By Months: Ester Karuse

Total Months: 13

Fully Profiled: 13

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10.2025

4 Speeches

The speaker submitted an interpellation to the Minister of Education and Research on June 17 and recently participated in an education debate in Valga, which was moderated by Urmas Vaino. All the presented speeches originate from a single Riigikogu session held on October 6, indicating the active consideration of the topic in parliament within the framework of the interpellation.
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09.2025

11 Speeches

An active submitter of formal inquiries (May and June), utilizing this mechanism to monitor the government's activities and demand answers. They monitor the progress of these issues, submitting follow-up questions in September regarding topics initiated three months earlier.
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06.2025

13 Speeches

The speaking schedule is packed and focuses on key Riigikogu discussions in mid-June, involving participation in the supplementary budget debates and the submission of multiple interpellations to ministers. Questions were posed to both the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and ministers (the Minister of Education and Research, the Minister of the Interior), demonstrating an active role in exercising oversight.
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05.2025

8 Speeches

The speaker was highly active in the Riigikogu throughout May, submitting several questions to ministers (May 5, May 15) and initiating a specific query to the Minister of Regional Affairs and Agriculture (May 13). He/She also served as the rapporteur for the Foreign Affairs Committee, providing updates on the progress of draft legislation (May 14, May 22). The issue (the lack of bank branches) remains a key focus, which he/she returned to after a week's interval.
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04.2025

6 Speeches

The Speaker was active in April, appearing before the Riigikogu on at least two sitting days (April 9 and April 15). The primary pattern of activity was, as a representative of the Foreign Affairs Committee, introducing the procedure for the draft legislation and answering questions, as well as participating in discussions on the topic of the personalized state.
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03.2025

1 Speeches

The records indicate a single instance of an appearance in the Riigikogu on March 26th, taking the form of a question directed at the rapporteur concerning the government's plans.
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02.2025

1 Speeches

There is too little data.
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01.2025

1 Speeches

Due to the lack of data, it is only possible to identify one occurrence in the Riigikogu on January 22, 2025, which was aimed at expressing a foreign policy position.
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12.2024

2 Speeches

The pattern of activity indicates active participation in parliamentary work in December 2024, repeatedly posing questions to the minister regarding the government overview. The speaker is precise and consistent in submitting their questions at the correct procedural point.
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10.2024

2 Speeches

The member actively participated in the work of the Riigikogu, speaking at least twice during the week (on October 16 and 23) in connection with both supporting a declaration and posing a question to a minister.
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06.2024

5 Speeches

The speaker was active during the plenary sessions of the Riigikogu, making repeated appearances in the first half of June (on June 3rd, 11th, 12th, and 13th). This pattern demonstrates regular participation in debates, delivering political statements, and submitting interpellations.
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02.2024

2 Speeches

The speech was delivered in the Riigikogu during a debate on a matter of significant national importance, which followed the Foreign Minister's report and the address by the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola. Data regarding other patterns of activity or frequency is unavailable.
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01.2024

1 Speeches

The pattern of action is related to the committee’s work, specifically presenting the decisions made by the Foreign Affairs Committee during the Riigikogu session on January 15. The speaker acts as a rapporteur, bringing the consensus decisions of the committees before the plenary for the final vote. This activity is timed according to the legislative procedural deadlines (the deadline for amendments is January 19, the vote is January 24).
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