By Plenary Sessions: Irja Lutsar
Total Sessions: 51
Fully Profiled: 51
2025-10-16
XV Riigikogu, VI Session, Plenary Sitting
The legislative focus addresses questions of government economic policy and references prior work conducted in the Social Affairs Committee, specifically where the pricing structure for over-the-counter medicines was debated. The current focus is dedicated to clarifying the impact of mechanisms that regulate the economy (such as sales floor density).
2025-10-09
15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The legislative focus is on the role of Riigikogu members in monitoring and preventing risks associated with e-residency. The priority is ensuring the system's security and sustainability, stressing the need to keep "eyes wide open" regarding potential threats.
2025-10-08
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The primary legislative priority is Social Insurance Bill 717, which amends the procedure for paying incapacity benefits to the unemployed and harmonizes the calculation basis for maternity sickness benefits. The speaker, a proponent of the bill and a representative of the leading committee, proposes concluding the first reading. The aim is to reduce the risk of system abuse and ensure the equitable distribution of benefits.
2025-10-07
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The legislative focus centers on the regulatory mechanisms governing the implementation of the state budget and the funding of research and development (R&D). The priority is the transparency and efficiency of budget allocation to ensure the financing of critical areas (clinical trials).
2025-09-17
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary sitting.
The legislative focus is currently centered on refining and improving the specifics of social benefit regulations. The speaker initiated the discussion, seeking to introduce the concept of personalized support into the legislation while reviewing its prior debate within the committee.
2025-09-16
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
The legislative focus is on the critical evaluation and potential amendment of data protection regulations, as they are causing abnormally long delays (1.5 years) in obtaining research permits. The speaker will initiate a discussion regarding the necessity of easing regulatory restrictions in the interest of science and medicine.
2025-09-10
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
The legislative focus is on the structure and scope of the Crisis Management Act (or a similar draft bill). The speaker opposes the current form of the bill, arguing that it is overly complex and impractical, and supports establishing separate legislative frameworks for military and civil crises.
2025-09-04
15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu
The legislative focus at the moment is purely procedural, concentrating on managing the Riigikogu session and resolving the absence of the rapporteur. The main goal is to ensure the effective continuation of the sitting and avoid unnecessary debate.
2025-06-18
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The primary legislative priority is the adoption of Bill 604 (End-of-Life Declaration), the purpose of which is to regulate the scope of treatment at the end of life. The speaker is a strong supporter of the bill and also emphasizes the need to legally organize the currently unregulated area concerning assisted voluntary death.
2025-06-12
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The speaker's primary legislative focus is supporting reforms that will improve life in Estonia and save state money, for example, by utilizing the currently empty prison building. He is a strong proponent of the initiated reforms, having defended the minister against a motion of no confidence.
2025-06-10
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting.
The focus is more on monitoring the activities of institutions and demanding accountability for educational issues than on initiating new legislation. The goal is to make progress in solving existing problems.
2025-06-04
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The legislative focus is currently directed toward the thorough scrutiny of the draft bill concerning the major political change (the time standard). The priority is ensuring that legislative decisions are grounded in research and international coordination, rather than mere belief. The speaker is serving as the critical reviewer of the proposed initiative.
2025-05-15
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The legislative focus is directed toward improving policy and the actions of the Minister of Education aimed at raising the quality of higher education. Specific draft laws or legislative initiatives are not mentioned; rather, the necessity of improving quality is emphasized.
2025-04-23
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The main legislative priority is supporting Bill No. 604 (Legalization of the Patient's Advance Directive) and ensuring it reaches its first reading. The speaker supports the bill but emphasizes the need to amend its indefinite validity period so that it remains current with advances in medicine.
2025-04-16
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
The legislative focus centers on two specific healthcare bills: amending the Tobacco Act (which involves transposing the EU directive and eliminating flavor exemptions for heated tobacco products) and amending the Hospital Exemption Act (which aims to remove restrictions to improve the accessibility of pharmaceuticals). The speaker is a proponent of these drafts and, acting as the representative of the lead committee, is responsible for overseeing the legislative process.
2025-04-15
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The priority is finding a solution to combat identity theft, which highlights the need for new or updated legislation in the area of digital security. The speaker is acting as the initiator of solutions by posing a question to the minister to trigger political action.
2025-04-10
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The focus is on identifying gaps in existing legislation or regulation concerning mobility support for people with disabilities. The objective is to find an equitable solution that requires political intervention or regulatory amendment.
2025-04-09
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
The primary legislative priority is the amendment of the "hospital exemption" act to broaden the scope for using effective, unregistered medicines. Significant achievements include the removal of the patient limit and the incorporation of the requirement for ethical committee evaluation and informed consent into the legislation.
2025-03-13
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
The legislative focus is on opposing a specific bill concerning the establishment of a political commission to investigate vaccines. The speaker supports the decision by the responsible committee to reject the draft legislation during the first reading, on the grounds that it exceeds the competence of the Riigikogu.
2025-03-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The focus is on creating new government programs or initiatives ("making some kind of moves") that would allow scientists from the USA to be invited to Estonia. Specific bills or amendments are not mentioned; rather, this is about supporting a political initiative.
2025-02-26
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The legislative focus is currently on backing the TAIKS initiative. However, there is an emphasis on the necessity of proactively regulating data analysis and aggregation within the law itself, ensuring it is future-proof. The speaker operates as a critical proponent, aiming to guarantee the long-term structural strength of the legislation concerning data management.
2025-01-29
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The legislative focus is currently on raising the age threshold for recognizing children with disabilities as adults from 16 to 18, which will lead to improved access to services. The speaker is a strong proponent of the draft legislation and stresses its positive influence on several other statutes.
2025-01-15
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The focus is on the deliberation of Riigikogu Draft Resolution 498, which concerns proposing to the Government the initiation of a legislative bill. It presents the standpoints and procedural decisions of the leading committee (the Social Affairs Committee), including the requirement that the adoption of the resolution necessitates an absolute majority of the Riigikogu membership, i.e., 51 votes in favor.
2024-12-18
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The legislative focus centers on Draft Law No. 532 of the Medicinal Products Act, which proposes expanding the use of the hospital exemption (for example, eliminating the 10-patient limit and permitting repeated extensions). The speaker opposes these amendments, recommending that the bottlenecks of the current law be clarified first, given that it has only been utilized on two occasions.
2024-12-16
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
Legislative interest is focused on strengthening international regulation and border control. The objective is to find solutions for how the European Union can jointly prevent the import of legally produced, yet dangerous substances via postal parcels.
2024-12-11
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
Insufficient data
2024-12-10
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The legislative focus is directed towards monitoring compliance with the parliament's internal rules of procedure and attendance regulations. The speaker has taken on the role of an inquirer, demanding an explanation of how the attendance of members of parliament in committees will be guaranteed.
2024-12-05
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, plenary session.
The legislative focus is on acceding to the Protocol on the Rights of the Child and the specifics of its implementation. The speaker is approaching the draft bill as a cautious questioner, emphasizing the need to clearly define the concept of "child" and the obligations associated with filing a complaint.
2024-11-21
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th sitting, plenary session
There is insufficient data.
2024-11-14
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, plenary session
The legislative focus is on institutional reforms, specifically increasing the autonomy of the Academy of Sciences. The proponent is in a supportive role and participates in the process by posing questions and monitoring the handling of the draft bill at the committee level.
2024-11-13
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session.
The legislative focus is on Bill 500, which concerns the structural reform of financing mental health services for local governments (LGUs). The speaker is a proponent and rapporteur of the bill, authorized to sign the procedural documents for the third reading. Key achievements mentioned include the consensus approval by the Social Affairs Committee and linguistic revision.
2024-11-11
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The legislative focus is currently centered on opposing a specific bill concerning changes to abortion funding. The speaker is a staunch opponent of the proposal and calls for its rejection at the first reading, emphasizing the vague wording of the legislation and the potential negative consequences.
2024-11-06
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The legislative focus is currently centered on enhancing budget policy and the associated evaluation mechanisms (or metrics/indicators). The speaker is scrutinizing the existing system as a critical assessor, emphasizing the necessity of altering the fundamental basis of measurement to guarantee the efficacy and proper alignment of expenditures.
2024-10-23
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary session
The main legislative focus is on granting hospital pharmacies the right to direct procurement of medicines. It supports the processing of the draft bill but is critical of its broad scope, preferring a restriction that would allow direct procurement only for life-saving medicines, crises, or urgent medicines (e.g., radiopharmaceuticals). It actively participates in defining the metrics for the post-evaluation of the bill.
2024-10-16
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The legislative focus is directed toward supporting and processing the bill regulating the support fund for mental health care. The speaker's role, as the representative of the lead committee, is to introduce the bill to the plenary session and propose concluding the first reading by consensus.
2024-10-10
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fourth sitting, plenary session.
The legislative focus is on the law regulating social work intervention, and the speaker is demanding that data protection aspects be resolved. He/She is an active participant in the proceedings of the draft bill, raising critical questions regarding its implementation.
2024-09-17
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The focus is on preventative measures and the societal failings that lead to serious crimes committed by minors. Solutions are being sought that would help prevent the recurrence of these crimes, but specific legislative bills or amendments are not mentioned.
2024-09-11
Fifteenth Riigikogu, fourth session, plenary session
The legislative focus is on restructuring the regulation of medical devices, supporting their transfer to the jurisdiction of the State Agency of Medicines, as the Health Board has regulated them for an excessive period. Additionally, strategic planning for cybersecurity funding within the national defense budget is essential.
2024-06-12
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session.
The main legislative priority is supporting and supplementing the comprehensive Public Health Act. The speaker is a driving force behind the legislation of healthcare registers, aiming to establish a database necessary for scientific research and public health decision-making. Furthermore, he/she supports the regulation included in the Act that prohibits tattooing minors.
2024-06-04
15th Riigikogu, third session, plenary sitting
The legislative focus is on amendments to the Emergency Situation Act, where the speaker acts as a proponent, demanding the expansion of the law’s scope and procedural correctness, with the involvement of the Social Affairs Committee. The priority is the integrity and relevance of the law, ensuring it covers both military and public health emergencies.
2024-05-30
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary sitting
The legislative focus is currently aimed at improving the structure and decision-making process of the government, stressing the necessity of establishing an independent expert council. Specific bills or legislative accomplishments are not mentioned; instead, the emphasis remains on creating this new advisory body.
2024-05-29
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The legislative focus is on amending the election laws to lower the voting age for Riigikogu and European Parliament elections, as well as the age of candidacy. The speaker is a strong supporter of this initiative and emphasizes that this does not set a precedent in the Republic of Estonia.
2024-05-27
Fifteenth Riigikogu, third session, plenary session
The address focuses on changing the political direction and shaping public sentiment, rather than initiating or supporting specific legislative bills. The priority is the implementation of soft measures (positive nudging) and the creation of conditions for seniors to participate longer in the work process.
2024-05-16
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Third Session, Plenary Session
Insufficient data
2024-05-06
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session.
There is too little data.
2024-04-10
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session
The legislative focus is on a language policy proposal, where the speaker is acting either to supplement the proposal or to critically evaluate it. The goal is to ensure that the legislation addresses the requirements for crisis preparedness and public notification.
2024-04-09
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The legislative focus is centered on reforming regulations in order to make data usage accessible and fast. The speaker is spearheading these changes, calling for a review of existing laws to ensure the rapid implementation of data-driven decisions.
2024-03-19
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The legislative focus is on systemic reforms, such as allocating residency positions based on the state's needs and improving quality control (audits). It opposes a specific bill (reducing VAT on cancer drugs) because it is vague and creates inequality compared to other serious diseases. It demands that the state take the lead in medical planning.
2024-03-06
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The legislative focus is on modernizing the regulation of incapacity for work certificates. While supporting the draft bill, there is a desire to make it more ambitious by allowing partial employment significantly earlier than the 61st day of sickness. The speaker is an active initiator of amendments, stressing the need to move with the times.
2024-01-23
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The primary legislative focus is the work of the Social Affairs Committee and its proposal to reject the bill concerning vaccine regulation. Furthermore, it highlights the necessity of reviewing the science funding system in order to restore small grants and increase core funding while simultaneously cutting down on bureaucracy.
2024-01-11
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
The focus is on clarifying existing protocols and systems, rather than initiating new legislation. The speaker is addressing the resolution and clarification of a systemic problem by referencing the existence of the current framework.