Varro Vooglaid
Status: Active
Parliament Seniority: 2 years
Total Speaking Time: 82h 9m
Agenda Items
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Draft law amending the Family Benefits Act and other laws (507 SE) – first reading
2024-10-14 18:1215th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, plenary sitting
Agenda Duration: 24m
Summary
The first item on the agenda concerned the first reading in the Riigikogu (Parliament) of bill 507, the Act amending the Family Benefits Act and other Acts, initiated by the Government of the Republic. The presenter was the Minister of …
Decisions 1
Draft law amending the Child Protection Act and other laws (427 SE) – second reading
2024-10-10 13:01Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fourth sitting, plenary session.
Agenda Duration: 13m
Summary
The central point of the agenda was the discussion of draft law 427 for amending the Child Protection Act and other laws during its second reading. The main objective of the draft is to better ensure the well-being of children …
Decisions 3
Nordica
2024-10-09 16:2115th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, information briefing
Agenda Duration: 2m
Summary
The eighth question of the information session addressed the situation of airline Nordica and management errors associated with it, highlighting parallels with the failure of Estonian Air. Member of the Riigikogu Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart (uIN2fJ9voPY) posed questions to Prime Minister Kaja …
Decisions 1
Phosphorite mining
2024-10-09 16:0915th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, information briefing
Agenda Duration: 5m
Summary
Today's seventh question addressed the potential for phosphate mining in the Aru-Lõuna quarry in Lääne-Virumaa. News on September 26th reported the start of phosphate test drilling, and a larger extraction of up to 25 tons of phosphate is planned for …
Decisions 1
Sending Estonian soldiers to Ukraine
2024-10-09 15:3715th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, information briefing
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
The fourth question to the Riigikogu concerned the possible deployment of Estonian soldiers to Ukraine. The questioner, Rain Epler, pointed out that the discussion primarily involves forms of training and assistance, not the deployment of a direct brigade-sized unit, and …
Decisions 1
Inquiry regarding road construction and four-lane roads (no 408)
2024-10-07 19:3315th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
The Riigikogu discussed Minister of Infrastructure Vladimir Svet’s response to the inquiry presented by Rene Kokk and other Riigikogu members (EKRE) on May 13, 2023, regarding road construction and four-lane roads. Inquirer Rene Kokk emphasized that the topic remains extremely …
Decisions 1
Constitutional analysis in the explanatory notes of bills
2024-09-25 15:4815th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, press briefing
Agenda Duration: 5m
Summary
Today’s fifth question concerned the obligation to perform a constitutionality analysis in the explanatory notes of draft legislation based on the Good Legislation and Normative Technique Rules (HÕNTE). Member of the Riigikogu Varro Vooglaid turned to the Minister of Justice …
Decisions 1
Economic stimulus
2024-09-18 15:1515th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, press briefing
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
The second question concerned economic revitalization and was directed at Prime Minister Kristen Michal. Martin Helme presented a critical stance on the government's economic policy, citing the impact of defense spending and tax hikes, and expressing doubts about the applications …
Decisions 1
Report by the Chancellor of Justice on the compliance of legal instruments with the Constitution and the performance of other duties imposed on the Chancellor of Justice by law.
2024-09-17 13:0415th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
The agenda item presented discussed the Chancellor of Justice’s overview of the compliance of legislative acts with the Constitution, as well as other duties assigned to the Chancellor of Justice by law. The procedure for the parliamentary session was summarized: …
Decisions 1
First Reading of the Draft Resolution of the Riigikogu "On the Development of Measures for Increasing the Birth Rate" (208 OE)
2024-09-16 21:44The 15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting.
Agenda Duration: 1m
Summary
The second item on the agenda at the Riigikogu session concerned the first reading debate of Draft Resolution 208 of the Riigikogu, "On the Development of Measures for Increasing the Birth Rate," submitted by the faction of the Conservative People's …