Sinn Féin’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Seán Crowe TD, has expressed his concern over the rising death toll in the Philippines in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan. The massive typhoon has wreaked havoc across the country, where it has displaced over 660,000 people, and current official government estimates but the number of dead at over 1,700, […]
Seán Crowe, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West, has called on the government to urgently tackle legal moneylenders who are charging financially vulnerable people interest rates as high as 288%. A Central Bank report has found that approximately 360,000 people are currently going to moneylenders. The research found that the most likely customer for […]
Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe highlighted the cruel cut in the single parent tax credits during a Dáil debate on the Government’s Finance Bill. New tax changes will mean that the One-Parent Family Tax Credit, which is €1,650 per year, will only be available to the primary carer of a child, and […]
Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has welcomed that the Chairperson of the Revenue Commissioners, Josephine Feehily, will come before the Oireachtas Finance Committee to discuss issues around the property tax. Crowe said it was the first opportunity for elected representatives to get some clarity and answers, but he warned against the government using civil […]
Sinn Féin’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Seán Crowe has urged the international community to take a strong stand on Sri Lankan war crimes as the state prepares to host the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) starting on November 15. Deputy Crowe said: “It is simply unacceptable that 50 world leaders will turn a blind eye […]
Elderly using travel pass to keep warm – Crowe Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe TD said that he is appalled at the increase in reports that elderly citizens are being forced to take day-long train journeysbecause they cannot afford to heat their homes during the day. Crowe said that the visibility of elderly in […]
Representatives of the Good Friday Agreement Implementation Committee from Leinster House, met with Dr. Richard Haass and his team. Speaking following the meeting, Sinn Féin representative Sean Crowe TD said: “The Good Friday Agreement was endorsed by the vast majority of citizens North and South. It is an internationally binding agreement of which the British […]
Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Diaspora, Seán Crowe TD, today met with the Justice for Colombia group to discuss on going issues in the country and the on-going peace talks. Deputy Crowe said: “Today I met a delegation which represented the Justice for Colombia (JFC) groups of Ireland and of Britain. “We […]
Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has criticised the decision and timing of an announcement from the Israeli government that they are to build more settlements in the West Bank, including in East Jerusalem. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “The building of these colonial settlements in the occupied Palestine is illegal and contrary […]
Dublin South West representative, Seán Crowe TD, commenting on the announcement that water restrictions are to be introduced to the greater Dublin area said that the restrictions were a scandal and a direct legacy of under investment and dithering by consecutive Ministers for Environment and their governments. Crowe said that the water shortage has been […]
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