Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said the government must do much more to support families across south Dublin struggling with back to school costs. Speaking after the Barnardos report was issued yesterday, Teachta Crowe said: “Last month, Sinn Féin published a package of measures to cut back-to-school costs. This set […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has welcomed the announcement that AIB will not proceed with their decision to make many branches cashless and praised local communities for standing up for their services. The decision would have included the branch in Rathfarnham. Speaking today, Teachta Crowe said: “I welcome that AIB have […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has criticised the Government for being best friends with the speculator and developer, while children go without a roof over their heads, saying that we need to tackle speculative investment in land and land hoarding, by ending outrageous tax reliefs on rents and capital gains for […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that Sinn Féin’s plan for childcare will deliver affordable, good quality childcare, well paid careers for highly qualified professionals and sustainable services. Teachta Crowe said: “For years, Sinn Féin has been demanding action to reduce the costs of childcare. Parents cannot wait any longer. […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has called for local TDs to back the party’s Dáil motion of no confidence in the government. Teachta Crowe said: “This is a government that has now lost its parliamentary majority due its policies and is failing to tackle the cost of living and housing crises. […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022 presents a real chance to start undoing the pain and to right the wrongs that official Ireland imposed on the families and loved ones of the victims of the Stardust tragedy in 1981. Speaking in the […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said the Government’s rote response that workers and families will have to wait until the Budget in October is simply not good enough. Teachta Crowe made reference to the number of food banks that have sprung up to try and bridge the gap for families […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has criticised the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly for abandoning Section 39 workers whose funding is lower now than it was in 2009 while civil servants in the top jobs earning over €150,000 a year can expect a 10-15% pay increase next week. Teachta Crowe said: […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said the increase in waiting times for the Jigsaw youth mental health service is “extremely worrying” and urged the government to act as a matter of priority, saying that waiting times for a first appointment in Dublin South West have doubled in a year. Teachta […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has expressed his bitter disappointment that there are over 2,500 children on the waiting list for audiology services in the HSE community service in Russell Centre, Tallaght and that the average waiting time now experienced was 66 weeks. Teachta Crowe said: “New data released to me […]