Dublin South West Seán Crowe TD has criticised the Government’s lack of any plan or realistic measures aimed at tackling alcohol misuse in Irish society. Alcohol has been included in the work of Drug Task Forces since 2012 but with no additional mainstream resources, Crowe believes it is simply not a credible approach. The Sinn […]
Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has described the possibility of the loss of Pádraig Pearse’s 1916 surrender letter to a buyer outside the State as incredible while at the same time they fritter money from the 1916 Commemoration budget on opposing the preservation on the historic Moore Street Terrace and National Monument. Deputy Seán […]
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, yesterday met with a Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) activist to discuss the political repression the party is facing in Turkey, as well as the Turkish Government’s severe violations of international and human rights law. Crowe had planned to meet with a HDP MP but he is […]
Speaking in the Dáil, Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, said the Government’s social welfare budget plans will do nothing to address the inequality inherent in Irish society. Crowe also detailed information he received in a Freedom Of Information (FOI) request, which detailed the staggering lengths of time that people are waiting for […]
Sinn Féin’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Seán Crowe TD, has called for the immediate release of 11 Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) MPs, and the two Co-Chairs of the party, who were arrested by Turkish security forces last night. Deputy Crowe said: “Yesterday, at a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Irish Parliament, I discussed the […]
Sinn Féin’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Seán Crowe TD, has strongly criticised the lack of press of freedom in Turkey. Crowe’s comments come after the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) made a presentation to the Oireachtas Foreign Affairs Committee on the crackdown on media organisations and the arrests of journalists in Turkey. Deputy Crowe said: “I […]
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has called on the Government to urgently relocated 200 unaccompanied minors from the Calais camp to Ireland. Speaking in the Dáil on a debate on the situation in Calais, Deputy Crowe said: “It’s time for the Government to stop telling people what they can’t do for […]
Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has described information he received from a Freedom of Information request on the average waiting times for some State Benefits as “simply mind boggling”. The reply gives the average waiting times for a Carers Allowance’s claim as 40 weeks which Crowe describes as “totally unacceptable”. The […]
Sinn Féin’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Seán Crowe TD, has criticised the arrest of the co-Mayors of the city of Diyarbakir, the capital of the Kurdish region in the southeast of Turkey. Deputy Crowe: “I want to wholeheartedly condemn the arrest of the Kurdish political representatives Gültan Kisanak and Firat Anli, the co-Mayors of Diyarnakir. These […]
Sinn Féin’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Seán Crowe TD, has expressed his deep concern over the heavy handed and brutal tactics used by the police against Native Americans who are protesting against the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe have led vibrant protests against the Dakota Access 1,200 mile pipeline linking […]
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