Homelessness Unprecedented As Government Confidence Vote Passes Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe TD described the Government’s vote of confidence in the Taoiseach Enda Kenny, on the same day that Dublin Simon Community had said that the number of people sleeping rough and in emergency accommodation had become a “humanitarian crisis” as sickening. Crowe said […]
Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has reiterated his calls for the Foreign Affairs Committee to formally invite Lynn Boylan MEP to brief the Committee on her visit to Egypt and meetings with Ibrahim Halawa. Deputy Crowe said: “Ibrahim Halawa has been in jail for over two years in terrible conditions. “I […]
Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, met with Sophie Magennis, Head of Office, UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) Ireland, and Barry Andrews, CEO of Goal, who gave evidence before the Oireachtas Foreign Affairs Committee on the refugee crisis Deputy Seán Crowe said: “In recent weeks people’s awareness of the situation has hugely grown, […]
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has called Hungary’s treatment of refugees stranded at its border as shocking and unacceptable. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “We have long heard inflammatory rhetoric coming from the Hungarian Government in relation to refugees, now we have seen the brutal physical response of their security forces. “The […]
Jobstown protesters charges shaping up to be rough justice, says Crowe Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe TD has expressed his concern over the severity of the charges brought against water charge protesters after a controversial incident in Jobstown last year that involved the Tánaiste Joan Burton. Crowe said that the trial was shaping up […]
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, attended a cross party meeting with civil society groups to discuss the ongoing refugee crisis and Ireland’s response. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “TDs and Senators from all parties and none met in Leinster House today to form an ad hoc group of parliamentarians who will support […]
Welfare Decision On Lucan Site Raises Issues Says Crowe Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe TD has claimed that a landmark decision by the Department of Social Protection that JJ Rattigan workers involved in the construction of a Department of Education school in the Kishoge site in Lucan are employees rather than self-employed is a […]
Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe TD has called on the public to get behind Dublin’s Firefighters and support their demands for critically low staffing levels to be addressed. Crowe said that the huge vote (96% of SIPTU members balloted for industrial action) reflects the widespread concerns shared by Firefighters that the service is being […]
St Vincent De Paul Face Unprecedented Pressure for Support Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe TD has described reports of up to 10,000 struggling families across Tallaght and Clondalkin being supported by St Vincent de Paul (SVP) with back-to-school cost as unprecedented but hardly surprising. Crowe said that traditionally at this time of year with […]
Clarity Needed on Travel Pass Future – Crowe Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe TD has said that the Free Travel Pass Scheme which operates for pensioners and people with disabilities needs to be clarified and its funding ensured for the future. Crowe was responding to a controversial proposal that suggests that the travel pass […]
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