By Plenary Sessions: Mart Võrklaev
Total Sessions: 23
Fully Profiled: 23
2025-09-18
15th Estonian Parliament, 6th sitting, plenary session.
The social policy agenda focuses on enhancing the transparency and security of the financial sector. This is achieved by supporting stricter regulation of credit unions and savings associations to safeguard depositors against financial loss. Additionally, cultural symbolism is emphasized through the issuance of a specially designed Sipsik coin, which serves to connect generations and honor children's literature.
2025-09-11
15th Riigikogu, 6th plenary sitting
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2025-09-09
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session.
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2025-06-18
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
S2’s main social focus is supporting people with special needs, allocating 8 million euros to them for the purchase of assistive devices and covering transportation costs. The objective is to take a needs-based approach to people, ensuring mobility options regardless of car ownership.
2025-06-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The only social issue addressed is the kindergarten fee, where he defends the current charge in Rae municipality (€132.90) against political scaremongering and false claims. The focus is on the accessibility of services and proper pricing at the local level.
2025-05-20
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
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2025-05-15
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The primary social topic is the inefficiency of education funding, specifically concerning the budget for Estonian-language education and the persistent issue of teachers' salaries, which is frequently brought up in connection with last year's strike. The societal focus is currently directed at understanding how poor financial planning impacts crucial public services.
2025-05-06
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
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2025-04-22
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
In the social sector, the speaker values culture and sports, noting that these areas have received significant additional funds through tax increases (excise and gambling tax). The primary social focus is the question of the efficiency of financing the Cultural Endowment, rather than the substance of social policy itself.
2025-04-10
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The text mentions social issues (namely, large families and people with disabilities) exclusively within the context of tax concessions, stressing that the omission of these specific exceptions was not part of the proposal submitted by the Chancellor of Justice pursuant to Article 142 of the Constitution. The stance taken is thus procedural and neutral, thereby avoiding any substantive political position regarding tax relief for these groups.
2025-04-09
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
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2025-04-08
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
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2025-03-10
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
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2025-02-18
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
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2025-02-12
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The primary social issue is community safety and security, which is linked to dangerous pets and irresponsible owner behavior. The focus is on protecting the victims and resolving long-standing community problems that have persisted for decades.
2024-12-10
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The main social issue is equality and fairness in taxation. He/She sharply criticizes the situation where car collectors or owners of hobby vehicles receive a tax concession, while rural pensioners who drive infrequently are still required to pay the tax. This inequality is, in his/her view, completely unjustifiable.
2024-11-20
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
In the social sphere, the discussion touches upon guaranteeing social benefits for business account holders, which was the original objective of the Ministry of Culture's proposal. The speaker's priority, however, remained focused on protecting tax revenue and ensuring that business accounts would not be used to replace standard employment contracts.
2024-11-13
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session.
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2024-11-06
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
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2024-10-16
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
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2024-10-08
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
Among social topics, teachers are indirectly mentioned as beneficiaries of the tax reform, emphasizing their economic situation and the growth of their income. Other broad social issues are not addressed.
2024-09-24
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary sitting
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2024-09-18
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th sitting, plenary session
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