Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has warned that the government is failing people who need emergency social welfare payments, amid severe delays. Teachta Crowe was responding to new information from the Department of Social Protection that shows 95% of emergency payment applications to the Department are taking between 5 and 8 […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that the fact that over three thousand children are waiting on an Assessment of Need for disability services in the CHO7 area which covers south Dublin, Kildare, and West Wicklow, is proof positive that this Government has utterly abandoned its responsibility towards our children. […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has welcomed the expansion of the ICU in Tallaght University Hospital, saying that the addition of 12 beds and advanced diagnostic equipment is a major boost to the hospital and its ability to serve the wider community. Teachta Crowe called on the Government to follow through […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has called for urgent action to cut school uniform costs, saying that it would make a real difference in cutting costs for families here in Dublin South West and ensuring they get a much-needed break from the cost of living crisis. Teachta Crowe said: “School uniform […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe says that figures showing that there were 142 primary school classes across the South Dublin County Council area that had 30 pupils or more during the academic year 2021-2022 underline the need for increased investment in our education system in the upcoming budget. SDCC represented the […]

Sinn Féin would like to extend its solidarity to the Cuban people after a massive fire at the Matanzas oil facility. Teachta Crowe, a member of the Oireachtas Parliamentary Friendship Group with Cuba, has called on the Government and the Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney to provide whatever aid they could in the aftermath […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has called on the Minister for Communications Eamon Ryan to do more to protect Irish people from scam calls and texts from a Banking & Payments Federation Ireland report showed that people falling victim to this types of scams lose an average of €1,700. Teachta Crowe […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that the Taoiseach must directly intervene to ensure frontline workers receive the pandemic bonus payment that was signed off on by Cabinet 9 months ago. Speaking today, Teachta Crowe said: “During the pandemic, frontline workers went above and beyond as they worked in extremely […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has called on the Minister of Transport and RSA to open an additional test centre in south Dublin to take the pressure off of Tallaght and Dún Laoghaire/Deansgrange which have two of the highest waiting list numbers in the state. Teachta Crowe said: “There are 10,044 […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has described the latest Residential Tenancies Board rent report as “just more bad news for renters” Teachta Crowe called on Government to apply the 2% Rent Pressure Zones to all counties, all tenancies and all rental stock. Teachta Crowe said: “The latest Residential Tenancies Board rent […]