By Plenary Sessions: Helmen Kütt
Total Sessions: 56
Fully Profiled: 56
2025-10-15
The 15th Riigikogu, VI Session, Plenary Sitting
The political position is geared towards improving social welfare and supporting those in need. Although the positive changes in the draft bill are welcomed, the focus remains heavily on the existing concerns. The speaker sharply criticizes the shortcomings in the text of the draft legislation, especially the exclusion of the savings threshold for subsistence benefits (two subsistence levels) from the law's wording, considering this to be contrary to the principle of legality. Additionally, the lack of services for the visually impaired (audio description) in the draft is emphasized.
2025-10-15
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Information Hour
The political focus centers on the salary inequality and material undervaluation faced by cultural workers, which is considered an egregious problem. The speaker adopts a strongly critical stance regarding the government's inaction, citing the example of Lithuania as a warning of potential protests. This position is forcefully directed toward improving social justice and wage parity within the cultural sphere.
2025-10-13
15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The political focus is centered on evaluating the minister's performance and administrative capacity, particularly concerning the coordination of regional and agricultural policy areas. Moderate criticism has been voiced regarding the speed and scale of the resolution of the agricultural (Ekseko) crisis, which has been labeled "too little, too late." Furthermore, the importance of regionally significant political measures, such as increasing public transport subsidies, is highlighted.
2025-10-08
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The political focus centers on social issues, particularly the insufficient allocation of funds for specialized welfare services and disability benefits. The speaker supports draft legislation aimed at alleviating the burden on local municipalities and farmers, citing examples like the organization of school meals. Criticism is leveled against the government's actions, which are deemed ineffective and insufficient in addressing social problems.
2025-10-08
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Information Hour
The political stance is sharply oppositional, focusing on the government's failure to secure adequate funding for specialized care services and provide decent wages for staff. Highlighted are the deteriorating accessibility of these services (the waiting list has doubled) and the practice of offloading state responsibilities onto local municipalities. The speaker demands concrete solutions from the Prime Minister to ensure social justice and the proper fulfillment of state duties.
2025-10-07
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The political position centers on the social affairs budget and ensuring adequate livelihood. The speaker moderately supports raising the subsistence level and increasing the salaries of special welfare workers, but criticizes the raise for being too small and poorly timed. Strong criticism is aimed at the state's failure to resolve the issue of special welfare service placements affecting 1,000 people, emphasizing that this is a matter of national responsibility.
2025-10-06
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The most prominent issue is the motor vehicle tax, which the speaker strongly opposes, stressing social justice and the unequal treatment of people with special needs. The political stance aims to correct flaws in the government's proposed bill and criticizes the inadequacy of social benefits. The speaker emphasizes that their party (the Social Democrats) has been against the car tax from the very beginning, thereby refuting the opposition's claims.
2025-09-24
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
The political position is strongly critical of the government’s inaction and indecisiveness in resolving the pig farming crisis. The speaker emphasizes the severity of the issue, labeling the situation a catastrophe that has resulted in mass layoffs. The focus is on the effectiveness of the government’s actions (or lack thereof) in managing economic crises.
2025-09-22
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
The political focus is heavily directed towards crises in the social sector, particularly the underfunding of special care services, demanding a 40% budget increase. The speaker criticizes the government's procedural conduct, calling on the Prime Minister to initiate broader cross-party consultation to discuss the state of the country. Concern is also voiced regarding the financial risks associated with international agreements (specifically the Swedish prison service) and the protection of citizens' rights concerning data requests. The political framework is strongly policy- and value-driven, emphasizing human rights and urgent social necessity.
2025-09-18
15th Estonian Parliament, 6th sitting, plenary session.
The political focus centers on economic stability and consumer protection, highlighting the critical importance of cash availability in the event of system failures. The speaker adopts a clear stance on tax policy, preferring to avoid increases in income or value-added tax (VAT), and is considering a reduction in VAT to alleviate rising food prices. These positions are strongly policy- and performance-driven, concentrating on concrete fiscal measures.
2025-09-16
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
The political emphasis is heavily placed on the social sector and welfare, particularly general care for the elderly and specialized care for younger individuals. The focus is on the quality of services and the fairness of administrative processes, emphasizing the necessity for officials to thoroughly review citizens' appeals. This is a results-based approach that recognizes the system's good work but requires the resolution of specific, individual problems.
2025-09-10
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
The political focus during budget negotiations is centered on social sector priorities, requiring the minister to present concrete initiatives for the coming year. While the work of medical personnel is acknowledged in the healthcare sector, the system itself is criticized for leading to delays in people receiving necessary aid. The position taken is moderately demanding, concentrating on policy effectiveness and budget distribution.
2025-09-08
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
The political focus is heavily centered on improving regional policy and ensuring a high quality of life outside major cities, requiring the minister to take concrete steps during state budget negotiations. A critical social issue is being raised regarding the linking of palliative care accessibility and assisted suicide with broader healthcare funding problems. The speaker expresses concern over the closure of essential services and demands that the government adopt a results-based approach to its actions.
2025-09-04
15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu
The political focus is on social issues and poverty alleviation, particularly raising the subsistence level and resolving the special care crisis. These positions are strongly policy-driven, emphasizing the state's obligation to guarantee human rights and the accessibility of services. Criticism is aimed at the government's inaction and its choice of priorities, viewing the situation as urgent and one that brooks no delay.
2025-06-12
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The political position is strongly critical of the minister's activities, especially concerning the Pihlakodu case and the issue of prisons. Emphasis is placed on the minister's responsibility and the need for proactive action, for example, through the earlier convening of an expert group. The criticism is primarily directed at the minister's performance and the timing of administrative decisions, rather than being value-based.
2025-06-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
This political platform heavily emphasizes social justice and poverty alleviation, demanding a rapid increase in the subsistence minimum within the framework of the supplementary budget, citing inflation and the necessity of supporting the most vulnerable. Furthermore, the protection of labor rights is a priority, opposing amendments to the Employment Contracts Act regarding rest periods and partial compensation. The platform is value-driven and stresses the urgency of immediate action to prevent citizens from falling into the poverty trap.
2025-06-10
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting.
The political position focuses heavily on the procedural deficiencies within the legal system, particularly the consequences of lengthy proceedings and premature convictions, which damage people's reputation and health. This stance is value-based, emphasizing the need to protect the public's sense of justice and avoid situations where large compensations must be paid out later. The speaker demands solutions to proactively prevent such occurrences.
2025-06-09
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The political focus is on immediately and rapidly raising the subsistence level within the framework of the supplementary budget to alleviate economic hardship caused by inflation. This stance is strongly rooted in social values, emphasizing the necessity of helping the most vulnerable and preventing people from falling into the poverty trap. The speaker contrasts their focus with the government's broad-based tax cuts, which offer little assistance to those who truly need help.
2025-06-04
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The politician strongly supports the child protection bill, deeming it highly necessary and correct. He stresses that this is not an ideological issue but rather a priority for the protection of children, linking the subject to Child Protection Day. The political framework is value-based and focuses on achieving consensus.
2025-06-04
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, press briefing
The speaker supports the supplementary budget related to national defense but places strong emphasis on social security, describing the need to raise the subsistence level as a dire necessity. This political stance is value-based, linking the well-being of the populace (for Social Democrats, livelihood *is* security) with the country's defense capabilities. The speaker also criticizes the government for failing to fund the critical SKAIS system, which poses both a safety and a security risk.
2025-06-02
15th Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session
The political focus is on the social sector, particularly ensuring the safety and accountability of care homes (the Pihlakodu case). The speaker strongly criticizes systemic shortcomings and demands funding for critical IT systems (SKAIS). Concern is also expressed regarding the ambiguity of points in the coalition agreement and their potential negative impact on the care reform. The political framework is strongly value-based, emphasizing dignity and security.
2025-05-21
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The speaker focuses heavily on issues within the social sector, particularly concerning the accessibility and funding of special welfare services. The political stance is critical of the government's austerity regime, which threatens vulnerable groups, and emphasizes the necessity of ensuring the reliability of systems (such as SKAIS). Although the speaker supports a specific piece of legislation, they stress that it fails to address the actual problems of funding and the shortage of service places. The focus remains primarily on system functionality and government accountability.
2025-05-20
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The political position is strongly critical of the government's tax hikes, which are making life harder for many people. It is emphasized that national success should not come at the expense of ordinary citizens, thereby challenging the government's narrative regarding the country's ability to manage. The need to offer citizens opportunities to participate in state financing through government bonds is also highlighted.
2025-05-19
15th Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The political stance is critical and results-oriented, focusing on the lack of sustainability in the government’s long-term plans (especially the forestry development plan). The speaker stresses the urgent need to redirect resources toward bringing NEET youth and the unemployed back into the labor market, thereby calling into question the priorities of the current policy. Furthermore, accountability is demanded regarding the initiation of infringement proceedings against Estonia. The political framework is primarily value-based, emphasizing sustainability and caring for our own people.
2025-05-15
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The most prominent issue is the promotion and valuing of vocational education, which is receiving significant attention. The political stance is aimed at improving education policy, stressing the need to involve high-ranking government officials in vocational skills events, citing the Finnish example as a comparison.
2025-05-14
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
The most important topic is improving the accessibility of social benefits and specialized welfare services for people with disabilities, especially for youth aged 16 to 18. The speaker criticizes the government's austerity regime, which threatens the social sector and vulnerable groups, emphasizing the need for sufficient funding. The political focus is outcome-based, concentrating on closing specific legal loopholes and guaranteeing the system's operational reliability. The issue of chronic problems within the social insurance information system is also being brought up.
2025-05-07
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The political emphasis is placed on the accuracy of the Riigikogu's working procedures and the use of correct terminology. Strict adherence to procedural rules is maintained to ensure the correctness of the verbatim record and public information. This is a framework strongly guided by procedural rules (policy-driven).
2025-05-07
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, information briefing
The political focus is on the critical overhaul of the social security information systems to ensure the timely disbursement of pensions and benefits. The stance is strongly results-oriented, emphasizing that system failures (11 times in 12 months) are unacceptable. A demand has been made for the allocation of 25 million euros during the upcoming state budget negotiations to resolve this issue affecting 800,000 people.
2025-05-05
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The political focus is heavily directed towards the social sector, particularly the implementation of the care reform and the reliability of the pension system. Regarding the care reform, while the initial goals (reduced co-payment) are acknowledged, there is sharp criticism directed at the price surge and the inability of local governments to manage procurements. An urgent investment of 25 million euros is demanded for the critical IT system of the Social Insurance Board (SKA) to ensure the timely receipt of pensions, and the continuation of pension indexation is supported.
2025-04-23
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, press briefing
The political platform heavily emphasizes social welfare and subsistence, focusing particularly on assisting the elderly, people with special needs, and young families. They stress that a country's strength is demonstrated by how it cares for its most vulnerable citizens, and they criticize the government for its lack of clarity regarding social sector plans for 2025. They strongly support raising pensions, noting that this remains a standing objective for the social democrats. The political framework is value-based, coupled with results-oriented criticism concerning the accessibility of healthcare.
2025-04-22
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The political focus is on social infrastructure and policy implementation. The speaker is concerned about the access of people with special needs to culture and the impact of the public library reform on state-supported jobs. They also support a bill deemed reasonable concerning the functioning of payment systems and crisis preparedness. These positions are aimed at improving the effectiveness of policies and ensuring social inclusion.
2025-04-15
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The political position centers on the functionality of the legal system and public trust, specifically raising concerns about the quality of state-appointed defense attorneys compared to private, paid lawyers. This stance is heavily geared toward evaluating the government's performance, stressing accountability for services delivered using taxpayer funds. The focus is primarily value-driven and results-oriented, serving to channel public criticism.
2025-03-26
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, press briefing
The political focus is directed toward alleviating economic hardships (inflation, tax increases) for vulnerable groups, emphasizing the need for immediate assistance this year. He/She expresses strong opposition to the proposed amendments to the Employment Contracts Act, which would reduce the stability of workers' income and their sense of security. The political framework is results-based, demanding concrete and rapid actions from the government to solve social problems.
2025-03-18
Fifteenth Riigikogu, fifth sitting, plenary session
The political position focuses on the allocation of resources and the setting of national priorities. The speaker questions the expediency of the current issue (likely a quota) and strongly emphasizes the urgent need to invest in training our NEET youth and creating domestic jobs. This stance is heavily focused on prioritizing domestic employment, being both value-based and results-oriented.
2025-03-17
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The political focus is on the plan to merge state schools for children with special needs and the implementation of inclusive education. The speaker is highly critical of the procedure used to implement the reform, demanding prior analysis and acknowledging the concerns of parents and school boards. This position is geared toward value-based policy, emphasizing democratic inclusion and support for vulnerable groups. Furthermore, the speaker supports the widespread availability of research funded by taxpayer money for the sake of public benefit.
2025-03-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The political focus is on the demographic crisis and the declining birth rate, which is considered a problem of undeniable national importance. This stance is strongly policy-driven, emphasizing the necessity of establishing a separate commission under the Prime Minister's Office to ensure the issue receives adequate attention at the state governance level, given that the problem is cross-ministerial.
2025-02-20
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session.
The speaker strongly emphasizes a value-based approach to public health, prioritizing physical activity for children and fostering a healthy nation, rather than focusing solely on medals. Their political stance is geared toward strengthening the nation's defense capabilities (both mental and physical) through widespread physical activity. They also support the critical importance of issues concerning the social sector and people with special needs.
2025-02-17
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
The political focus is currently on the future of small schools and changes to the education system that could lead to closures. The speaker voiced concerned opposition to these closures, stressing that these schools are doing excellent work in terms of content and quality. This stance is strongly value-driven, centered on the needs of children who require a smaller setting and for whom inclusive education is not appropriate.
2025-02-10
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
The political position strongly emphasizes the need for thorough investigation and analysis before implementing decisions, opposing rushed solutions ("not merely thought-up and executed, but thoroughly researched and executed"). The stance is procedural and policy-based, stressing the quality of the preparation of legislative acts. The topic raised is considered extremely important.
2025-01-29
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The speaker strongly supports the processing of the draft amendment to the Social Benefits Act for Persons with Disabilities, focusing specifically on procedural clarity and implementation details (such as the deadline for IT development). Their position is predominantly policy-based and procedural, highlighting the committee’s consensus decisions required to move the bill forward. They emphasize the necessity of ensuring a seamless transition to the new system.
2024-11-20
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The focus is on the transparency of tax legislation and the clarity of criteria concerning tax exemptions for donations, while strongly supporting aid efforts for Ukraine. It also advocates for solving social issues, particularly improving student access to livelihood support benefits. These positions are firmly rooted in policy and procedure, emphasizing the necessity of non-emotional decision-making.
2024-10-23
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary session
The political stance is one of strong support for the draft legislation concerning hospital pharmacies, underscoring the necessity of its passage. The speaker stresses that this represents an option and an opportunity, rather than a mandate, indicating a concern for avoiding excessive regulatory burden. The position is clearly policy-driven, centered on establishing optionality for institutions.
2024-10-21
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The political stance strongly supports state intervention in the provision of social services, particularly concerning general care services, which are deemed too heavy a burden for local municipalities. The speaker emphasizes the policy direction, noting that state aid has been a welcome and appreciated step, which alleviates the financial strain on relatives and pensioners. The position is clearly policy-driven and results-oriented.
2024-10-16
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The political focus centers on social welfare and the well-being of the elderly, particularly the preservation of the 200-euro benefit for pensioners residing in care homes. There is strong support for local government funding and recognition for the continued indexation of pensions. Concern is voiced regarding the significant cuts at the Ministry of Social Affairs and the underfunding of the social sector, with the protection of vulnerable groups being prioritized.
2024-09-25
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary session
The political focus is on streamlining the Social Welfare Act, particularly regulating specialized care services (day and weekly respite care) to ensure service quality and alleviate the burden on informal caregivers. Support for Draft Bill 421 is strong, and it is viewed as the necessary first step. Furthermore, there is an emphasis on the need for public transport reforms in rural areas, especially given the current budget cuts, to guarantee access to extracurricular activities. These positions are primarily policy-driven and results-oriented.
2024-09-17
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The political focus is directed towards addressing social shortcomings, particularly in the area of establishing guardianship and restricting legal capacity. The stance is strongly aimed at ensuring greater inclusion and the right to have a say in basic life arrangement issues for those under guardianship. This represents a policy- and value-based approach that emphasizes personal autonomy.
2024-06-13
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Third Session, Plenary Session
The political focus is directed at evaluating the activities and responsibilities of the Financial Supervision Authority (FI). The speaker adopts a measured and inquisitive approach, seeking clarification on whether the FI's role should extend beyond punitive measures (such as fining) to include proactive consultation and the provision of recommendations. The focus is primarily policy- and performance-based, assessing the institution's functionality.
2024-05-29
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The political position focuses on strong support for social welfare legislation, particularly in the areas of child protection and family support, emphasizing past achievements and value-based policy. A second address highlights concerns regarding rushed lawmaking and criticizes the prioritization of foreign capital profits over national interest and the environment. Support for the Child Protection Bill (427 SE) is strong, underscoring the obligation for proactive assistance.
2024-05-27
Fifteenth Riigikogu, third session, plenary session
The political focus is on social protection and the reduction of inequality and poverty, particularly concerning family caregivers, children, and seniors (65+). The speaker strongly supports the care reform and the strategic objective of ensuring comprehensive support for individuals throughout their entire life course. The political framework is clearly value-based, emphasizing that the ethics of a society are judged by how it supports its weakest members ("no one is left behind").
2024-05-15
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The political position is moderate and policy-driven, supporting measures aimed at managing the long waiting lists for specialized care and establishing clear boundaries for service access. This stance is strongly focused on ensuring a sense of fairness for those individuals who have been waiting for the service for a long time.
2024-04-11
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
Political focus is directed toward recognizing the work of veterinarians and supporting the inclusion of this topic on the agenda of the Riigikogu. The speaker emphasizes the role of veterinarians in society, directly linking it to maintaining the mental health of animal owners. The position is strongly supportive and value-based, acknowledging both the representatives of the profession and the committee that addressed the topic.
2024-04-09
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The political position focuses on the issues of digital inclusion (training for seniors) and social security (unemployment benefits). Emphasis is placed on the need for national projects that would support local municipalities in developing digital skills. Furthermore, the government's actions regarding social policy changes are criticized, specifically those that have not passed through the relevant parliamentary committee, citing a lack of procedural correctness.
2024-03-12
15th Riigikogu, 3rd plenary sitting
The political stance regarding the draft bill under consideration is moderately supportive but critical, emphasizing the necessity of increasing opportunities for citizen participation in local politics. The speaker supports maintaining electoral alliances as a good option for those who wish to have a say without belonging to a political party. This position is value-based, highlighting democratic inclusion, and policy-based, requiring studies to substantiate the claims regarding stability.
2024-03-06
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The political stance is strongly supportive of social policy, emphasizing the necessity of expanding health and long-term care benefits to ease the burden on people's lives. The speaker identifies as a representative of the Social Democrats, a group that has historically advocated for supporting parents of children suffering from serious illnesses. This viewpoint is clearly rooted in policy and core values, and the speaker expresses great satisfaction regarding the proposed draft legislation.
2024-03-05
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The political focus centers on criticizing the implementation of inclusive education, stressing that the current system is causing mental health issues for some children with special needs. The politician maintains that comprehensive analyses and studies must be carried out before proposing solutions, specifically to prevent the inefficient use of resources. This position is geared toward enhancing the effectiveness and execution of the policy.
2024-01-11
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
The political position is strongly focused on addressing a specific legal gap concerning the registration of children born outside medical facilities. This stance is rooted in policy and values, underscoring the necessity of protecting the human dignity of parents and prioritizing the child's interests over bureaucratic obstacles. The speaker stresses that this is a genuine, cross-party societal problem requiring urgent resolution.