Minister of Culture Heidy Purga, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna. The rules for the information session remain the same as on previous occasions: a Riigikogu member may register one question, with two minutes allotted for presentation and three minutes for the response. Each questioner is entitled to ask one follow-up question, and additionally, one Riigikogu member may pose a supplementary question related to the main topic. A total of nine questions were registered.