Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has welcomed Minister Katherine Zappone’s support for Sinn Féin’s proposal for creches and the announcement of a “Programme Support Payment” of €1,500 in light of rising insurance issue costs facing childcare providers. The Sinn Féin TD raised the looming crisis facing many sectors due to massive increases in insurance costs […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has called on the Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, to immediately set up and lead a task force with key Ministers to deal with the growing insurance crisis which is set to see businesses, community groups and childcare providers close throughout the State in the coming months. The Sinn Féin TD […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has said that the revelations on the recent RTÉ Investigates programme about childcare facilities raises serious questions for legislators and society in general about how we look after our children. The Sinn Féin TD said that the government and the Minister for Children, Katherine Zappone, need to get real […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has described the results of a Newstalk poll, which shows the cost of childcare has increased by an average of 5.5% across the State, as extremely worrying. The Sinn Féin TD said it should be a call to action for the Government ahead of the 2019 Budget. Deputy Seán […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has described a proposal by Minister Shane Ross for a grant for grandparents who take care for their grandchildren, as a half-baked election gimmick The Sinn Féin TD said he would be better spending his time coming up with workable proposals that would relieve the burden on families’ childcare […]
Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has said he was surprised and extremely disappointed for parents who are students at IT Tallaght with the news that it has decided not to accept any of the tenders submitted for their childcare contract. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “I was surprised and deeply disappointed to learn […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has said that a report published by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) of an inspection of Fresh Start Foster Care Service raises serious questions as to the level of child protection safeguards being afforded to children in foster care settings. The Sinn Féin TD said major non-compliance […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has welcomed the cross party support that Sinn Féin’s motion on childcare got in the Dáil. The Sinn Féin motion calls on the Government to carry out a root and branch review of the pay and conditions of childcare workers in the sector and to prioritise work on the […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has described this year’s forthcoming Budget as probably the most important in recent years and Crowe is calling for an increase in public investment. He said that due to years of austerity, and with the uncertainty that Brexit has now brought, that Ireland is clearly at a crossroads, and […]
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