By Months: Reili Rand
Total Months: 10
Fully Profiled: 10
10.2025
13 Speeches
He/She is the initiator and supporter of the Social Democrats' bill to reduce the VAT on foodstuffs to 9%. He/She is submitting an interpellation to the Minister of Education and Research regarding the financing and impact analyses of school meals, demanding that the funding be linked to the consumer price index. He/She is also raising questions concerning the terms and conditions of prison leases and ensuring that positions within the PPA (Police and Border Guard Board) are filled.
09.2025
56 Speeches
The main legislative focus is the amendment of the Family Benefits Act to raise the allowance for the first and second child to 100 euros and to factor in wage growth during the parental benefit period. Additionally, he/she submitted an inquiry regarding the transparency of consumer cooperatives and the prevention of abuses. He/She is acting as an advocate, attempting to initiate socio-political changes that the government has failed to implement.
06.2025
30 Speeches
Focuses on the supplementary budget (measures for supporting families), the proceedings regarding the Competition Act (criticism concerning administrative complexity), and labor law (casual employment contracts). It urgently demands the swift handling of amendments to the Consent Act and the Gender Equality and Equal Treatment Act. It supports the draft bill for a positive credit register but is concerned about its long implementation timeline.
05.2025
32 Speeches
The speaker is the initiator of the legislation, having submitted a draft bill to raise the child allowance for the first and second child in a family, as well as the single parent allowance, to 100 euros. He/She is critical of the Defense Minister's delay regarding amendments to the Weapons Act and demands the inclusion of the public in the Natura assessment. Measures aimed at achieving gender balance are supported, but the state is criticized for failing to set an example in their implementation.
04.2025
17 Speeches
The legislative focus centers on fulfilling international obligations and enhancing social justice, actively supporting the adoption of the CEDAW Optional Protocol and the Gender Balance Directive. It utilizes parliamentary inquiries to scrutinize government action (specifically regarding the future of youth work and the involvement of private funding in healthcare) and calls for the swift transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive.
03.2025
10 Speeches
Legislative priorities include ratifying the Optional Protocol to the CEDAW Convention and amending the Political Parties Act to set a cap on election spending. The representative is an active initiator and supporter of parliamentary inquiries aimed at securing continued funding for regional infrastructure projects (railway).
02.2025
1 Speeches
The primary legislative focus is on strengthening maritime security through amendments to the Defense Forces Organization Act and the Economic Zone Act. The speaker is a strong proponent of the draft bill, hoping it will pass the first reading so that the National Defense Committee can establish greater legal clarity and grant the Defense Forces definitive powers.
06.2024
1 Speeches
The legislative focus centers on the deliberation of energy policy strategy documents and major decisions. The speaker represents the opposition, demanding that a risk assessment and a verification of necessity be carried out before any significant decision is adopted.
05.2024
1 Speeches
The legislative priority is identifying and implementing concrete and effective initial steps within the Riigikogu. The focus is on formulating policy that originates from an analyzed report and is aimed at enhancing competitiveness.
04.2024
1 Speeches
The legislative focus is currently aimed at accelerating and successfully completing the process of establishing a positive credit register. The speaker, acting as an advocate, emphasized the importance of this regulation in protecting the interests of borrowers and called for the process to be expedited.