By Months: Mario Kadastik
Total Months: 17
Fully Profiled: 17
10.2025
4 Speeches
The legislative focus is on telecommunications regulation, specifically the draft bill aimed at accelerating number portability, which mandates assigning tasks to the government for the purpose of finding viable solutions. The speaker’s role, as a representative of the steering committee, involves monitoring the proceedings, analyzing potential issues, and ensuring the adoption of consensus-based decisions.
09.2025
22 Speeches
The legislative focus is on the work of the Economic Affairs Committee and the rejection of two draft bills (the expansion of insurance for electric scooters and trailers) during the first reading. He is opposed to these bills and emphasizes the need to review the regulation of electric scooters more broadly, including the registration of privately owned scooters.
06.2025
8 Speeches
The main priorities are the swift adoption of the draft Competition Act to put an end to EU fines, and the optimization of planning and permitting processes to reduce bureaucracy. [The entity] actively supports the legislative amendments initiated by the government aimed at accelerating investments and energy development by redistributing the workload among the various planning stages.
05.2025
27 Speeches
The primary legislative priority is the amendment to the Electricity Market Act (Bill 556), aimed at introducing fixed connection fees, reducing bureaucracy, and enhancing the security of supply through the integration of dispatchable capacities. It supports concluding the bill and moving it to the final vote, and is also addressing the transposition of EU directives (e.g., SAF and the Clean Industry Directive).
04.2025
44 Speeches
The legislative focus is on energy sector regulations, particularly Draft Acts 555 (balancing capacities and island operation) and 556 (renewable energy target levels). The speaker serves as a representative of the leading committee, managing amendments, and is a strong supporter of the initiatives, having rejected Isamaa’s proposal concerning the financing of Draft Act 555. He/She also mentions Draft Act 541 (spatial planning) and the ongoing preparation of ENMAK 2035.
03.2025
15 Speeches
His primary legislative activity centers on his work with the Economic Affairs Committee, where he served as the representative of the lead committee on the draft legislation concerning the termination of subsidies for wind farms. On behalf of the Committee, he proposed rejecting the bill during its first reading. Furthermore, he is concerned about the reform of the research agency and the resulting fragmentation in the distribution of grants.
01.2025
6 Speeches
The legislative focus centers on amending the Electricity Market Act to regulate direct power lines and connection fees, and to rectify the subsidy scheme that was declared unconstitutional. The speaker, acting as a representative of the leading committee, is an active supporter and processor of these draft acts (including SE 555), concentrating on ensuring legal clarity and technical feasibility.
12.2024
1 Speeches
The legislative focus centers on the allowances for members of parliament and the management of the Riigikogu's internal budget. The speaker's role is to seek clarification and evaluate the actual impact of the proposed reduction in expense reimbursements on the legislative budget and the renovation fund.
11.2024
3 Speeches
The primary legislative priority is the consideration of Bill 466 (likely related to economic or competition law) by the Economic Affairs Committee, the second reading of which was scheduled for November 20th. The speaker is acting in the capacity of the lead committee, responsible for the preparation of the bill and procedural decisions.
10.2024
2 Speeches
The legislative focus centers on the economic affairs bill, which addresses group exemptions for vertical integration and the raising of turnover thresholds. A significant priority is the legal correctness of the procedure, including seeking the opinion of the Riigikogu Legal Department regarding hybrid solutions established by ministerial regulation.
09.2024
20 Speeches
The main legislative focus is Bill 359 (acceleration of renewable energy deployment), which aims to shorten the licensing procedure and parallelize environmental permit processes. The speaker, acting as the rapporteur for the lead committee, is a strong supporter of the bill and a detailed explainer of the procedure, emphasizing the progress achieved in speeding up the process (e.g., regarding the expert panel issue).
06.2024
7 Speeches
The main legislative priorities include finalizing the second and third readings of key economic and infrastructure legislation (the Road Traffic Act and the Motor Insurance Act). Special emphasis is also placed on deliberating the draft legislation for establishing the foundational framework for nuclear energy, as well as ratifying full membership in CERN.
05.2024
50 Speeches
The main legislative priorities include clarifying the legal framework for e-elections, accelerating the deployment of renewable energy, and transposing the EU Motor Insurance Directive (including the insurance of electric scooters). A strong focus is also placed on initiating a Riigikogu resolution that would grant the government a mandate to prepare for the introduction of nuclear energy and to develop the Nuclear Safety Act.
04.2024
13 Speeches
The legislative focus centers on concluding the second reading of the Economic Affairs Committee's draft legislation (Bill 351 SE concerning the termination of universal service, and Bill 363 SE regarding precious metals). A key priority is the handling of the amendment to the Competition Act (Bill 384 SE), specifically favoring administrative procedure over misdemeanor procedure. The speaker, acting on behalf of the nuclear energy support group, is initiating a bill to establish a legislative framework for the continuation of nuclear energy research.
03.2024
31 Speeches
The main legislative priorities are related to energy and planning. He/She is the rapporteur for the amendments to the Liquid Fuel Act (covering the definition of biofuels and penalty rates) and the amendments to the Planning Act (addressing overriding public interest and the conditions for waiving Strategic Environmental Assessment, or SEA). He/She supports government initiatives that help accelerate the development of renewable energy projects.
02.2024
1 Speeches
The primary legislative priority involves amending the Electricity Market Act regarding the termination of the universal service and preparing the mechanism for establishing a strategic reserve. As a representative of the leading committee, the speaker strongly supports the procedural steps for the bill's further consideration and the completion of its first reading.
01.2024
1 Speeches
The legislative focus centers on the structural reform of science funding, aiming to increase the proportion of long-term projects and core funding. The speaker is acting as the initiator, presenting a proposal to consider maintaining sustainable research projects to prevent the disappearance of established research schools.