By Months: Õnne Pillak
Total Months: 10
Fully Profiled: 10
12.2024
1 Speeches
The political position focuses on procedural control over the session's agenda. The speaker, on behalf of the Reform Party faction, expresses firm opposition to the removal of Wednesday's third agenda item. This stance is clearly procedural and aimed at avoiding misunderstandings.
11.2024
5 Speeches
The political position strongly focuses on defending the parliamentary agenda and procedural rules. The faction's stance is consistently opposed to the reordering of agenda items (e.g., 8, 9, 21) and to amendments proposed by other factions. This position is strongly oppositional and is framed by the necessity of maintaining procedural clarity and order.
10.2024
3 Speeches
The political position is strongly procedural, expressing the Reform Party’s opposition to changing the order of business for the working week. Substantively, the speaker focuses on social protection, demanding explanations from the government regarding the avoidance of cuts to child and family benefits, while also emphasizing the increase in the allowance for single-living pensioners. The stance is policy-based, centered on protecting social support measures in the context of budget cuts.
09.2024
5 Speeches
The speaker, representing the Reform Party, strongly emphasizes national security and the stabilization of state finances as their primary priorities. They support a significant increase in defense spending and the revitalization of the economy through targeted investments. Their political platform is based on core values (freedom, security) and driven by results (economic growth, budget consolidation). They defend the coalition's chosen, more balanced approach to tackling the budget deficit.
07.2024
3 Speeches
The political stance involves strong support for increasing benefits for people with disabilities and lowering the co-payment for assistive devices, stressing the social necessity and targeted nature of this measure. While the unpopularity of the new motor vehicle tax is acknowledged, the focus remains on the primary reason for returning the draft legislation: ensuring equal treatment for people with disabilities. This political struggle is rooted in policy and values, underscoring that due to limited financial resources, choices must be made to prioritize support for vulnerable groups.
06.2024
5 Speeches
A staunch defender of government policy, particularly concerning pensions and the consolidation of state finances, emphasizing the necessity of making tough but essential fiscal decisions. His position is heavily results-oriented, focusing on the pension increases that have been achieved and ensuring future economic growth. He acknowledges a personal aversion to certain decisions (such as freezing the income tax-free minimum) but supports them out of the necessity of restoring order to public finances.
05.2024
4 Speeches
The political position strongly supports and justifies the achievements of the government's social policy, highlighting specific financial increases for pensioners, families, and people with disabilities. This position is results-oriented, focusing on accomplishments while also stressing the necessity of considering the state's financial capacity. The speaker deems the reduction of the pension gap crucial, particularly concerning pensioners living alone, alongside the development of social services.
04.2024
4 Speeches
Support for Draft Bill 377 is strong and policy-based, focusing on improving social security and maintaining working capacity in cases of long-term illness. The main objectives are increasing flexibility for employees who are ill, extending the care allowance, and reducing co-payments for medication costs. The political focus is directed toward protecting vulnerable groups and fulfilling the requirements of the European Social Charter.
03.2024
19 Speeches
The main topics are social policy, support for children and families, and public health. He/She strongly supports the expansion of social measures, such as extended care benefits and sick pay calculated based on actual income, emphasizing the importance of creating a sense of security for families. His/Her approach is policy-driven, involving the defense of changes implemented by the government and highlighting their positive effects. He/She also raises the issue of improving children's health and behavioral habits (specifically, the start time of the school day).
02.2024
1 Speeches
The political position strongly supports the declaration currently under discussion in the Riigikogu, anticipating its unanimous approval. The primary focus is supporting the efforts to help Ukrainian children return home, which demonstrates a clear values-based commitment to international humanitarian aid. The speaker emphasizes the need to identify the best means of supporting NGOs.