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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (10 Jul 2024)

Tom Clonan: Frankly, that is extraordinary. In terms of any of the questions the Minister of State cannot answer here, because I do not want to put her unduly on the spot, will she provide me with a written explanation of how that competition was run to a point where the individual I will not name was appointed to the position of clinical lead? I ask this because, in other areas, it is a medical...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (10 Jul 2024)

Tom Clonan: The third question is who designed this thing in the first place.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (10 Jul 2024)

Tom Clonan: That is the mechanism by which it was researched and piloted.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (10 Jul 2024)

Tom Clonan: Who designed it. Who is the person?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (10 Jul 2024)

Tom Clonan: Could I get an answer to the question about transport?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (10 Jul 2024)

Tom Clonan: I asked a question about assessment of needs and services support. Does the Minister of State view those as mutually exclusive concepts or are there things that ought to happen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (10 Jul 2024)

Tom Clonan: Why are they not happening in this jurisdiction?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (10 Jul 2024)

Tom Clonan: It needs to be challenged on that because people are getting nothing. That is not the fault of the Minister of State. As always, she is very frank in her responses, which I really appreciate.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Jul 2024)

Tom Clonan: I echo the congratulations to Regina Doherty on her election to Europe. In the two years that I have been here, she has been a great colleague and mentor. She is originally from Finglas and Ballymun so while I am not saying it is the Finglas Mafia who were in play, she is a great colleague and I am delighted to see her go to Europe. I wish to welcome Nikki Bradley to the House whom I met...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Jul 2024)

Tom Clonan: I am just welcoming Ms Bradley to the House out of politeness. I have not said anything else. I had the great pleasure to meet her with the Taoiseach on the way in this morning. She will be a fantastic appointment, when that takes place. Yesterday, I spoke about the waiting lists for scoliosis for spinal surgery in the Children's Hospital Ireland group. Despite the commitments given by...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Jul 2024)

Tom Clonan: Of course what I said was accurate.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2024)

Tom Clonan: I echo the expressions of sympathy to the family of our former colleague, Senator O'Mahony.Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis. I echo the condemnation of Russia's attack on the children's hospital in Kyiv. It was part of two waves of missiles that were fired at Kyiv yesterday. In the first wave, the Russians fired what NATO designated AS103 Kodiak missiles. These are very...

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2024)

Tom Clonan: I thank the Minister very much for coming in. This Bill has arrived at a very particular moment in the development and transformation of the Defence Forces. From an operational perspective, when I retired back in 2000 the Defence Forces did one thing for one agency, and that was peacekeeping for the United Nations. Now they do peace enforcement, peacekeeping for the United Nations and for...

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Second Stage (26 Jun 2024)

Tom Clonan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Second Stage (26 Jun 2024)

Tom Clonan: I thank the Minister for coming to the Chamber. Domestic violence statistics in Ireland are shocking. Some 14% of women experience physical violence in the home and in relationships and 6% of women experience sexual violence in the home, including sexual assault and rape. Almost one in three or 31% experience psychological, coercive control in the home setting. I know more information is...

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Second Stage (26 Jun 2024)

Tom Clonan: Hear, hear,

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Second Stage (26 Jun 2024)

Tom Clonan: Hear, hear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: An Inclusive Education for an Inclusive Society: Department of Education (25 Jun 2024)

Tom Clonan: I did a rough estimate based on that. There are approximately 60,000 students in each year. Given that about 60,000 sit the leaving certificate every year, I extrapolated from that. From junior infants up to sixth class, there is a cohort of about 60,000 nationwide in each of those years. At primary level, that would give us a total of 480,000, almost half a million, pupils and at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: An Inclusive Education for an Inclusive Society: Department of Education (25 Jun 2024)

Tom Clonan: I heard the Minister of State speak about this in the audiovisual room the other day.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: An Inclusive Education for an Inclusive Society: Department of Education (25 Jun 2024)

Tom Clonan: The Minister of State referred to a prevalence estimate of 3.8%, which is as near as makes no difference to 4%. Based on my calculation, it means there are approximately 48,000 people in the system who are on the spectrum. There is a huge range of need within that. I ask again how she would characterise the capacity to meet that need. Is the system in crisis or is it doing fine?