Results 141-160 of 641 for speaker:Tom Clonan

Seanad: An Bille um an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (23 Jan 2024)

Tom Clonan: Yes. I thank the Acting Chair. I am conscious of the time pressure for other Senators who wish to speak to other aspects of this care Bill. I reiterate what I said during last night's debate. The wording is, as proposed by the State on Article 42B: The State recognises that the provision of care, by members of a family to one another by reason of the bonds that exist among them, gives...

Seanad: An Bille um an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (23 Jan 2024)

Tom Clonan: I just want to make a general observation to echo what Senator Higgins said. Notwithstanding the differences of views and notwithstanding the time constraints and the compression of this process. I do appreciate the listening ear. I felt that we at least had the opportunity to raise those concerns here. I appreciate the Minister's bona fides in this regard. I know the debate may have...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jan 2024)

Tom Clonan: I congratulate my cousin Senator Norris on his resignation, which took us all by surprise for all of the reasons set out here. I also want to mention Senator Ó Donnghaile and wish him and his family well. Senator Norris has been a great inspiration for me. I remember back in the mid-1980s as a student in Trinity College - before the development of Temple Bar, when the city centre was a...

Seanad: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Teaghlach), 2023: An Dara Céim - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Jan 2024)

Tom Clonan: I ask for the Minister’s forbearance as I intend to speak to the Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023. Ironically, the reason I am asking for the Minister's forbearance in this regard is that I have a caring commitment myself this evening.I will not be able to be present later to discuss it in the slot allocated to it. I will look at the record for his response....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Planning for Inclusive Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2024)

Tom Clonan: I thank everyone. It is good to see them again. I have a couple of questions but want to jump in first on something Mr. Hanrahan said that intrigued me. He said disabled people living with elderly parents was a target group that we need to reach out to and meet their needs. He can answer this at the end but how are those people identified in the Galway County Council area? Is it through...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Planning for Inclusive Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2024)

Tom Clonan: Nationwide. I was thinking of moving there. Ms Farrelly would want to keep that under her hat if that were the case. That is great to hear. In terms of the overall numbers, even if it is nationwide, it is great to hear that. That was the point I was making. Who is the person? Does it vary across the different areas or is there someone you can turn to and say, "You are the person who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Planning for Inclusive Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2024)

Tom Clonan: I thank Ms Ennis. Before I go on to the local authorities, I asked a question about the brokerage model and another about the low number of packages being supplied in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Planning for Inclusive Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2024)

Tom Clonan: Since 2019, I have been writing to those who operate that pilot programme. I have never received a reply. Also, I would say that the waiting list to even make contact with Áiseanna Tacaíochta can be measured in years. I suggest that those involved should talk to companies such as Home Care Direct and people like Michael Harty, because it is a very successful model. It helps the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Planning for Inclusive Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2024)

Tom Clonan: I have become aware that, for example in the Dublin corporation area, if you modify your home to make it accessible to a disabled child or adult, you are exempt from local property tax. Is that universal or is it on a case-by-case basis? Are the witnesses aware of it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Planning for Inclusive Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2024)

Tom Clonan: It is difficult to find a one-stop shop where I can get all the information. Quickly, because I know we are under pressure for time, how long is the average waiting list in Meath, Galway and Fingal?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Planning for Inclusive Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2024)

Tom Clonan: Apart from the variables, approximately how long does it take? Is it a year, two years, three years or five years?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Planning for Inclusive Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2024)

Tom Clonan: That is a significant improvement on what I heard from people in the past. I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Engagement with People with Disabilities (16 Jan 2024)

Tom Clonan: I thank the witnesses for the evidence they have given here today. I am here as a Senator; I am not a member of this committee. I am also here as a parent of an adult child with a disability. Under the UNCRPD, I am actually mandated and compelled to speak to the lived experience of disabilities in Ireland. I have a question for the witnesses, but I ask the committee to be mindful that I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Engagement with People with Disabilities (16 Jan 2024)

Tom Clonan: Frankly, I am very upset and concerned at some of the comments that have been made here. It would not be said about any other protected category of citizen in this country.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Engagement with People with Disabilities (16 Jan 2024)

Tom Clonan: I thank Mr. Dolan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Engagement with People with Disabilities (16 Jan 2024)

Tom Clonan: I welcome this discussion. This is one of the most important committees and initiatives that is under way in Leinster House. With regard to death and dying, and the fear that it engenders, we have all had experience of death. I have seen my parents die, and one of my sisters die. I have seen my daughter die. In another life, I have seen innocent men, women and children being...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2023)

Tom Clonan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2023)

Tom Clonan: Déanaim comhghairdeas leis Tom Hickey and I wish everyone a happy Christmas. I want to remember Private Seán Rooney, who was killed in the cause of peace. He gave his life in the cause of peace on this day last year. It was a death which "pierced the heart" of his family, as they said. In the context of everything that is happening in the Middle East, we have a proud tradition...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Dec 2023)

Tom Clonan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Dec 2023)

Tom Clonan: I welcome the resolution by the UN General Assembly calling for an immediate ceasefire. It should come from both sides. Hamas continues to indiscriminately fire at civilian targets in Israel. This is a war crime. Hamas has threatened to execute the remaining 137 Israeli hostages. This is a war crime and must be condemned. However, the Israelis are now on day 47 of their ground campaign...