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Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: I move amendment No. 67: "In page 36, to delete line 9 and substitute the following: “(a) goals reflecting regional concerns, and”."

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: Senator Craughwell has asked me to withdraw the amendment. I would benefit from the advice of my fellow Senators. The instruction I got from him was that he was reassured by the statement that the Minister of State had made earlier.

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: Does that then give Senator Craughwell the flexibility to return to the amendment at a later Stage?

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: Will I move and withdraw?

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: It is on-the-job learning.

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: I move amendment No. 72: "In page 38, line 16, after “143” to insert “or to adequately explain non-compliance”."

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: I move amendment No. 79: In page 57, line 3, to delete “or” and substitute “and”.

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: This amendment, which is to section 61 on the strategic development plan of higher education institutions, would have the effect of changing the wording from "students or the students' unions of the institution" to "students and the students' unions of the institution".We propose that it not be one or the other but both to ensure the fullest range of feedback to a governing body or chief...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: I respectfully disagree with the Minister. That is not a bad thing. Disagreement is the engine for arriving at the truth. The truth of the matter is that in respect of students unions, this Bill, as proposed, is not a step forward. It is a retrograde step. It is a step backwards. The Universities Act and the Technological Universities Act explicitly guarantee the representation of...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: I move amendment No. 81: In page 57, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: “(i) City and County Councillors;”.

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: I move amendment No. 82: In page 57, line 26, to delete “and” and substitute the following: “(g) plans to address local regional concerns, and”.

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: I move amendment No. 83: In page 58, line 11, to delete “or” and substitute “and”.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: I thank all the witnesses for being here, especially Ms O'Toole and Mr. Brown. I congratulate Mr. Brown. I was a primary school teacher in a previous life, when I was 20 back in 1987. I started teaching that year. Back then, the World Bank was going to foreclose on Ireland's national debt. We had a Taoiseach, Charlie Haughey, who told us we were living beyond our means. Basically, as a...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: There are only two questions.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: It is extraordinary that we can have our cars examined by a mechanic every two years to get a licence to go on the road, but we cannot get somebody an assessment of needs-----

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Tom Clonan: -----regardless of where they are, and then provide them with the requisite speech and language, SLT, dental treatment, etc. What we have reached at the moment is peak neoliberalism. I was going to say "peak" and mention a political party, but I will not. It is so completely and utterly dysfunctional that even in their shiny neoliberal dream, we cannot even get workers to come here now for...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2022)

Tom Clonan: I wish to raise a serious issue that impacts on all of us. Last week I spoke of the harm being done to children in the Republic through domestic violence. One child an hour experiences domestic violence. That is somewhat beyond our control, but what is in our control is the harm being done to children with disabilities throughout the State. The numbers are extremely alarming. Some 48,000...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Jun 2022)

Tom Clonan: I wish to raise a number of issues. This week the Women's Aid Annual Impact Report 2021 was published. I find the contents of it shocking. Its findings are deeply disturbing. We have a persistent and profound problem in Ireland with violence against women. I will quote some of the statistics. According to Women's Aid, 33,831 disclosures of abuse were made during 2021. This represents a...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Tom Clonan: I thank the Minister of State and the officials for coming here. I am sorry that what I am going to say is not going to be pleasant but I am sure they have heard it all before. The reason I am here is the dysfunction in the services. I have a son who I speak about with his permission as he is very anxious I speak about this. He is now 20 years of age. You have failed him. He has not...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Tom Clonan: We do not get that empathy when we interact with Mr. Reid's colleagues. The medical people are great but the HSE's management and administrative people are not empathetic or sympathetic, and very often they are hostile.