By Months: Irja Lutsar
Total Months: 17
Fully Profiled: 17
10.2025
7 Speeches
Focusing on the social sector, the discussion addresses the need for evidence-based treatment and clinical research, which is tied to public health and medical advancement. Emphasis is also placed on the underfunding of the Ministry of Social Affairs in this critical area, which constitutes a socially significant issue.
09.2025
6 Speeches
In social matters, the speaker emphasizes the need for a personalized approach when distributing child benefits, ensuring the support reaches those who require more than 100 euros per month. He/She is concerned about the balance between data protection (privacy) and scientific development, fearing that over-regulation will impede the acquisition of new knowledge necessary for the better treatment of the sick. He/She stresses that this personalized approach to benefits must be implemented without rummaging through databases.
06.2025
10 Speeches
He is a strong proponent of patient autonomy and supports the "Advance Directive" law, which grants people the right to decide the scope of their treatment at the end of life. He emphasizes that this is not euthanasia, but acknowledges that assisted dying requires regulation at the legislative level. He is aware of the problems concerning prisoners' mental health and HIV infection.
05.2025
1 Speeches
The main social issue is higher education and its quality, which affects young people's choices and their trust in the national education system. This issue is also related to the potential brain drain from Estonia.
04.2025
13 Speeches
A strong focus on patient rights and personal autonomy (PET), while simultaneously stressing the need to ensure safety (Ethics Committee). It actively supports public health measures aimed at making smoking less attractive to young people. It also raises social justice issues concerning the provision of mobility for people with disabilities.
03.2025
5 Speeches
The main social issue is public health and pandemic management, defending the role of mRNA vaccines in preventing severe illness and saving millions of lives. He/She publicly admits that the use of COVID passes was a mistake, but emphasizes that vaccination in Estonia has never been mandatory.
02.2025
2 Speeches
The key social challenge is guaranteeing the appeal and stability of the scientific profession in Estonia to prevent brain drain. This is more broadly linked to the stability of our education and research policies.
01.2025
11 Speeches
There is a strong focus on the rights of people with disabilities and supporting families, including advocating for raising the age threshold for classifying children with disabilities as adults to 18, thereby expanding the services available to them. Furthermore, the impact of population aging and declining birth rates on healthcare planning is highlighted.
12.2024
12 Speeches
In the social sector, children's rights are addressed, emphasizing that rights must be accompanied by responsibilities to prevent children from becoming objects of manipulation in adult disputes. A strong social focus is placed on public health, promoting vaccination and warning against the dangers of unregulated medications (including synthetic cannabinoids).
11.2024
12 Speeches
The speaker’s main social issues are the availability and funding of abortion, which he defends as a necessary part of humane social legislation aimed at preventing illegal procedures and child neglect. He actively supports the improvement and funding of mental health services at the local municipal level. Additionally, he raises the question of the role of population growth and displacement in the context of climate change.
10.2024
8 Speeches
The main social issues include addressing mental health problems through sustainable funding, given the explosive growth of these issues, and ensuring the availability of medicines for patients with rare diseases. A significant question was also raised regarding data protection during social work intervention based on diagnoses, which could infringe upon family privacy.
09.2024
4 Speeches
Among social issues, severe juvenile crime has been highlighted. This is viewed as the tip of the iceberg and may be rooted in the juveniles' sense of impunity. The speaker asks the Chancellor of Justice what society is doing wrong to prevent such brutal incidents.
06.2024
4 Speeches
In the social sphere, the main focus is on public health and the protection of minors, supporting the ban on tattooing for young people due to health risks and their lack of capacity for informed decision-making. The discussion also addresses the complexity of conducting an ex-post assessment of COVID restrictions, and emphasizes the necessity of an infertility treatment register to facilitate evidence-based policy decisions.
05.2024
7 Speeches
The speaker strongly advocates for improving Estonian language proficiency among Russian-speaking families, primarily achieved through their children's schooling. They view the aging population as an opportunity rather than a burden, highlighting the experience and willingness of older people to contribute to society. Furthermore, they support lowering the voting and candidacy age, based on their trust in the decision-making capacity and sense of responsibility of young people.
04.2024
3 Speeches
Focusing on social issues, the discussion covers public health crisis communication, stressing the necessity of conveying health information in a language that people can definitely understand. This stance prioritizes the health and safety of the community during a crisis, even if it conflicts with strict language policy objectives. The ultimate goal is to prevent the wider spread of diseases throughout society.
03.2024
4 Speeches
The focus on social issues is centered on public health objectives, such as increasing healthy life expectancy and reducing avoidable mortality, emphasizing the importance of quality treatment alongside prevention. It stresses the equal treatment of patients suffering from serious diseases (e.g., cystic fibrosis compared to cancer) and supports the autonomy of both the patient and the doctor when making decisions regarding work and treatment options.
01.2024
9 Speeches
The primary social issue is public health and the role of science in society. They strongly support vaccination and stress that the COVID vaccines helped us overcome the pandemic by preventing deaths and severe outcomes. They emphasize the crucial role scientists play in making critical decisions (such as during the COVID-19 pandemic or the energy debate) and the need for scientists to be recognized.