By Plenary Sessions: Heljo Pikhof

The legislative focus is aimed at clarifying the government’s plans and timelines for rolling out high-speed internet in rural areas. The speaker is acting more as an interrogator and someone demanding accountability, rather than initiating specific pieces of draft legislation.

The focus is on criticizing a specific government decision (the transfer of Swedish prisoners to Tartu Prison) and challenging its consequences, rather than initiating or amending legislation.

The legislative focus is currently aimed at reforming the education system's funding model to better account for children's socio-economic background, as well as mitigating the social impacts of the transition to Estonian-language instruction. The speaker is actively initiating oversight, having submitted an interpellation concerning educational inequality. Furthermore, accountability is being demanded for the delay in adopting the Arms Act.

The legislative focus is on amending the Holidays and Important Dates Act to ensure an extra day off when a public holiday falls on a weekend. The speaker is the initiator and supporter of this draft bill, emphasizing that the regulation would provide certainty for both schools and entrepreneurs, guaranteeing exactly the same number of days off every year.

The legislative priority is the advancement of bioethics and euthanasia regulation, an issue that has been stalled for a long time. The speaker is taking a leadership role, demanding that the government address the matter more vigorously and find a solution.

The speaker is an active initiator in legislation concerning social policy (the abolition of kindergarten fees, extra days off) and the cultural sector (the extension of the Estonia Theatre). They also handle the technical modernization of laws (the Estonian Academy of Sciences Act) and are critical of the procedures used for processing the Employment Contracts Act. They submit inquiries regarding policies aimed at reducing educational inequality.