Seán Crowe, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West, has called on the government to urgently tackle legal moneylenders who are charging financially vulnerable people interest rates as high as 288%. A Central Bank report has found that approximately 360,000 people are currently going to moneylenders. The research found that the most likely customer for […]
Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe highlighted the cruel cut in the single parent tax credits during a Dáil debate on the Government’s Finance Bill. New tax changes will mean that the One-Parent Family Tax Credit, which is €1,650 per year, will only be available to the primary carer of a child, and […]
Dublin South West representative, Seán Crowe TD, has said the decision by ACC Bank to pull out from its every day banking services and to return its banking license highlights a undeniable fact that elements of the banking sector are still dragging back and hindering the Irish economy. Crowe said that the closure of the Agriculture Credit Corporation […]
Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has called on the Government to urgently speed up and expand initiatives aimed at tackling youth joblessness. Crowe said it needs to be prioritised and ‘grabbed by the scruff of the neck’ before it gets any worse. Crowe, who is a member of the Oireachtas EU Affairs […]
Sinn Féin Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has said the government must do more than lip service to reduce the costs of going to college. Responding to the Irish League of Credit Unions latest research, showing the rising costs of a student going to college is almost €1000 per month and that 84% of […]
Reacting to the news today that British retail chain, Marks & Spencer is to close four of its stores in Ireland, Sinn Féin Dublin South West TD, Sean Crowe, said that austerity is undermining the domestic economy and making the crisis in the retail sector worse. Deputy Crowe, who represents Tallaght where one of the […]
In response to the latest progress report on the Government’s Action Plan for Jobs, Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, said that their report card should read “needs to work harder, could do better”. Crowe was commenting after the government awarded itself an 89% success rate. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “This week the […]
Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has called on the Minister for Public Expenditure to intervene and ensure that cancer patients, regardless of whether they are terminally ill or not, are not denied medical cards or access to the care and the treatment they require. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “In Budget 2013 the […]
Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, today warned that the government’s new policy proposals will leave the less well off with only a trickle of water. Crowe was responding to media reports that the government has now agreed on new legislation that will allow Irish Water to reduce the water pressure to people’s […]
Dublin South West representative, Seán Crowe TD, has said the government needs to stand up to the voracious demands of the banks and to stand with distressed mortgage holders. Crowe said that nearly one in four mortgage holders were in distress and that the government must move to bring in policies that are based on […]
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