Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, today called on Social Welfare Minister Joan Burton to explain why a whopping 60% of applications for the Carer’s Allowance were refused last year. Crowe was speaking after figures emerged that almost 2 out of every 3 applications for the Carers Allowance were refused in the last […]
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Diaspora, Seán Crowe TD, has expressed his growing concern about the negative impact the proposed new $4000 school fee, on 457 visa-holders in Western Australia, will have on the Irish community there. The 457 visas are a temporary work visa which grants skilled workers, and their dependents, […]
Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has described the latest revelation that a mass of sensitive information has been stolen from or lost by the HSE since the end of 2008, as “unacceptable”. Crowe said that the Dublin/Mid Leinster HSE Region, which is responsible for the Dublin South West area, is particularly bad […]
With the new university year and government budget fast approaching, Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe, has called on the government to ensure that the university maintenance grant is protected from austerity cuts in the 2014 Budget. Crowe was speaking ahead of a planned protest by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) outside Leinster House […]
Children who have turned 18 years old and now have to leave Stewart’s School in Palmerstown need to be fully supported by the HSE according to Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe. Stewart’s is a school for children with complex physical, intellectual, developmental, emotional and behavioural needs. When students turn 18 years old […]
The political repression and the brutal crackdown on political activists in Egypt must stop immediately, before an out and out civil war spreads throughout the country, stated Sinn Féin’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Seán Crowe TD, today. Crowe was speaking after the Egyptian authorities violently attacked the protest camps of Muslim Brotherhood supporters. It is reported […]
Local Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has said that he supports the recall of the Dáil to address the organ transplant issue. Crowe, an organ card carrier, signed a letter today calling on the Ceann Comhairle, Seán Barrett, to recall the Dáil to discuss European legislation on the issue. Crowe believes there […]
Speaking this morning ahead of the publication of the Leaving Certificate results Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, wished all students the best of luck and urged them to remain calm and to put the exam and their results into context. The Dublin South West TD said: “I want to wish all students who are receiving […]
Sinn Féin Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has said the government must do more than lip service to reduce the costs of going to college. Responding to the Irish League of Credit Unions latest research, showing the rising costs of a student going to college is almost €1000 per month and that 84% of […]
The decision by Israeli authorities to approve the building of new and illegal settlement colonies in the West Bank shows a complete disregard and contempt for peace, Sinn Féin’s Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Seán Crowe TD, said today. On Sunday Israeli authorities in Jerusalem approved the building of 1,200 new illegal settlement units in the occupied […]
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