By Months: Irja Lutsar

Total Months: 17

Fully Profiled: 17

10.2025

7 Speeches

The style is analytical and inquisitive, centered on clarifying political procedures and budget allocation. Specific data and statistics (in millions of euros) are utilized to back up the core concern: the pressing need for clinical research. The opening includes a noticeable, polite procedural apology regarding the mix-up of the speaking order.
09.2025

6 Speeches

The style is formal and interrogative, addressing respected officials (the Minister, the Chancellor of Justice) and colleagues. The speaker employs rhetorical questions ("is this truly possible?", "have we gone too far?") and expresses concern and bewilderment regarding the volume and complexity of the legislation ("Lord help us," "I cannot even imagine"). The tone is analytical and focuses on practical consequences.
06.2025

10 Speeches

The speech is formal, analytical, and argumentative, balancing personal experience (seeing prisoners and the hopelessly ill) with logical appeals. When defending Minister Pakosta, the tone is supportive and persuasive, stressing the necessity of action and reforms. He/She is direct, demanding accountability (e.g., regarding legal education) and posing repeated questions.
05.2025

1 Speeches

The style is formal and focused on questions, respectfully addressing the rapporteur and the director. The speaker employs logical argumentation, relying on observations and verified data, to highlight concerns regarding the quality of higher education. The tone is worried but constructive, seeking solutions through the minister.
04.2025

13 Speeches

The style is formal, comprehensive, and elucidating, concentrating on specific details and summaries of legislative processes. The tone is measured and logical, emphasizing patient interests and autonomy while simultaneously raising cautious questions (e.g., the health effects of wind turbines and the indefinite validity of PET scans). It frequently employs Riigikogu and medical terminology and addresses colleagues with respect.
03.2025

5 Speeches

The style is formal, logical, and strongly data-driven, appealing to scientific consensus and regulatory procedures. The tone is authoritative and at times defensive, especially when defending the impartiality of the Medicines Agencies. Furthermore, it criticizes the lack of arguments from opponents, labeling them as malicious. Instead of emotional appeals, the focus is on facts and procedural correctness.
02.2025

2 Speeches

The rhetorical style is formal, analytical, and inquisitive, focusing on solving specific political and technical problems. The speaker presents logical arguments and detailed questions (e.g., the necessity of data aggregation), maintaining a respectful and professional tone. Emotional appeals are absent; the emphasis is placed on rational and forward-looking planning.
01.2025

11 Speeches

The style is highly formal, analytical, and cautious, focusing on logical arguments and meticulous procedural accuracy while detailing the commission's session. The tone is rather guarded, emphasizing the necessity of taking time and avoiding errors so that the hospital remains viable for a hundred years. The speaker employs comparisons (such as defending a doctoral thesis in England) and clearly differentiates the faction's viewpoints from personal opinions.
12.2024

12 Speeches

The style is formal, analytical, and cautious, relying heavily on logical arguments, facts, and concrete examples (e.g., the Avastin case, the Bioblock study). The tone is one of concern, particularly regarding health risks, and rhetorical questions are frequently employed to cast doubt on the opposing side's preparation and control mechanisms. The speaker is direct, clearly articulating their disagreement with the minister's positions.
11.2024

12 Speeches

The speaker’s style is formal, analytical, and argumentative, relying heavily on logical parallels with other medical services (e.g., elective C-sections, vaccination). The tone is serious and concerned, particularly when discussing social consequences (illegal abortions, child neglect). The speaker employs both political criticism (the inaccuracy of metrics) and a moral appeal (the public shaming of women).
10.2024

8 Speeches

The style is predominantly formal, analytical, and procedural, reflecting the role of the lead committee's rapporteur, who thoroughly summarizes the discussions and the minister's responses. Logical arguments and risk assessment (e.g., data protection, competition) dominate the political debates. However, regarding procedural matters (24.10), the tone is frank and critical, demanding accountability and an apology.
09.2024

4 Speeches

The rhetorical style is formal and analytical, focusing on detailed questions and the rational justification of political proposals through expertise. The tone is serious and concerned, especially when discussing the human victims of cyber threats and the underlying causes of severe juvenile crimes. There is also a brief apology for pressing the wrong button, which demonstrates a certain self-awareness regarding procedural rules.
06.2024

4 Speeches

The rhetorical style is formal, analytical, and detail-oriented, often raising profound and complex questions. The speaker relies on logical and evidence-based arguments, utilizing contrasting examples (e.g., a crisis situation versus the current situation) to substantiate their positions. The tone is measured and constructive, steering clear of emotional appeals.
05.2024

7 Speeches

The speaker's style is predominantly formal, polite, and analytical, often thanking ministers for their comprehensive presentations. He employs logical arguments and references laws or historical events (Estonian Congress 1990), seeking to persuade the audience with facts and examples. While the tone is mostly constructive, he can also be sharp, accusing one colleague of populism.
04.2024

3 Speeches

The rhetorical style is formal and logic-focused, utilizing questions to bring forth the practical consequences of regulations and proposals. The tone remains respectful and constructive, even when objections are raised, often expressing fundamental agreement before introducing criticism. The speaker supports their arguments by referencing historical crises (HIV, COVID) as examples.
03.2024

4 Speeches

The rhetorical style is analytical, formal, and logic-based, steering clear of emotional appeals. The speaker presents their positions constructively, offering alternative solutions (e.g., price negotiations, broader utilization of general practitioners) while emphasizing evidence-based reasoning and system efficiency. Explanatory examples (e.g., a fractured leg, cystic fibrosis) are employed to illustrate complex political points.
01.2024

9 Speeches

The tone is predominantly factual, logical, and authoritative, especially concerning topics in science and medicine. It relies heavily on appeals based on data and knowledge, contrasting them sharply with emotions and feelings. The style is formal and highly detailed, encompassing both procedural reports (Decisions of the Social Affairs Committee) and argumentative speeches (the importance of science in national crisis preparedness).