Session Profile: Anti Allas
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
2024-10-16
Political Position
The political position focuses on the bottlenecks in social welfare funding, particularly concerning the ability of pensioners to pay for a place in a nursing home. The speaker expresses concern about cases where a pensioner living alone must personally pay extra for their nursing home spot, viewing this as a problem. This stance is geared towards evaluating the effectiveness of the policy (performance-driven).
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Topic Expertise
The speaker demonstrates awareness of the social welfare financing model, which involves cooperation between pension schemes, local government, and the state. This expertise is manifested in the request for specific statistical data (the number of pensioners making supplementary payments) to understand the scope of the problem and the system's deficiencies.
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Rhetorical Style
The rhetorical style is polite and formal, respectfully addressing both the presiding officer and the minister. The speaker employs a direct question format, focusing on obtaining logical and data-based information in order to emphasize a social problem.
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Activity Patterns
Lack of data
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Opposition Stance
The criticism is aimed at a systemic shortfall in social welfare funding, rather than being directed against specific individuals. The speaker calls into question the effectiveness of cooperation between the state and local authorities in ensuring the pensioner's livelihood.
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Collaboration Style
The cooperation style is pragmatic, acknowledging the potential soundness of cooperation between the state and local government, but emphasizing that it does not always work. The presenter engages with the minister in a question-and-answer format to obtain data.
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Regional Focus
The focus is on the national social welfare policy and its impact on individual pensioners. No specific regional or local emphasis has been highlighted, although the role of local municipalities is mentioned.
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Economic Views
Economic perspectives address social justice and the financial well-being of pensioners, stressing that the combined total of the pension and state benefits should be enough to cover the cost of a care home placement. The speaker is concerned about situations where the elderly are forced to make additional payments.
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Social Issues
The focus of social topics is on elderly care and social security. The speaker highlights the problem where pensioners living alone cannot cover nursing home costs using their income, pointing to the need for better social protection.
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Legislative Focus
The legislative focus is directed toward monitoring the implementation and effectiveness of existing social welfare legislation. The presenter aims to identify systemic shortcomings that may require legislative amendment, requesting specific data on the scope of the problem.
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