Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that the Minister for Education Joe McHugh needs to clarify the eligibility criteria for SUSI grant applications for those whose incomes have been drastically reduced as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Teachta Crowe made his remarks as the SUSI grant application process opens […]

Speaking following the announcement that Age Action and the Red Cross have been forced to close the application process for the Covid-19 Hardship Fund due to the volume of applications, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that the government must step up and provide increased supports for older people affected […]

Sinn Féin Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has described the resignation of Dr Marcus De Brun, a member of the Irish Medical Council, due to the governments mishandling of the Covid-19 crisis in nursing homes as “reflecting badly on the Government” and has said that the issues Dr De Brun refers to in his […]

Sinn Féin Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has expressed his concerns about the cosy deal struck between the HSE and private hospitals, saying that the State has agreed a minimum payment of at least €345 million but like the building of the National Children’s Hospital and the National Broadband Plan has agreed no maximum […]

Sinn Féin TD and spokesperson for Foreign Affairs Seán Crowe has sent solidarity greetings to the thousands of Palestinian prisoners detained in Israeli jails 180 Palestinian children currently detained by the Israeli state. There is also now a real concern of an outbreak of COVID-19 among the cramped prison population. The Dublin South West TD […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has described the so-called “Grand Coalition” of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael as “logical since there is really not much in terms of policy that separate them”, but said the prospect of “more of the same will not impress many of those voters who voted for […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has described the treatment Debenhams Ireland workers, many of whom have spent decades with the company, as “callous, unfeeling, and appalling” after the news of the company’s liquidation was announced in the media and by email to workers. Debenhams in the Square Shopping Centre in Tallaght […]

Sinn Féin Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has welcomed the intervention of the South Dublin COVID-19 group after a breakdown of a promised food parcel delivery system to financially poor families by An Post. Thousands of families were expecting to receive the dry goods parcels over Easter weekend, but this didn’t happen for many […]

Sinn Féin Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has described the breakdown of a promised food parcel delivery system to financially poor families by An Post as devastating news. Thousands of families were expecting to receive the dry goods parcels Easter weekend from schools but this will not happen now. Amidst the COVID-19 restrictions, schools […]

Sinn Féin today announced that, due to the current restrictions on travel and assembly, the party for the first time will be organising an online National Easter Commemoration at 3pm on Easter Sunday. The party are also encouraging people to wear an Easter Lily and to put a tricolour in your window or garden. Sinn […]