Agenda Profile: Lauri Läänemets
Inquiry Regarding the Pihlakodu Case and the Safety of Care Homes (no. 750)
2025-06-03
15th Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session
Political Position
The political position is strongly value-based, emphasizing the importance of welfare services and opposing their treatment as merely a business. The most prominent issue is the safety of care homes and the accessibility of services, which are threatened by excessive commercialization. The stance is strongly critical of the state's "surrendering" of welfare to the business sector.
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Topic Expertise
The speaker demonstrates knowledge regarding the structural issues within the care system, connecting the drop in service quality to its commercialization. A comparison is drawn with the education sector to underscore the vital importance of care and the necessity of keeping it separate from commercial enterprise.
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Rhetorical Style
The tone is serious and concerned, expressing the gravity of the situation ("it is very bad"). An analytical and comparative approach is used, and a direct question is put to the minister concerning the analysis and plans, suggesting a formal and policy-centered tone.
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Activity Patterns
There is insufficient data.
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Opposition Stance
The criticism is aimed at the system that allows care services to be treated as a profit-making venture, and at the "other actors" who profit at the expense of an essential service. The opposition is directed at the commercial model and its consequences (price increases), rather than at individuals.
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Collaboration Style
There is insufficient data.
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Regional Focus
The focus is on national welfare policy and the availability of services across Estonia, using the Pihlakodu case as an example of a systemic problem. There is no specific regional emphasis.
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Economic Views
Economic perspectives are critical of the market-based approach concerning essential services. The speaker opposes the excessive raising of prices driven by commercial interests and demands state intervention (through analysis and plans) to ensure the accessibility of the service.
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Social Issues
The primary social concern is the safety and accessibility of care services, which are threatened by commercial interests. It is stressed that caring for human life is as important as education, and this should not be a venue for business.
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Legislative Focus
The legislative focus is aimed at demanding analysis and concrete action plans from the minister to curb the commercial increase in care prices. The goal is to ensure the availability of the service through regulatory measures.
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