By Plenary Sessions: Helmen Kütt

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.