By Plenary Sessions: Helmen Kütt
Total Sessions: 3
Fully Profiled: 3
2024-05-29
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The primary social focus is on improving child protection, the early identification of children who need assistance, and supporting foster families. There is also strong support for declaring June 1st a national day of observance and a flag day, as well as for initiating a discussion regarding its potential designation as a public holiday.
2024-05-27
Fifteenth Riigikogu, third session, plenary session
The primary social issues include the burden placed on informal caregivers, the absence of adequate social guarantees, child protection concerns, and the rapid increase in poverty among the elderly. Emphasis is placed on the necessity of ensuring multifaceted support across the entire life course and tackling the demographic challenge to maintain a stable population. Furthermore, age-based discrimination in the labor market and society is criticized.
2024-05-15
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The focus is on the accessibility and fair distribution of social services, emphasizing the need to resolve the long waiting lists for specialized care. The social issue is the infringement upon the sense of fairness felt by those awaiting the service, which is being attempted to be solved by restricting the service itself.