Posts by Seán Crowe TD

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Crowe welcomes passage of Tips Bill in the Seanad

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has welcomed the agreement of the Seanad on legislation that would make it illegal for an employer to withhold, deduct, or demand the return of a tip from an employee without a lawful excuse, despite opposition from Fine Gael The Bill, introduced by Crowe’s Sinn Féin colleague, Senator Paul […]

Crowe believes apprenticeships scheme needs to be expanded

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has called on the government to increase the number of people undertaking apprenticeships, not just to give young people more tertiary education options but also to equip Ireland with the skilled workers needed for growing and emerging industries. The Sinn Féin TD was speaking after the launch of the […]

Crowe alerts householders about fraudulent calls

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has called a spike in fraudulent calls to local residents as a “worrying development”. The Sinn Féin TD warned householders to be alert against unsolicited phone calls from individuals claiming they are from broadband suppliers and looking for personal information and access to their personal phone and laptop. Deputy […]

Crowe welcomes UN report calling for release of Catalan prisoners

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has welcomed a report by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) that called for the immediate release of 3 Catalan political prisoners – former vice-president of Catalonia, Oriol Junqueras, and two Catalan civil society leaders, Jordi Cuixart and Jordi Sànchez. All were arrested and […]

Vulture funds need to have their wings clipped – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has called on the government to stop incentivising vulture funds and said that the vultures need to have their wings clipped and their activities reined in. The Sinn Féin TD described the current attitude of these funds towards ordinary people as “callous and uncaring” and he stated that some […]

Crowe attends memorial event for Dublin and Monaghan bombings

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, attended the annual memorial event to mark the anniversary of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings on 17 May. The Sinn Féin TD is also the Chair of the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement and a member of the Oireachtas cross party group on victims […]

Crowe calls for hospital parking charges to be abolished

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Sean Crowe, said he was shocked to learn that visitors to Tallaght University Hospital have paid out a whopping €1.2 million to a private company in order to park at the hospital in 2017. The Sinn Féin TD believes it is long past the time to abolish hospital car parking charges […]