By Plenary Sessions: Õnne Pillak
Total Sessions: 29
Fully Profiled: 29
2025-10-09
15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
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2025-10-08
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The primary legislative focus is the adoption of the state budget, emphasizing increased national defense spending and a reduction in the tax burden. The speaker is a strong proponent and defender of the budget, highlighting the elimination of the tax hump and the financing of salary increases through spending cuts as key achievements. The goal is to reduce the budget deficit in the coming years (down to 3.6% by 2028).
2025-09-25
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
The main legislative priority is the adoption of next year's state budget, highlighting the dramatic increase in defense spending and the amendments related to abolishing the tax hump. The speaker is a strong proponent and defender of the government's financial plan.
2025-09-24
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
The legislative focus is on processing the draft decision concerning the continuation of the Rail Baltic project and sending it to the final vote. The speaker is a representative of the leading committee and strongly supports the adoption of the draft, emphasizing that rail transport has the smallest footprint from an environmental preservation perspective.
2025-09-18
15th Estonian Parliament, 6th sitting, plenary session.
The priority is finding new national measures and legislative initiatives that support economic growth. The speaker is interested in strategic planning that would lead to specific legislative solutions for stimulating the economy.
2025-09-09
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session.
The focus is on evaluating the operations and cooperation of existing defense organizations and acknowledging their contribution. There is no mention of specific bills or amendments; the emphasis is instead placed on assessing the policy and operational levels.
2025-09-04
15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu
The legislative focus is divided between the procedural matters of the Riigikogu (specifically, protecting the agenda) and the healthcare sector. The speaker is acting as the initiator, presenting a draft bill on behalf of the Social Affairs Committee to amend the Medicinal Products Act and the Health Services Organisation Act. This amendment aims to ensure the management of the state’s healthcare reserve within regional hospitals.
2025-06-19
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The legislative focus centers on the swift processing and passage of draft legislation designed to cut down on bureaucracy. The speaker, adopting a supportive stance, highlights the regulatory amendments already implemented by the government and urges backing for the fast-tracked bill, which will enable businesses to take crucial steps more quickly.
2025-06-03
Fifteenth Riigikogu, fifth session, plenary session
The legislative focus is directed at monitoring the execution of national infrastructure projects and demanding comprehensive timelines. The priority is the continued construction of the Tallinn–Pärnu and Tallinn–Tartu highways into four-lane roads, requiring the government to provide concrete deadlines.
2025-05-21
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The legislative focus is aimed at reducing the regulatory burden and ensuring the quality of the legal environment ("avoiding the cluttering of the legal space"). The priority is either abolishing mandatory sustainability reporting or postponing it by two years. The speaker is a supporter of the government's activities and an opponent of legislative duplication.
2025-04-23
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The legislative focus is currently on supporting a specific draft law dedicated to the retention of women and giving them greater attention. The speaker is a strong proponent of this socially focused bill.
2025-03-27
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The legislative focus is directed towards the internal procedures and governance structures of the Riigikogu, specifically concerning the election of the Vice-Speaker. The speaker is taking the role of the initiator, presenting a candidate on behalf of the parliamentary group and calling for their support.
2025-03-26
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The legislative focus is directed toward the final phase of the bill's proceedings, emphasizing the necessity of voting on the amendments. A key priority is the exercise of the parliamentary group's rights when timing the legislative process, specifically by calling for a recess before the vote.
2025-02-12
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The main legislative focus is on implementing the energy production diversification plan, which must secure majority support in the Riigikogu. Significant energy debates will soon reach Parliament, following which a competitive tender will be held. The speaker is a strong supporter and defender of the energy plan initiated by the government.
2024-10-16
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The focus is on clarifying the implementation of existing social policy and its financial history in order to correct public perception. There is no information available regarding the initiation of new legislative bills.
2024-10-14
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, plenary sitting
The legislative focus is centered on safeguarding existing social benefits (such as child benefits and parental allowance) and expanding the eligibility criteria for them. The speaker is working to clarify the political amendments in order to prevent cuts within the social welfare sector.
2024-09-26
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The primary legislative focus is next year's state budget and the associated four-year budget strategy. Priorities include increasing defense spending and investing in comprehensive national defense, as well as achieving a 10% reduction in the costs of state institutions. The speaker is the initiator and champion of this extensive budget package.
2024-09-18
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th sitting, plenary session
The legislative focus is aimed at governing the organization and procedure of the Riigikogu. The main priorities are conducting votes and requesting recesses before important decisions to ensure the preparedness of the parliamentary group.
2024-09-17
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The legislative focus is on improving the lives and safety of families with children, referencing previous success achieved in the Social Affairs Committee. The current priority is to identify new legislative measures to better ensure the safety of children, especially concerning mental and physical violence.
2024-07-29
The 15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu.
The legislative focus is the renewed debate and adoption of the motor vehicle tax bill, concentrating specifically on amending the social measures returned by the president. The goal is to ensure an increase in disability benefits and to change the system for reimbursing assistive devices, decoupling it from the severity level of the disability.
2024-06-06
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The legislative focus is on initiating the process of amending the Work Ability Allowance Act to resolve the conflict with the constitution. The speaker, acting as a representative of the Social Affairs Committee, serves as a procedural supporter and explains the progress of the proceedings.
2024-06-04
15th Riigikogu, third session, plenary sitting
The legislative focus is currently on protecting existing social and financial decisions, particularly concerning the freezing of the income tax-exempt minimum for pensions. The speaker supports the government’s budget stabilization measures, viewing them as necessary steps to secure future pension increases. He emphasizes that there are no plans whatsoever to cut pensions.
2024-05-29
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The legislative priority is the successful processing of the social affairs bill and the implementation of changes in child protection. The Speaker's role is to facilitate the procedure, ensuring a consensus decision to conclude the bill's first reading and appointing Õnne Pillak as the rapporteur.
2024-05-27
Fifteenth Riigikogu, third session, plenary session
The legislative focus is currently on supporting and implementing the social reforms that were recently adopted. The main priorities include funding the care reform, streamlining and expanding the family benefits system (for example, paying child allowance until the age of 19), and improving the conditions under which sickness and care benefits are paid to parents.
2024-04-10
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session
The legislative priority is the passage of Draft Bill 377, which concerns amendments to the Health Insurance Act and the Social Tax Act. The speaker's role is to act as the proponent of the bill and the rapporteur for the proceedings, ensuring the procedural correctness of the law’s adoption, and proposing that the second reading be concluded and the third reading be held on April 17th.
2024-03-13
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting.
The legislative focus is on social sector bills, particularly amendments aimed at improving the financial security of families. He/She is an active proponent and facilitator of reforms, such as the extension of the care allowance and the reform of the sick care allowance. He/She emphasizes the comprehensive analysis of measures currently being prepared by the Ministry of Social Affairs.
2024-03-06
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The legislative focus is currently on amending the Health Insurance Act, aiming to implement a partial sickness benefit and an extended care allowance. The speaker is a strong proponent of the draft bill and serves as the rapporteur for the leading committee, concentrating on assessing the legislation's impacts and planning its future development (with a follow-up evaluation scheduled for 2029).
2024-03-05
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The legislative focus is on reviewing school organization and education regulations, specifically asking whether delaying the start of the school day has been considered. The speaker is acting as the initiator of the debate, presenting to the plenary session a policy proposal based on health data that was discussed within the committee.
2024-02-20
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The legislative focus is on supporting the parliamentary declaration and subsequently enhancing the state aid provided to support NGOs. The speaker is a proponent and a seeker of solutions, concentrating on the details of policy implementation.