Results 41-60 of 906 for speaker:Tom Clonan

Seanad: International Women's Day - Women's Health: Statements (5 Mar 2025)

Tom Clonan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire go dtí an Teach. Déanaim comhghairdeas leí. I have not seen her since her appointment. I am delighted for her. I know she will be very good in the role. I wish a happy International Women's Day to all of our colleagues and all those watching. I owe so much to the women in my life, including my mother for giving birth to me. "Thank you,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Mar 2025)

Tom Clonan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Mar 2025)

Tom Clonan: A conversation needs to be had in Ireland about the much-publicised Government plans to get rid of the triple lock. It is one thing to get rid of something but what will it be replaced with? That is not yet clear but I am sure it will be when the legislation is published. My hope is that the legislation is not guillotined in the way so much legislation has been in this House. This is not...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (26 Feb 2025)

Tom Clonan: Before I start, I apologise to Senator Harmon for passing in front of her while she was speaking. I was not thinking.

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (26 Feb 2025)

Tom Clonan: Yes, I propose to share time with Senator McCarthy. We will have three minutes each.

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (26 Feb 2025)

Tom Clonan: I commend the Private Members' motion and refer specifically to one exhortation. It is number 22 of 29, but it is there: "ensure every service on our public transport network is accessible for people with disabilities and impaired mobility". I impress on the Minister of State - déanaim comhgháirdeachas leis agus cuirim fáilte roimhe ar ais go dtí an Seanad - that if...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Feb 2025)

Tom Clonan: I wish to raise the issue of the triple lock. It has been reported widely that the Government is considering removing the triple lock and will introduce legislation to do so in the coming weeks. I have some serious questions for everyone in this House in this regard. I am trying to be as constructive as I can. The triple lock consists of a UN Security Council resolution, or UN Assembly...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Feb 2025)

Tom Clonan: I want to raise the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Disability Matters. This is an extremely important committee, which was set up originally on the basis that it was for a special purpose. I have heard a suggestion that the committee might not be reinstated during this Dáil and Seanad term. I ask that this committee be reinstated as a matter of urgency and priority, and that it be...

Seanad: Cathaoirleach a Thoghadh - Election of Cathaoirleach (12 Feb 2025)

Tom Clonan: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirleach, agus comhghairdeachas, and also to Senator Wilson, the father of the House. I remember on being elected that Senator Wilson gave me some great advice. He said, "It was talking got you in here and it is talking that could get you out." Wise words of advice. On the subject of geography, we have two Senators from Tallaght. I think I am the only Senator...

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

Tom Clonan: In advance of the election, I thank the Cathaoirleach and his predecessor, Senator Mark Daly, for welcoming me into this House. I also thank Martin Groves, all of the staff in the Seanad Office, the ushers and everybody else who is part of this community for their support. I particularly thank my colleagues here in Seanad Éireann for all the support they have given me in the short time...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2024)

Tom Clonan: I wish to raise the case of Caitlin Ada Joanne Hassan. This is not the first time I have raised it and I am bringing it to the House’s attention again. This young woman was sexually and physically assaulted in a publicly funded care provider. It was subcontracted by the HSE to do what should be done by the State as a matter of human rights and entitlements. Unfortunately, we are 30...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2024)

Tom Clonan: It is a matter of public record.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2024)

Tom Clonan: She was physically and sexually assaulted. This House quite rightly expresses concerns about safeguarding and vulnerable people. Much has been made of those matters in recent weeks,-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2024)

Tom Clonan: -----but when it comes to this young disabled woman, there appears to be less-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2024)

Tom Clonan: I shall continue. A report was commissioned by the HSE in much the same way that the Catholic Church used to investigate itself. It has its own little investigative arm. It investigated the allegations and the report was withheld from Louise Hassan, a single mom and Caitlin’s mother, for no reason.When she wrote to the HSE to the disability services manager to get sight and access...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Oct 2024)

Tom Clonan: The Ceannaire is very kind and I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach. Brambles is a day and respite care service operated by St. Catherine's Association in Newcastle, County Wicklow. It is a service that is available for parents and carers of children and young adults with intellectual disabilities. I have to declare a conflict of interest here. My nephew, who has Down's syndrome, gets much...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2024)

Tom Clonan: Hear, hear. Well said.

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Tom Clonan: I welcome the Minister. I note that all the amendments have been ruled out of order. I also note that we are at a particular point where nobody knows what is going to happen in the next couple of weeks. I know the Minister's time is limited in terms of getting this through. Members, including Senator Malcolm Byrne, spoke at length about the graduates and the institutions that would be...

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Tom Clonan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Tom Clonan: Just by way of explanation, all the subsequent amendments pertaining to all the sections from Senator McDowell and I all refer to the same principle of including extra institutions. I do not intend to speak to them as I spoke to the Minister about it earlier and last week. I take in good faith his assurance they will, with whatever discretion they have, seek to include those graduates. ...