By Months: Riina Solman

The legislative focus is currently on amending national regulations, specifically requiring the state to define the admission criteria for state high schools more precisely, factoring in the results of make-up examinations. Furthermore, there is a national requirement to ensure that applications to high schools are accepted only after all final and make-up examinations have been completed. The speaker opposes the current procedure and is calling for regulatory improvements.

The legislative focus is on supporting the bill put forward by the Social Democrats concerning the increase of child benefits and single-parent allowance to 100 euros, a matter in which the speaker is acting as the representative of the leading committee. Also in focus are the issues surrounding the pay model for young soldiers in the defense forces and the utilization of the budget surplus.

The legislative focus is on establishing chains of accountability within the social and justice sectors, as well as regulating preventative work. He/She is a critical supporter of the draft bill concerning end-of-life declarations, stressing the necessity of an action plan for palliative care. He/She initiates inquiries regarding the organization of school examinations and demands the cancellation of excise tax hikes, positioning himself/herself as an active opponent of the government's proposed legislation.

The speaker is an active challenger of social sector legislation, maintaining a critical stance toward draft bills that would worsen the situation of vulnerable groups. He/She supported a motion to reject the draft amendment to the Social Benefits Act and successfully secured an amendment in the Social Affairs Committee regarding the age limit for placing disabled children on the waiting list for special care services (raising it from 16 to 18). The speaker utilizes parliamentary inquiries to demand accountability from ministers and improvements in lawmaking.

The speaker initiated a proposal to amend the Traffic Act, granting local authorities the right to restrict the use of rented micromobility devices. He actively advocates for car tax exemptions and submitted an interpellation concerning the spread of poverty and the repercussions of eliminating the tax bulge. Furthermore, he calls for oversight of the funding model for care homes and the requirement that renewable energy projects be subject to the integrated permit procedure.

The legislative focus is on opposing the government’s tax policy (the car tax) and promoting Isamaa’s initiatives (closing the Russian border). It supports the bill to standardize the survivor’s benefit but is skeptical regarding additional bureaucracy (the optional protocol) and regulating the influence of foreign countries on churches. The necessity of restoring the indexation of family benefits and support for large families is repeatedly emphasized.

The legislative focus is heavily directed toward the deprivation of voting rights for citizens of aggressor states in local elections, opposing the coalition's intention to permanently enshrine the franchise for persons with undetermined citizenship in the constitution. [It] initiates interpellations regarding the social welfare reform, political decisions concerning educational institutions, and the administrative burden on agriculture.

The main focus is criticizing government policy through parliamentary inquiries (taxation of pensioners, the car tax, and the birth rate). He/She actively participates in the work of the Social Affairs Committee, serving as the rapporteur during the proceedings of the draft law concerning accession to the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.