By Months: Henn Põlluaas
Total Months: 10
Fully Profiled: 10
12.2024
10 Speeches
The focus is on opposing and criticizing government-initiated bills, including the state budget, tax packages, and the law on children's institutions. It raises practical questions concerning the implementation of the new car tax and the prevention of environmental pollution during mining planning. It functions more as an opponent and critic of legislation rather than an initiator.
11.2024
3 Speeches
The legislative focus is directed toward ensuring oversight and accountability, strongly supporting the establishment of an investigative commission to review the Rail Baltic project. The objective is to determine whether due diligence or the law has been violated, and who is responsible for the current situation.
10.2024
21 Speeches
The legislative focus is directed at opposing the 2025 state budget bill, highlighting legal deficiencies regarding the lack of formulas for the equalization and support funds. [The entity/person] actively supported the Riigikogu statement recognizing the 1944 mass deportation of Crimean Tatars as an act of genocide. [It/He/She] demands clarification regarding the Ministry of the Interior's budget restructuring and the costs associated with detention centers.
09.2024
2 Speeches
The legislative focus is centered on the requirement for strategic procurements and capability development in national defense. The speaker operates primarily as a critic and an advocate, seeking clarifications regarding existing plans (such as establishing credible artillery capability) and criticizing the disregard of earlier legislative decisions (specifically, the recognition of freedom fighters).
07.2024
1 Speeches
The main legislative focus is the opposition to the car tax bill, which is considered unwarranted and detrimental to people's livelihoods. Broader priorities include reversing tax increases, preventing the abandonment of the income tax 'hump' elimination, reducing the state apparatus, and ending duplicating activities.
06.2024
11 Speeches
The legislative focus is aimed at opposing the draft motor vehicle tax bill and demanding compliance with the Riigikogu Rules of Procedure and Internal Rules Act. There is also a demand for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to revoke its decision concerning the closure of the San Francisco consulate, alongside a protest against the arbitrary linking of amendments.
05.2024
12 Speeches
The legislative focus is centered on opposing government bills, particularly the Act on the protection of whistleblowers reporting violations of EU labor legislation (Bill 257) and the scheme for the confiscation of frozen Russian assets (Bill 332). The speaker is acting as a blocker of these bills, submitting motions on behalf of the parliamentary group to halt the readings, citing legal incompetence and constitutional violations. Furthermore, the speaker is participating in the motion of no confidence against the Minister of Education and the debate concerning e-elections.
04.2024
27 Speeches
The legislative focus is directed towards scrutinizing the government's activities through interpellations concerning family benefits and education policy. A significant priority is proving the reliability of the e-voting system by demanding the implementation of an international, impartial, and independent audit, which the government allegedly canceled.
03.2024
49 Speeches
The speaker is an active initiator and proponent of bills submitted by EKRE. The main bills concern the banning of the burqa/niqab, the repeal of the "two-chair law," restricting the voting rights of third-country nationals in local elections, and reversing the closure of consulates (New York, San Francisco). He/She sharply criticizes the coalition for the systematic rejection of opposition bills.
02.2024
58 Speeches
The legislative focus is directed towards amending the local government elections act to ban electoral coalitions and establish a C1 Estonian language proficiency requirement for candidates. Furthermore, he/she initiated a draft Riigikogu resolution to establish special labeling for insects and foods containing insects via a ministerial regulation. A significant part of the activity also involves demanding adherence to procedural rules in the Riigikogu (Estonian Parliament).