By Months: Helmen Kütt

Legislative priorities include reforming the criteria within the Income Tax Act concerning tax-exempt donations, and amending the Social Welfare Act to improve the availability of the subsistence benefit. The speaker is an active proponent and communicator of these initiatives, highlighting the positive progress achieved through legislative changes in the social sector.

The main legislative priority is an amendment to the Social Welfare Act (Bill 508), which aims to continue the payment of the 200-euro pensioner allowance to seniors residing in nursing homes. He/She also supports the bill that allows hospital pharmacies to order medications, stressing that this is an option, not an obligation. Furthermore, He/She plays a supportive role in providing state aid to local municipalities.

The legislative priority is the completion of the second reading and the adoption of Draft Bill 421 amending the Social Welfare Act (day and weekly care services), which will regulate the provision of services that have previously been unregulated. He/She is the representative of the leading committee responsible for the processing of the draft bill and its submission for the final vote on October 9th. Additionally, the focus includes amending the Population Register Act in connection with the closure of residential care homes.

The legislative focus is currently directed toward reviewing the tasks and mandates of the Financial Supervision Authority. A key priority is assessing the existence and potential expansion of the regulatory body's advisory role, alongside its existing sanctioning function.

The main legislative priorities are amending the Child Protection Act to improve the identification of children needing assistance and ensuring social guarantees for informal caregivers. The speaker positions themselves as an initiator of social legislation, highlighting previous successes such as increasing benefits for children with disabilities and making Child Protection Day a flag day, thereby assuming the role of an initiator and supporter.

The legislative focus centers on overseeing changes to unemployment insurance and benefits, and the Minister is required to provide clarification regarding these reforms. Another priority is the creation and support of information technology training projects aimed at addressing the digital divide.

The primary legislative priority is the amendment of the Health Insurance Act, supporting the expansion of the care benefit and the implementation of the supplementary medicine reimbursement scheme in 2025. He/She plays a supportive role concerning socio-political bills, but expresses opposition to the local policy bill that restricts the opportunities available to electoral alliances.

The legislative priority is supporting the bill initiated by Varro Vooglaid concerning the procedure for registering the birth of a child outside a hospital, aimed at closing a legal loophole. The speaker is acting as a proponent, demanding either the immediate processing of this specific bill or the swift completion of a joint bill by the three ministries involved (the Ministry of Social Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of the Interior).