Assessing family farm as assets would unfairly penalise farmers – Deputy Crowe Sinn Féin Education Spokesperson Seán Crowe, TD, has described as an “unfair and unwelcome burden” a suggestion that the family farm assets would be included in assessments for the mean’s test for student grant applications. A Report proposing the inclusion of capital assets and income in […]

Crowe Commends Guidance Work  in Results Week Speaking in advance of the release of this year’s Leaving Certificate results for 2012, which are due out on Thursday, 17 August, Sinn Féin Education Spokesperson Seán Crowe  commended the National Parents’ Council for providing a National Helpline for students and their parents Describing the helpline as an “essential service […]

Crowe calls for inquiry after €30m loss of rental deposits Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe believes the reduction of rent allowances by the Department of Social Protection is forcing tenants to break contracts with landlords leading to the loss of thousands of Euro in rental deposits. It emerged this week that over […]

VAT  On E- Books Needs To Be Slashed – Deputy Seán Crowe Sinn Féin Education Spokesperson Deputy Seán Crowe has called on the Government to reduce the 23% VAT rate on electronic school books so that the saving can be passed on directly to students and their parents. The Dublin South West TD was supporting calls from the Irish Education Publishers’ Association […]

Commenting on figures released this week from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), which show a 6% fall in the average weekly incomes of elderly people – or €25.63 between 2009 and 2010, Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe said it was unacceptable and expressed concern at the prospect of a further cut following […]

Pharmaceutical Companies ripping off Irish Taxpayers A Sunday Business Post survey showing the high price of  “generic drugs” in this State  is further compelling evidence that patients and Irish taxpayers are being ripped off. This is the view of Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe who said the Health Service Executive (HSE) was failing to […]

Student loan scheme option no solution – Deputy Seán Crowe Sinn Féin Education Spokesperson Seán Crowe, TD, believes the new government-backed loan scheme for post-graduate students that was introduced this week by Bank of Ireland will further perpetuate a two-tier college system. DescribIing the scheme as giving most  students whose families who are on a low or middle income  a…..  swim,sink  or […]

Trebling of customers cut off of from gas and electricity supplies ominous – Deputy Seán Crowe Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe has described as “ominous” the latest figures released from the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) which reveal that from January to March 2012 treble the number of gas customers had their […]

Co-operation needed to ensure safety at Marley Park concert – Crowe Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe, commenting on the David Guetta concert due to be held in Marley Park on the 24th of August, said lessons must be learned from the violence and disturbances that were evident at the recent Swedish House […]

Crowe – Government indifference to rising unemployment shocking Dublin South West Deputy Seán Crowe responding to the latest unemployment  figures that show an additional 190,000 on the Live Register since the Government came to power sadi that the Government’s indifference to rising unemployment and to unemployed workers was shocking. Speaking in response to the publication […]