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Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Voices of All Communities on the Constitutional Future of the Island of Ireland: Discussion (30 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: I thank everybody. I really like the idea of a university-led examination of people's views. That infrastructure is already there across the island. Who better than our research leaders in the human and political sciences to do good phenomenological and qualitative research at PhD or post-doctoral level? We would get results quickly, within three or four years, and would bring all those...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Public Inquiries (29 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the Chamber. This is the first Commencement matter I have raised and I will endeavour to deal with it as effectively as I can. I ask the Minister of State to make a statement on the provisions of the Local Government Act 2001 that have not been commenced since the enactment of the legislation and to explain why each of the sections in question...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Public Inquiries (29 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: It is not my intention to name names. These matters have been dealt with on the public record in the media and are well rehearsed in the public space.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Public Inquiries (29 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: The only person I will name in connection with this issue is Fiona McLoughlin Healy. It is her intention not to seek re-election. I was very disappointed to learn of that decision and I was disappointed throughout her experience-----

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Public Inquiries (29 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: Yes. As someone who has personally experienced whistleblower reprisal, I was very disappointed by what she experienced. I was particularly disappointed by those who engaged in it and those who stood by and did nothing to support her. That is why I have raised this Commencement matter. If ask the Minister of State to address the issue of whether there was specific legal advice on the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Public Inquiries (29 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive response. I appreciate his commitment to come back on the question of whether there was specific legal advice. Personally, I found the experience of Councillor Fiona McLoughlin Healy very disappointing and disturbing. Without going into any of the details, which are on the public record, there was a pattern of behaviour designed to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Public Inquiries (29 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach but I have been very careful not to name people or the particular areas in which they work.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Public Inquiries (29 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: I will finally just ask what a jurisdiction in which there is no trust in politics looks like. It looks like Capitol Hill last year. We need to be very careful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Disability Matters
Accessibility in the Built Environment, Information and Communication: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: I thank our guests for attending and for all of the contributions thus far. My question comes from personal lived experience. I went on a personal journey as a parent and a carer. Due to the fact that my son had an unusual medical condition, we, as a family, did not belong to any grouping, as it were, for example, Down's syndrome or cerebral palsy. I only have knowledge of our own journey...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Autism
Accessibility in the Built Environment, Information and Communication: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: I thank our guests for attending and for all of the contributions thus far. My question comes from personal lived experience. I went on a personal journey as a parent and a carer. Due to the fact that my son had an unusual medical condition, we, as a family, did not belong to any grouping, as it were, for example, Down's syndrome or cerebral palsy. I only have knowledge of our own journey...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: Notwithstanding the restrictions imposed on the House under Standing Order 41, it is important that our most vulnerable citizens have somebody who is known and trusted to act in their best interests regarding the assisted decision-making function. There is quite a deal in the proposed legislation that, in practice, will be difficult and unwieldy in terms of how it might operate in real time....

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: I move amendment No. 19: In page 26, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following: “(8B) Directions regarding the investment strategy to be followed by the decision-making representative in respect of assets owned by the relevant person.”.”. There is a requirement for directions regarding the investment strategy to be followed by the decision-making...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: In the context of Senator Mullen's comments, what I heard the Minister say was that the concerns I have raised in proposing this amendment are already dealt with elsewhere. I ask and would press, however, that they be explicitly dealt with in this legislation because this legislation will have a seismic impact on all sorts of areas, from mental health and involuntary detentions to looking...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: I refer to amendment No. 32 to section 51, which is based on section 59(5) of the principal Act. Before I mention the proposed insertion, subsections (5A) and (5B) are explicit in that they prescribe that the power of attorney does not have any role in terms of consenting to or refusing treatment for the donor, that a donor shall not, in an enduring power of attorney, even purport to give...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: I move amendment No. 32: In page 38, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: "(5C) Notwithstanding the provision of subsection (5A) and (5B) the donor may authorise the attorney to consent to or refuse treatment for the donor where a solicitor certifies that the donor has received independent legal advice and sincerely and specifically wants to include this provision in the...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: We are asking that the introduction of a two-step mechanism to register enduring powers of attorney be set aside. We so request because requiring the registration of an EPA after execution will create additional legal work and costs, etc. Those additional costs might deter people from taking that step and that would not be in the public interest. It is estimated that 80% of EPAs in the UK...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: I thank the Minister. We will agree to disagree. I hear the logic in what he says, however, in terms of the context in which he made this decision.

Seanad: Impact of Cost of Living Issues on Young People in Ireland: Motion (28 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: I move: “That Seanad Éireann: acknowledges that: -the housing crisis, the cost-of-living crisis, and the inability to provide adequate care to people with disabilities, medical and mental health issues has led to a situation in which young people are emigrating for better educational and living opportunities; -students’ unions across Ireland have referred to the...

Seanad: Impact of Cost of Living Issues on Young People in Ireland: Motion (28 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: I lost the clock. I will hand over to Senator McDowell.

Seanad: Impact of Cost of Living Issues on Young People in Ireland: Motion (28 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: No.