Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has been selected to chair the Oireachtas Health Committee for this Dáil. Teachta Crowe welcomed the nomination saying “it is a great privilege to be asked to chair such a vital Committee in the Oireachtas and I will try and ensure that the Committee holds the Department […]

Sinn Féin Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has criticised what he described as the double standards of the present Government who are penalising welfare recipients while at the same time rewarding multi-millionaires who over stay in Ireland and would normally become liable for tax in this jurisdiction. Many recipients were employed prior to COVID […]

Sinn Féin Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has described the forced closure and sell off of St Brigid’s Nursing Home in Crooksling, Brittas as “just plain wrong” and described the rush to sell off the 40 acre site as “unseemly” following the death of 17 elderly women residents after contracting COVID-19. Teachta Crowe was […]

Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe has described the failure of the Government to have any plan for the reopening of schools as “bordering on ludicrous given that we are at the end of July and we are being told that schools will reopen in a month”. Teachta Crowe said that he has been asking the […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has described the Dublin Airport Authority’s demand that taxi drivers renew their €440 airport permits, despite the fact that the vast majority are on reduced or zero hours because of the COVID Pandemic as “unreasonable and unacceptable”. Teachta Crowe has said the Authority need a reality […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that the response from the Government has been to give the bare minimum of support for taxi drivers. Teachta Crowe this is a vital sector that needs to be given the full backing it needs to ensure its viability in the midst of the […]

Sinn Féin Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has described the government’s proposal to announce a ‘green list’ of countries deemed safe to travel to on July 20th, while retaining its current advice against all non-essential foreign travel as “contradictory, sowing confusion and all over the place”. Teachta Crowe said the current policy is “the […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has appealed to the Government to do more to tackle the growing scourge of crack cocaine in many communities. A recent report from the Health Research Board showed that the usage of crack cocaine has been growing consistently in recent years. Teachta Crowe said: “I am […]

Sinn Féin used the first private members business slot of the new Dáil term last night to debate a motion on affordable housing. Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe is calling on all TDs to stand up for workers and families and support the Sinn Féin motion. Teachta Crowe said: “Housing was […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that the debacle of the building of the National Children’s Hospital is only becoming more and more out of hand and wondered how many more twists in the tale were to come. Teachta Crowe had put questions to the Minister for Health after observing […]