By Plenary Sessions: Anti Allas
Total Sessions: 11
Fully Profiled: 11
2025-09-24
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
Social issues are linked to economic measures, highlighting the need to improve the coping ability of low-income people through the reduction of VAT on groceries. It is also important to retain farm workers using wage support to avoid losing essential staff in rural areas.
2025-09-24
15th Estonian Parliament, 6th sitting, press briefing
The primary social issue is the crisis in specialized care services, highlighting the need to ensure fair wages for professional caregivers and prevent situations where family caregivers are forced to leave their jobs. The focus remains on supporting vulnerable groups and ensuring the sustainability of social services.
2025-09-22
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
The most important social issue is securing the status of the South Estonian languages (Võro, Seto, Mulgi, Tarto) as regional languages and allowing them to be designated as a mother tongue in the census. In addition, it raises questions regarding public safety and law enforcement (police officers' salaries, the use of license plate recognition cameras).
2025-09-17
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary sitting.
The focus is heavily placed on social issues, particularly the welfare of children and families. It strongly advocates for raising child benefits and increasing state funding for school meals, stressing how crucial this is for children's health.
2025-09-16
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
There is a strong focus on protecting the social interests of people with special needs, specifically by supporting tax exemption for their modified vehicles. This highlights the concern for social justice and the need to support vulnerable groups within tax policy.
2025-09-15
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary sitting
The primary social issue is the low and inconsistent wage level of cultural workers and teachers, which is tied to the varying revenue bases of local municipalities. The speaker calls upon the government to provide assistance in resolving this problem and emphasizes the right of local residents to stand up for themselves in the Nursipalu case.
2025-09-11
15th Riigikogu, 6th plenary sitting
In the social sector, attention is focused on the devastating impact of quick loans, emphasizing broken families and the pressure placed on the social and healthcare systems. This demonstrates a strong concern for social security and the protection of vulnerable groups against irresponsible lending.
2025-09-10
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
The primary social issue is the accessibility of healthcare services and public trust, which has been undermined by incidents where a young child failed to receive assistance. Emphasis is placed on a growing societal divide, stemming from the system's inability to guarantee basic services and its focus on irrelevant details.
2025-09-09
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session.
There is no direct information regarding social issues, but the emphasis on the defense will of the local population and members of the Defence League broadly concerns the social aspects related to civil society and national defense.
2025-09-08
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
Among the social issues addressed are the digital divide and financial inclusion, highlighting the necessity of traditional services for residents in remote areas. Immigration is examined within the context of the workforce and integration, with a request for statistics on the completion of language training by foreign workers.
2025-09-04
15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu
A key social issue is the reorganization of the education network and its impact on rural areas, where reforms and budget cuts have raised concerns. Emphasis is placed on the necessity of ensuring that local municipalities have the capacity to provide equal services to all residents.