Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has described the decision of the Minister for Social Welfare, Regina Doherty, to allow recipients who receive a fuel allowance a double payment, as necessary and welcome. The Sinn Féin TD said: “I warmly welcome Minister Doherty’s important and necessary announcement to provide an additional fuel payment, as called for by […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has said the Department of Health’s new voluntary code for the marketing of junk food to young people is next to useless and doomed to failure. Speaking after the launch of the code this week, the Sinn Féin TD called on the Government to get real with it comes […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has today stated his support for a Sinn Féin Bill which will make lying to the Central Bank a criminal offence. The Sinn Féin TD said tackling white collar crime, and specifically putting in place jail sentences for bankers and others who lie to the Central Bank, is long […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has said the centenary of women’s suffrage should act as a stark reminder that the struggle for equality for women, and many others in Irish society, remains unfilled. The Sinn Féin TD was speaking after attending events that marked the 100th Anniversary of the Representation of the People Act […]
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has outlined his deep concern for the political process in Colombia after the FARC had to suspend their political campaigning for the upcoming Congressional and Presidential elections due to attacks on their campaign. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “It is clear that the Colombian Government is failing […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has welcomed the new ESRI survey in relation to the persistent deprivation levels among lone parents and working-age adults with a disability. The ESRI study into deprivation in 11 EU countries between 2004 and 2015 shows a ‘significant gap’ in the rate of deprivation experienced by vulnerable adults in […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has said that the Taoiseach’s handling of the affordable housing element of his Government’s housing strategy is a shambles. Since taking office in 2011 Fine Gael have not delivered a single affordable, rental, or purchase home through any Government scheme. Crowe was speaking following a debate prompted by his […]
Sinn Féin’s representative to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Seán Crowe TD, used his question time in the Assembly with the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks, to raise the unjust continued detention of Tony Taylor. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “In PACE I informed Commissioner Muižnieks that Tony […]
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has condemned Turkey’s ground offensive and invasion of Syria, and its attacks on Afrin in north-western Syria. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “Turkey’s military attacks on Afrin, which will cause huge civilian casualties, are wrong and I condemn them. “We have already seen the human rights violations […]
Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South-West Seán Crowe TD has said that the Government’s failure to address the ongoing trolley crises is ‘failing the public’. Speaking tonight, Teachta Crowe said: “I have received information that last Thursday security entered the paediatric ED in Tallaght Hospital and prevented access to an area called ‘the pod’. “Management […]
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