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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Mar 2024)

Tom Clonan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Mar 2024)

Tom Clonan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: International Women's Day: Statements (6 Mar 2024)

Tom Clonan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. On International Women’s Day, I wish to speak about the women in my life. My grandmother, who was born in 1900 in Killorglin, came to Dublin at 16 years of age to become a primary school teacher. She participated in a citizens’ assembly in 1916 – the Rising – where she took matters into her own hands to achieve a republic of...

Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Tom Clonan: Fáilte roimh an Aire. I want to speak in general to the amendments set out here but in particular to amendment No. 6.

Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Tom Clonan: Okay. With regard to the issue of safety zones, I want to speak briefly about my lived experience in this regard. I have five children and I have attended the births of all of my children. Unfortunately, as I set out here yesterday and before, in the case of one of my children, she did not survive in the delivery suite, and my little daughter died by way of a cord accident at full term...

Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Tom Clonan: I completely accept the position that he is coming from. I recognise it and I respect it.I am coming from a different philosophical perspective, so we differ on that, but I respect the place Senator Mullen is coming from. Speaking as a person who has experienced these life events, though, and notwithstanding any human rights or philosophical concern the Senator has, this is not the place,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Tom Clonan: I want to echo the comments made about the Taoiseach, Deputy Varadkar. I have to say that over the years when he was Minister for Health and as Taoiseach, I have clashed with him on many occasions and we have had many very robust exchanges and disagreements. Throughout that time, An Taoiseach has shown great personal kindness towards me and my family and, particularly, my son Eoghan. I...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Mar 2024)

Tom Clonan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Chathaoirleach, leis an Cheannaire, le Seanadóirí agus na daoine uaisle. I welcome my guest, Lisa Domican. Lisa, like myself, is a parent. She is a full-time carer for her daughter Grace, who is 24 and has autism, ADD, epilepsy and PMDD. She also cares full time for her son Liam, who is 26. They are both beautiful young people. Liam has autism and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Planning for Inclusive Communities: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Mar 2024)

Tom Clonan: I thank the Minister of State for coming before the committee. The last time we spoke was in a different set of circumstances. I thank him for his kindness that day when he agreed to sit there. I appreciate that very much.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Planning for Inclusive Communities: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Mar 2024)

Tom Clonan: Not at all. Deputy Ellis referred to the sign-off by GPs. Many disabled people have multiple consultants. My son, for example, has neurology and respiratory consultants. Which one would he go to for the sign-off? Does the Minister of State know what I mean? If the Minister of State is talking to the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, I suggest he tells him that it should be standardised as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Planning for Inclusive Communities: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Mar 2024)

Tom Clonan: I will turn to the overall aims and objectives of the Department. The people spoke definitively in the care referendum on Article 42B of the Constitution. The result of the referendum says to me that the Irish people recognise that disabled citizens have a right to live in their own homes, away from the birth family unit. To that end, Article 19 of the UN Convention on the Rights of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Planning for Inclusive Communities: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Mar 2024)

Tom Clonan: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Planning for Inclusive Communities: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Mar 2024)

Tom Clonan: I thank the Minister of State. I echo what Senator Flynn said. For some reason, all the Facebook posts of the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, get sent to my feed. There must be some algorithm that links northsiders together. I am aware of the work going on. I wish to put on the record that we have dealt with housing allocation officers in two different local authority areas. Once a person is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Planning for Inclusive Communities: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Mar 2024)

Tom Clonan: I thank the Minister of State.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Role of Disabled Persons Organisations and Self Advocacy in Providing Equal Opportunities under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Implementation: Discussion (8 Apr 2024)

Tom Clonan: I thank everybody for coming. I know there are significant challenges for people attending today, as we have heard from many of the witnesses. I know that at gatherings like this, disabled citizens are often the only people in the room who are not in receipt of supports, allowances or assistance to attend. I really appreciate, therefore, the fact they are here. I am only sorry we are not...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (16 Apr 2024)

Tom Clonan: I thank the Chairperson. Will the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, be here?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (16 Apr 2024)

Tom Clonan: I was informed that the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, would take this Commencement matter.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (16 Apr 2024)

Tom Clonan: Does the Minister of State, Deputy Burke, have a response?