Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has expressed his sadness and regret at the death of the veteran British Labour politician, Tony Benn. Benn, who was an MP for more than 50 years, passed away this morning aged 88. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “I was extremely saddened to hear that Tony Benn […]
Sinn Féin Leader Gerry Adams TD launched new Sinn Féin policy proposals on the Irish Diaspora. Joined by Sinn Féin Foreign Affairs and Diaspora Spokesperson Seán Crowe TD, Mr Adams outlined seven key proposals to improve the relationship between the state and Irish citizens overseas. Later today Mr Adams will also move Sinn Féin’s Constitutional […]
Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has criticised the Government over its Gateway scheme, and called for it to introduce real job creation programmes. The Gateway scheme targets unemployed people and forces them to work for local authorities for at least 19 and half hours a week for 22 months for a measly […]
Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe described a 1.47% increase in gas bills for Bord Gáis Energy customers, announced by the Commission for Energy Regulation as an unwelcome burden on hard pressed families. Deputy Seán Crowe said; “In the current economic climate this is a retrograde step and an unwelcome additional burden on hard pressed families. “Ireland […]
Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has described the Governments failure to support Sinn Féin’s Bill, the Misuse of Motor Vehicles (Public Spaces) Bill 2012, which aims to empower the Gardaí to deal with the misuse of vehicles particularly quad bikes and dirt bikes in public parks and green spaces as an […]
Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that the government are failing to protect the concept of the right to a home. “We have well over 110,000 men, women and children in desperate need of decent, secure accommodation and 5000 homeless. Yet only a mere 29 homes were built for social […]
Speaking following the release of an EU Agency for Fundamental Rights report on gender violence across the European Union, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe called on the Government to address and tackle the issue of violence against women. Seán Crowe said: “This research is truly alarming. A third of those surveyed […]
Sinn Féin Dublin South West TD and Seán Crowe has called on the government to make every effort to secure almost 700 jobs in Elverys Sports. Deputy Crowe said:“Elverys Sports is currently in Examinership. The Examiner, Mr Simon Coyle of Mazars, has stated that his aim is ‘to protect the business at all costs with […]
Today Amnesty International presented their proposals to deal with the past conflict in the north at the Good Friday Agreement implementation committee. Speaking at the meeting, Sinn Féin’s Sean Crowe TD said: “Sinn Féin supports the rights of victims and survivors of conflict to truth.We believe that the best mechanism to deliver truth would be […]
One year after Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s apology to the Magdalene survivors, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has called on the government to introduce the long awaited Restorative Justice Bill. “A year ago Taoiseach Enda Kenny made an emotional address to survivors from the Magdalene laundries in Ireland. “The apology was a […]
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