Crowe supports students’ High Court challenge Sinn Féin’s Education Spokesperson Seán Crowe has commended the three students who have issued a High Court challenge to Government’s decision to change the Maintenance Grant Scheme. Deputy Crowe continued: “As part of Budget 2011, only students living a minimum of 45 kilometres from their college will be eligible […]

Crowe – Cost of sending a child to school rocketing   Sinn Féin’s Education Spokesperson Seán Crowe, TD, believes the Government must do more to reduce the average yearly cost of sending a child to school. Deputy Crowe was commenting after the publication of a survey of 1,000 people by the Irish League of Credit […]

Redress Scheme Needs Time Extension –  Crowe Speaking yesterday on a Government Bill that went before the Dáil, which prevents victims of abuse from applying to the Residential Institutions Redress Board from the 16th of September onwards, Sinn Féin’s Education Spokesperson Seán Crowe said: “Sinn Féin opposed this Bill on the grounds that there are […]

Crowe calls for ‘drug free zones around schools Speaking in the Dáil yesterday, Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe asked the Taoiseach to ensure the necessary provision be made in the pending changes to legislation dealing with the sale and distribution of illegal drugs that would increase sentencing for dealers who target school […]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARngJ1lxCbE Sinn Féin TD joins Dáil protesters seeking reversal of SNA cuts   Speaking last night in the Dáil in support of a motion opposing cuts to  Special Needs Assistants, Sinn Féin’s Education Spokesperson Seán Crowe  said the government must reverse the cuts that have impacted on children  with learning and behavioural difficulties.   He […]

Energy regulator needs to call stop to electricity  hike Dublin South West TD   Seán Crowe , has called on the Energy Regulator to call a halt and stop the huge 10% ‘hike’ in electricity prices which An Bord Gáis plans to announce later this week. Crowe said that the Regulator needs to ‘bin the  request’  […]

  Kenny falsehoods or another lapse of memory Commenting on the recording of Enda Kenny making a clear commitment to retain the Emergency Department at Roscommon County Hospital, Tallaght Hospital activist Seán Crowe TD said: “The Taoiseach Enda Kenny needs to honour his pre election pledge to the people and prevent the closure of the Emergency Department at Roscommon County Hospital. […]

Hospital Crisis Solidarity Protests set for Monday Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe has announced a series of protests that will  take place at hospitals across the state, including at Tallaght Hospital in his own constituency, on Monday. The protests are to held in solidarity with Hospital Staff and Patients will coincide and mark the day when the […]

New literacy and numeracy strategy must address shortcoming in education system – Seán Crowe Speaking after today’s launch of the Literacy and Numeracy for Learning and Life, the National Strategy to improve literacy and numeracy among children and young people, Sinn Féin’s Education spokesperson Seán Crowe said: “Any initiative that is designed to improve the […]

QUESTION NO:  577 DÁIL QUESTION addressed to the Minister for Health (Dr. James Reilly) by Deputy Seán Crowe for WRITTEN ANSWER on 05/07/2011      *  To ask the Minister for Health his views that there is a credibility deficit in relation to some former senior banking officials sitting on health related boards, institutions and hospitals […]