Agenda Profile: Riina Solman
Inquiry Regarding the Pihlakodu Case and the Prosecutor's Office Activities (no 748)
2025-06-02
15th Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session
Political Position
The political focus centers on defining state responsibility and establishing a clear chain of accountability for preventing abuses in care homes. The speaker sharply criticizes the situation where responsibility seemingly rests with everyone, but effectively with no one, urgently demanding legislative reform. The political attitude is strongly value-based, emphasizing the prevention of suffering and the assurance of human dignity.
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Topic Expertise
The presenter demonstrates expertise regarding the supervision mechanisms of care homes (specifically, the limited powers of the Social Insurance Board) and criminal liability (pointing out organizational errors within the Prosecutor's Office). Emphasis is placed on the growing problem of dementia in society and the critical need for training and background checks for care workers.
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Rhetorical Style
The style is serious and insistent, combining emotional appeals (suffering, dignity) with logical demands for a clear chain of accountability. The speaker is critical of the ministers' responses, which only offer to deal with the consequences rather than focusing on prevention, using rhetorical questions to underscore the lack of responsibility.
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Activity Patterns
The individual demonstrates activity in Riigikogu committee work, citing a meeting held in the Social Affairs Committee with the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Social Affairs to discuss the Pihlakodu case. The speaker is an active submitter of parliamentary inquiries, focusing on pressing societal issues.
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Opposition Stance
The primary criticism is aimed at the actions of the Minister of Justice and the Prosecutor's Office, reproaching them for passivity and an inability to identify organizational flaws. The solutions proposed by the Minister (criminal proceedings, civil claims) are deemed inadequate, as they only address the consequences, not prevention.
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Collaboration Style
Demonstrates a readiness to cooperate toward a common goal (the prevention of misuse and abuse) and references participation in the joint meeting of the Social Committee with the ministers. It stresses that the outcome of the discussion must be singular: the prevention of new instances of misuse.
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Regional Focus
The focus is at the national level, addressing systemic issues concerning the supervision and accountability of care homes in Estonia, which result from an unclear regulatory framework and chain of command.
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Economic Views
Insufficient data.
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Social Issues
Focuses on social issues, emphasizing the protection and dignity of people living with dementia in care homes. It specifically raises the question of ensuring gender-sensitive care as a component of guaranteeing dignity, criticizing the differing standpoints of the ministries on this issue.
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Legislative Focus
The primary legislative priority is establishing a clear chain of accountability for supervision and updating legislation to prevent misuse. The need to amend the Penal Code concerning corporate liability is mentioned, and a question is posed regarding which ministry is the lead ministry for this legislative drafting.
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