Henn Põlluaas
Status: Active
Parliament Seniority: 10 years
Total Speaking Time: 21h 9m
Agenda Items
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Draft law amending the Waste Act and, in consequence, amending other laws (461 SE) - second reading
2024-12-10 12:0715th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
The agenda item concerned the second reading of the draft law amending the Waste Act, initiated by the Government of the Republic, and amending other laws related to it, bill number 461. The purpose of the draft law is to …
Decisions 3
Inquiry regarding phosphate mining plans (no. 664)
2024-12-09 18:5715th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary sitting
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
The Riigikogu debated the inquiry No. 664 concerning the investigation of phosphorite and rare earth metals at the Toolse deposit and potential future mining. The inquiry members were Jaak Valge, Ants Froschi, and Leo Kunnas, whose questions focused on the …
Decisions 1
Inquiries Regarding Estonia's Conduct at the United Nations General Assembly (no. 663)
2024-12-09 18:3215th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary sitting
Agenda Duration: 3m
Summary
During the discussion of the third agenda item, a request for information no. 663, concerning Estonia’s vote at the United Nations General Assembly on September 18, 2024, was presented by members of the Riigikogu Vadim Belobrovtsev, Lauri Laatsi, Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart, …
Decisions 1
Draft law amending the Citizenship Act (522 SE) – First Reading
2024-12-05 13:1715th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, plenary session.
Agenda Duration: 3m
Summary
Today's sitting addressed the draft law amending the Citizenship Act 522 for its first reading, initiated by the Isamaa faction. The draft’s aim is to restore the previous, tighter procedure for granting citizenship and to limit the possibility of granting …
Decisions 1
Second reading of the Basic Education Act bill (419 SE)
2024-12-05 02:0115th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, plenary sitting
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
The agenda item is the second reading of the draft Basic Education Act prepared by the Riigikogu Culture Committee. The draft is a long-term and collaborative solution, aiming to create a unified system of basic education and childcare services, bringing …
Decisions 2
Second reading of the draft law amending the Alcohol, Tobacco, Fuel and Electricity Excise Tax Act and other laws (510 SE)
2024-12-04 21:1315th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, plenary sitting
Agenda Duration: 5m
Summary
The Riigikogu debated the second reading of bill 510. The purpose of the government-initiated act amending the excise tax law on alcohol, tobacco, fuel, and electricity, as well as other laws, is to increase excise tax revenue for the years …
Decisions 6
First reading of the draft resolution of the Riigikogu “Establishment of a Riigikogu investigative committee to investigate circumstances related to the Rail Baltic project” (460 OE)
2024-11-07 13:1415th Parliament, 4th sitting, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 27m
Summary
The agenda item concerned the draft resolution 460 submitted by the Centre Party faction of the Riigikogu – the establishment of a Riigikogu investigative committee to examine circumstances related to the Rail Baltic project. The initial speaker proposed forming an …
Decisions 1
Overview of the Use and Preservation of State Property in 2023–2024. Five Years of Activity-Based State Budget: Results of the Reform and Necessary Further Decisions
2024-11-06 18:0115th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
The agenda item under discussion concerns the use and preservation of state assets for 2023–2024 and refers to five periods of activity-based state budget reform, the assessment of its results, and the need for further decisions. As representative of the …
Decisions 1
A written request for a vote of no confidence in Finance Minister Jürgen Ligi, submitted by 29 members of the Riigikogu.
2024-10-23 20:2615th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 32m
Summary
At the session discussing the third agenda item, the motion to express a vote of no confidence in Finance Minister Jürgen Ligi, submitted by members of the Riigikogu, was debated. The procedure stipulates: speeches by the representative of the motion …
Decisions 1
Minister of the Interior's political statement on internal security
2024-10-23 17:2015th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary session
Agenda Duration: 30s
Summary
The second agenda item concerned the Ministry of the Interior's Minister of the Interior, Lauri Läänemets’s, political statement on internal security and proposed solutions in the form of a draft, addressing the influence of the Estonian Orthodox Church of the …