Social Cost of Austerity Appalling-Crowe Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has called on the Government to end its crippling austerity policies which are creating a massive social cost, and has called for a poverty proofed 2013 budget. Deputy Crowe attended the Saint Vincent de Paul (SVP) Pre-Budget Briefing  which focused on ‘The Human Face of […]

Delay in student grants driving students into debt-Crowe Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has called the delay in students receiving their university grants unacceptable and has called on the Education Minister, Ruairí Quinn, to unblock the system immediately. Deputy Crowe said the SUSI online processing of student grants is clearly failing after Sinn Féin […]

Warm  Welcome For Homeless Team Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe TD  has welcomed members of  the Irish Homeless World Cup team to Leinster House. The Irish team finished 16 out of 48 teams at the World Cup in Mexico earlier this month. At a reception  in Leinsten House Deputy Crowe welcomed the team and a presentation was made  to goalkeeper […]

Fire Brigade Recruit Decision Doesn’t Make Sense Sinn Féin Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has supported  calls for  Dublin City Council to look again at its decision to begin a costly recruitment drive to fill the 28 vacancies for the Dublin Fire Brigade. Deputy Crowe believes that the Council should recruit from the Dublin […]

Credit union highlights austerity fallout says CroweDublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has called on the government to stopits crippling austerity as workers and their families are sufferingfrom its fall out. Crowe was speaking after the release of the latest Irish League ofCredit Union’s “What’s Left? Income Tracker”. The tracker found thatmore than 1.3 million […]

Fianna Fáil huffing and puffing while people try to deal with crisis Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe responding to Fianna Fáil Micheál Martin’s attack on Sinn Féin said that the former Fianna Fáil Minister, who was in denial when the IMF boys came to town,  can hardly accuse anyone of distorting events. Crowe said […]

Colombia Peace Talks need for greater protection for civil society – Crowe Sinn Féin’s spokesperson for Foreign Affairs, Trade and Diaspora, Seán Crowe TD, has called on the Irish Government to support and encourage the Colombian Government to provide greater protection for civil society and trade union leaders. Crowe described Colombia as one of the […]

Crowe Condemns Act Of Piracy On Gaza Aid Flotilla Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Diaspora, Seán Crowe TD, said that he had sent  solidarity greetings to the SV Estelle flotilla which is trying to break the illegal blockade of Gaza. Over 80 parliamentarians across the island signed a message of support for […]

Crowe Condemns act of piracy on Gaza aid flotilla Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Diaspora, Seán Crowe TD has today condemned the “act of piracy” carried out by the Israeli government who are blocking and boarding the SV Estelle flotilla on its way to Gaza. Over 80 parliamentarians across the island signed […]

Pyrite Housing Families being treated as “fools” Sinn Fein spokesperson Sean Crowe TD has called on the government to fast track the reform of building regulations and put in place a clear scheme to pay for repairs which will be needed to Pyrite affected homes into the future. He was speaking in response  a Dáil debate on the Report […]