Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has expressed his deep concern at the failure of the government to put in place provisions to address the backlog of over 112,000 passport applications currently outstanding. Teachta Crowe said: “The backlog in processing passport applications is down to the failure of the government to put […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has called on Minister for Education Norma Foley to urgently tackle large class sizes, as figures released to Sinn Féin show there are over 2,500 classes across the country with over 30 children. Teachta Crowe said: “The pandemic has shone a bright light on the fact […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has called for the new tender process for the Local Employment Services (LES) and Job Clubs to be scrapped and the not-for-profit, community-based model to be protected. In response to the government’s recent Request for Tender (RFT) for employment services, Sinn Féin have produced the, ‘Job […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that the health service is at crisis point and is failing the tens of thousands of people who are stuck on waiting lists. Teachta Crowe said that the almost 39,000 on a waiting list in Tallaght University Hospital deserve “a fresh start with a […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has strongly criticised Irish Water for deciding that because a fire hydrant on the Greenhills Road is on the top of a hill that they should supposedly not have to supply it with sufficient water pressure. This came after Dublin Fire Brigade had to recently redeploy […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has called on the government to pay Child Benefit in respect of 16-18 year olds over the Summer months, after many struggling families expecting to get this Child Benefit this week did not receive it. Teachta Crowe said: “Last year due to school closures, Child Benefit […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe TD has criticised the Minister for Housing’s proposals to extend rent pressure zone legislation until 2024 and to introduce limited reforms as “the Government wasting three more years on an ineffective policy that has done nothing to combat the rental crisis”. Teachta Crowe said: “Minister Darragh […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has criticised Minister Eamon Ryan for the chaos his lack of action has caused for those trying to learn to drive. Figures released to Teachta Crowe show 11,220 people are now waiting for a driving test in the Tallaght test centre, while a further 6,113 people […]

Sinn Féin Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has predicted traffic mayhem in a new estate in Kingswood unless immediate action is taken by the local authority, South Dublin County Council. New footpaths installed on both sides of the road entering Kingswood Mews has meant it is too narrow for two cars to pass on […]

Sinn Fein TD for Dublin Southwest Seán Crowe has said he is appalled at the idea that desperate and anxious callers to the Emergency 999 call number were ignored and cancelled by members of An Garda Síochána. A recent report from the Police Authority examining more than 3,000 cancelled 999 calls to gardaí about domestic […]