Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has said he is deeply concerned that the Health Service Executive has decided that it will not sanction approval of the life changing drug Spinraza (Nusinersen) for sufferers of Spinal Muscular Atrophy on the grounds of its high cost. The Sinn Féin TD strongly criticised the decision and expressed […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has described the Minister for Housing’s plans to suspend housing lists applicants for five years for refusing two offers of council housing as cruel and out of touch. The Sinn Féin TD stated that this proposal needed to be scrapped. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “The Minister for Housing, Eoghan […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has called on the Government to delay its plans to levy a 23% VAT rate on food supplements, saying that people who are proactive with their health should not be financially penalised and discouraged by massive price increases. The Sinn Féin TD comments come amid growing opposition from both […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has welcomed a new report from the Oireachtas Children and Youth Affairs Committee on Tackling Childhood Obesity and said the targeting of children by junk food marketers must be urgently addressed by Government. The Sinn Féin TD believes that moves to restrict the sale and advertising of high sugar […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has called the spending of €318 million on temporary agency staff by the HSE as a terrible waste of money, and another example of the continued privatisation of our health care system. The figures were released by the HSE to his Sinn Féin colleague, Louise O Reilly TD. The […]
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has expressed his solidarity with the Catalan political prisoners as their trial in Madrid begins today. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “Today seven Catalan politicians and two civil society activists go on trial in Madrid on politically motivated charges. Those on trial include the former Vice-President of Catalonia, […]
Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has described the Minister for Finance, Pascal Donohoe’s, promise of new procurement legislation to prevent capital overruns as a cynical attempt to deflect attention from his Government’s ineptitude in managing taxpayers’ money when it comes to the National Children’s Hospital. The Sinn Féin TD was speaking after […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has criticised the Government for its failure to provide provisions for much needed home care packages for families struggling to take care of a loved one in a home setting. The Sinn Féin TD was speaking after he raised the case of a 93 year old constituent who was […]
Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has called the published terms of reference for the independent review into the rising costs of the National Children’s Hospital outrageous, because they will stop short of determining the culpability of the overspend at an individual level. Deputy Seán Crowe TD stated: “The overrun at the National […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has criticised the Government for their failure to tackle the 42-month waiting list for speech and language supports children in Dublin South West. The Sinn Féin TD has repeatedly raised the issue in the Dáil and directly with the Taoiseach, but there has been no reduction on the waiting […]
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