By Months: Madis Timpson
Total Months: 12
Fully Profiled: 12
10.2025
2 Speeches
Social issues addressed include striking a balance between national security and citizens' rights when expanding surveillance, provided that such measures are supported by judicial authorization. There was also discussion regarding significantly harsher penalties for cases of politically motivated vandalism (with reference to the former interior minister's car).
09.2025
16 Speeches
It strongly emphasizes civil liberties and the protection of privacy (data collection, surveillance cameras), opposing the rise of state-imposed morality and thought policing. It supports implementing the principle of the welfare state to ensure vulnerable groups do not fall out of the safety net. It supports restricting the activities of religious organizations in the event of a security threat, stressing that this is aimed at countering malign influence operations, not banning religious freedom.
06.2025
8 Speeches
In the social sector, he/she focuses on labor law and youth employment. He/She highlights the requirement for a minimum wage 1.2 times the standard rate for minors and seasonal workers, noting that this does not align with market conditions and may impede their ability to find work. He/She supports the further development of the Student Work Brigade concept in cooperation with the Unemployment Insurance Fund (Töötukassa), so that young people can gain essential work experience.
05.2025
5 Speeches
In the social sector, the speaker focuses on criminal law and penal policy, supporting the legitimate objective of just punishment. He emphasizes the cost savings achieved through the reduction of the inmate population and considers this a successful policy that has been implemented over the years.
04.2025
4 Speeches
The central social issue concerns child support defaulters, where further action is encouraged and allowing installment payments is offered as a solution. Additionally, the question of restricting the expression of people’s free will is addressed through a reference by the Chancellor of Justice, protecting the validity of declarations of intent already made before a notary.
03.2025
4 Speeches
The speaker is actively working to improve social support systems, focusing particularly on supporting unemployed pregnant women and parents of young children. Furthermore, he/she addresses sensitive gender issues concerning an international protocol, mediating the discussion regarding the definition of biological versus social gender and specific discrimination cases (such as the "sauna case").
01.2025
4 Speeches
Social policy topics focused on family and child benefits, emphasizing that the new system provides more money for 90% of children and establishes age limits (e.g., for 24-year-old students). Detailed attention was paid to supporting children in institutional care through aftercare services and survivor's benefits, as well as the conditions governing social benefits for Ukrainian war refugees.
12.2024
12 Speeches
The social sector prioritizes child protection, maintaining a strict stance against the employment of pedophiles in children's institutions, citing existing legislation and control mechanisms. Regarding the topic of gender reassignment, it is repeatedly emphasized that the draft bill under discussion does not entail substantive changes to the service conditions, but rather constitutes a technical relocation of an enabling provision.
11.2024
8 Speeches
The focus of the social sector is on reforming the operational continuity of healthcare, the quality of special welfare services, and the unemployment insurance system. Concerns of people with disabilities regarding the personal medication packaging service and the availability of nursing care within special welfare are being addressed. In the context of the unemployment insurance reform, clarification will be provided on the receipt of benefits for those who leave voluntarily and the qualification requirements for job seekers when accepting suitable employment.
10.2024
23 Speeches
The focus of the social sector is on financing the care reform and special welfare services, including the proposal to raise the co-payment to 10%. A crucial issue is ensuring alignment between healthcare workers' salary agreements and the service price to prevent the workforce from leaving hospitals. The potential impact of the draft bill on gender equality and equal opportunities on businesses and employees is also being addressed.
09.2024
14 Speeches
It focuses on the crisis of declining birth rates and the need to develop national measures, which include updating family benefits and addressing mental health issues. It also addresses the fight against violence and harassment in the workplace (ratification of the ILO convention).
07.2024
1 Speeches
There is not enough data.