Tom Clonan
Member of the Seanad Éireann
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May 26, 2026
Episode 5: A conversation with Senator Tom Clonan
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Nessa CoffeyHOST
So I'm asking the question, why have we failed and continue to fail disabled people in Ireland?

Tom ClonanGUEST
Well, I think first and foremost, just to get back to first principles, to get back to the, the very basics, we have no legislation in Ireland to give socioeconomic rightsTo disabled citizens.

Tom ClonanGUEST
So every other country within the European Union, including England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, have primary legislation that gives disabled citizens a legal right to social supports like personal assistance, housing, and so on, independent accessible living, and the medical interventions, the therapies and surgeries and supports that, that you would need.

Tom ClonanGUEST
Now, there is a slight change to that, I suppose, with the full ratification of the UNCRPD, which the government signed up to in October of 2024.

Tom ClonanGUEST
But it places that optional protocol commitment though places a burden on carers and families to take a case, to go to law to try and vindicate the rights of their disabled child, whether they be an adult or otherwise.
The uncertainty on the future course of war hostilities remains
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Anton SavageHOST
Is that what's ultimately going to bring this conflict to a close? Somebody's going to run out of stuff.

Tom ClonanGUEST
Basically, the person with the most stuff in the right place at the right time, as you say, wins.

Anton SavageHOST
And if the Americans are successful in their aim to destroy the munitions that Iran currently has, does Iran have any capacity to replace them?