Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that it is no longer sustainable for Section 39 providers to be expected to bail out the State for its inability to provide services when the Government refuses to increase supports and funding despite their boasts of huge budget surpluses. Speaking during a Sinn […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that mental health services for children and young people in the CHO7 area, which takes in Dublin South West, must be prioritised for massive investment and support, saying that it was time for Minister Stehpen Donnelly to show some leadership on the matter. Teachta […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that investment in Tusla services in Dublin South West and across the state must be a priority for the Government in Budget 2024 after a report into local services from Tusla showed a chronic understaffing level that has left children in very serious situations […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that the state cannot rely almost solely on the voluntary sector or family care indefinitely without a radical change in how we support that, saying that successive governments have been happy to outsource service provision of key services in our communities for years. Teachta […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has repeated his calls for an additional driving test centre to be constructed in south Dublin to serve the more than 24,000 people waiting on a test in the area. Figures released from the RSA showed that there were 16,136 people on the Tallaght waiting list […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that it is unacceptable that energy suppliers are benefitting from the lowest costs in two years while still charging their customers 80% above the EU average. Teachta Crowe said: “According to the wholesale price index, electricity prices have fallen to a two year low. […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has called on government to immediately reintroduce the ban on no-fault evictions to protect renters. The call came as figures released by the Residential Tenancies Board showed a dramatic increase in eviction notices issued by landlords from April to June. Teachta Crowe said: “The latest RTB […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has called for emergency action to reduce rents in the private rental sector as the latest Daft.ie rent report shows rents increasing by 9% in south county Dublin in the last 12 months. Teachta Crowe urged the government to ban rent increases for all existing and […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe said that the myth of free education is struggling with reality as more and more parents are struggling with the costs of sending their children to school each year. Speaking after the release of the Barnardo’s survey on back to school costs, Teachta Crowe said: “According […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that there must be a much greater emphasis put on ensuring that older people get the home help packages they need to live independently as possible for as long as possible. Figures released by the HSE show that there are 501 older people on […]