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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Tom Clonan: Yes, those are the ones I saw.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Tom Clonan: I will finish on a positive note. I want to thank Irish Rail for that because that will go a huge way towards making it accessible. Mr. Gilpin also said that by 2028, the heavier-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Tom Clonan: I am delighted to hear that. I know that his hands are tied because Irish Rail is depending on funding from other agencies and so on. I will finish now, Chair. I am sorry for going on for so long. One of the things we lack here is ambition. I do not know what it is about Ireland. Whether it is a post-Catholic phenomenon or a post-colonial thing, there is this idea that if a person is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Tom Clonan: Iarnród Éireann is providing a public service. The reason we need these apps is because the stations are unmanned. That is something for which a more radical approach could perhaps be taken. I cannot leave without saying this. When I mentioned the negative experiences my son and his carer have had, I forgot to say that even though there is a certain cohort of people who seem to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Tom Clonan: No, can you give me the names of the operators who refuse to provide wheelchair access?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Tom Clonan: You said you conduct a survey and ask their level of accessibility.

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?

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

Tom Clonan: Apologies. Can we start the clock now? I am here to speak about the despicable practice by HSE disability service managers who are refusing to allow disabled citizens to avail of independent enablers - the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, calls them "enablers" - to allow them to have autonomy and choice in personal assistance. I have two examples in CHO 6, where this seems to be a...

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

Tom Clonan: thank the Minister of State. I am disappointed to note that his response really does not answer the question or meet the needs of the people who have contacted me. It is essentially not the case that direct payments can only be made through a service agreement. It is common practice in community healthcare organisations all over the country, and west of the Shannon in particular, that...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Protection of Children in the Use of Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2024)

Tom Clonan: I thank the witnesses for coming here today. I have listened very carefully and particularly to Senator Seery Kearney's questions. The Senator has covered a lot of ground that I would like to cover so some of my questions might be fairly specific. With regard to X, reference was made to child sexual exploitation and that X first of all removes material and then reports material NCMEC....

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Protection of Children in the Use of Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2024)

Tom Clonan: Does X do mandatory reporting to law enforcement or does it wait for law enforcement to come to it?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Protection of Children in the Use of Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2024)

Tom Clonan: They are depressing figures. I commend Meta's success in identifying the posts and taking them down. It is dismaying. I thank the witnesses.

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: 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...

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...

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...