Deputy Crowe congratulates Junior Cert students Sinn Féin Education Spokesperson Seán Crowe, TD, has congratulated Junior Cert students from across the State who received their exam results. The Dublin South West Deputy commended all of the students who sat this year’s Junior Cert results and said he wished all of them the very best of luck […]

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD Séan Crowe today sent best wishes to Tallaght Martial Arts, who have travelled to Slovakia to take part in the Kick Boxing World Championships. Deputy crowe said that he had no doubt that the club members would do their country community and club proud in the coming days and […]

Changes to teacher training must not be an excuse for more cuts – Crowe Sinn Féin Education Spokesperson Seán Crowe, TD, has said that a report into teacher training in the State which recommends fewer colleges must not be used as a pretext for further cuts by the Government. Deputy Crowe was commenting on the […]

Government  Failing Job Seekers- Crowe Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has hit out at the Government’s lack of  job creation schemes and said that they are failing job seekers after the release of the latest 2012 Live Register figures from the CSO. The figures show that the unemployment rate stands at 14.7%; it was 14.3% […]

Changes to teacher training must not be an excuse for more cuts – Crowe Sinn Féin Education Spokesperson Seán Crowe, TD, has said that a report into teacher training in the State which recommends fewer colleges must not be used as a pretext for further cuts by the Government. Deputy Crowe was commenting on the […]

Tallaght goes without ambulance service for 17 hours – Crowe Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has said that the HSE cuts to ambulance services in Tallaght and its hinterland are starting to have impact locally. Deputy Crowe said that an ambulance breakdown on Monday left the area without an ambulance for 17 hours and said that the problem was compounded by the fact that the nearest station in St […]

HSE Coeliac Remarks Utter Nonsense– Crowe Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe has criticised the decision of the Health Service Executive to cut support for food products for Coeliacs with Medical Cards and the measure as ill thought out. Crowe said that it was clear, that who ever signed off on this policy […]

Gas hike will mean further hardship – Crowe   Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe has said today’s decision by The Commission for Energy Regulation to approve an 8.5 per cent increase in Bord Gáis Energy’s domestic gas prices will mean further hardship for thousands of families. Deputy Crowe was commenting on the announcement by […]

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe has said that the announcement of compensation details from Ulster Bank is daylight robbery, as it is too little, and far too late for many of their customers who suffered during its IT systems crisis between 19 June and the start of August. Ulster Bank is  offering a miserly €25 […]

Schools buckling under cuts to capitation grant Sinn Féin Education Spokesperson Seán Crowe has said the crisis facing schools resulting from Government cuts is starkly illustrated by reports this week that children starting the new term in a Cork primary school had been asked to supply their own toilet roll, soap, and hand towels . […]