Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has slammed the Government over its lack of urgency and funding of a Youth Guarantee. Crowe was speaking after a Sinn Féin proposed motion in the Dáil which called on the Government to allocate at least €400 million to adequately fund a robust Youth Guarantee Scheme. Deputy […]
Government Must Tackle The Monopoly Drugs Rip Off – Crowe Dublin South West representative and Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has called on the government to do more to tackle the high cost of prescription drugs in the State. Crowe said that despite the fact many of the drugs were manufactured by companies based in […]
Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has welcomed the news that Minister for Education, Ruairí Quinn, has committed to facilitating a survey of parents on the cost of school uniforms. Crowe has long campaigned and lobbied the Minister for Education to reduce unnecessarily high back to school costs, and in particular the rip […]
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 […]
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