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Crowe challenges Taoiseach on Tallaght Hospital staff claims

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe TD and a member of the Tallaght Hospital Action Group  has challenged Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s claim in the Dáil that Tallaght Hospital staff were responsible for an elderly ending up on a trolley, describing his remarks as ‘outrageous’ Deputy Seán Crowe said: “Taoiseach Enda Kenny has lost the run of himself and […]

Tallaght Waiting lists extremely worrying- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West representative and Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has expressed his concern and frustration at the alarming rise in citizens languishing for longer and longer periods on hospital waiting lists. Crowe has claimed that there is no real working strategy  by Health  Minister Varadkar to tackle the current crisis which he described as going […]

No Recovery For 1000 Children In Emergency Accommodation Says Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Reacting to the news that 1,000 children were homeless and living in emergency accommodation in Dublin during one week last month, Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, said that reports of a recovery and economic growth mean absolutely nothing to these poor unfortunates and is a million miles away from their own personal […]

Lone Parents Facing Huge Cut in Income Says Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has said the proposed cuts being implemented by the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, to the Lone Parent Family Allowance will have a huge negative impact on many family units in his Dublin South West constituency. Crowe was speaking after it emerged that the […]

New Figures Highlight Skewed Recovery- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has welcomed the release of the latest quarterly economic bulletin from the Nevin Economic Research Institute (NERI) and said that their findings, particularly around low pay combined with skewed economic development, needs to be honestly and urgently addressed by the Government. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “The figures […]

Job Losses Another Blow for Manufacturing in Tallaght- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

The threat of Mondelez Ireland, which owns Cadbury’s Ireland, to close its gum base production plant in Tallaght in early 2016, which follows closure of other iconic names like Jacobs and Fruitfield, has been described as blow for manufacturing jobs in the locality by Sinn Fein TD Seán Crowe Crowe said the job loss announcement […]

Job loses a shock to the community- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has called the reports of the loss of more than 60 jobs at Cadbury’s Tallaght factory as a shock to the community and said it will have wide ranging repercussions for the families of those losing the jobs and the local economy. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “Cadbury-owner […]

Crowe Highlights Drug Related Deaths

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has called on the Government to create a Minister of State post to deal with Ireland’s growing drug problem. Crowe was speaking  in the Dáil on a topical issue he tabled on a newly released National Drug-Related Deaths Index from the Health Research Board (HRB) and said […]

Changes Needed to Tackle Domestic Violence- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, spoke on Sinn Féin’s Domestic Violence Bill in the Dáil today and raised issues concerning the protection of domestic violence victims and their families in Dublin South West. Crowe said that there was already an enormous financial burden on the Saoirse and Cuan Álainn refuges and that […]