Sinn Féin candidate for Dublin South West, Seán Crowe, has expressed his support for the industrial action undertaken by members of the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI). Crowe stated that if in government after the election, Sinn Féin will end the two-tier pay system that exists within the sector. Seán Crowe said: “I visited the […]
Sinn Féin candidate for Dublin South West, Seán Crowe, has reiterated his support for school secretaries in their ‘Support Our Secretaries’ campaign for fair treatment, respect and improved working conditions. Seán Crowe said: “School secretaries are invaluable members of our schools and our communities, often working above and beyond their job requirements. “They work on […]
Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has said that he stands with striking school secretaries and that the Department of Education must engage critically with them to meet their needs. Friday morning, thousands of school secretaries across the country will be going on strike before beginning an indefinite work-to-rule action until their modest […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has said that the level of structural defects in schools across the State demands ‘urgent action’; adding that no school should have to lose school days due to inadequate building standards. The Sinn Féin TD spoke out after today’s announcement that engineers have identified structural flaws in 17 more […]
Sinn Féin have proposed a €140 ‘Back to School Bonus’ to be paid to all families to help tackle crippling back to school costs. The proposal is contained in a new policy document ‘Tackling Back to School Costs’ published by Sinn Féin this week. The policy document also contains proposals to make uniforms more affordable, […]
Plan to End Rehabilitative Training Allowance for School Leavers Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has described reports that the HSE plans to end the Rehabilitative Training allowance as a retrograde step that is wrong, unacceptable and highlights again the Government’s inability to manage its Health budget. Hundreds of young school leavers with a disability who […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has said the unacceptable two tier pay structure for school secretaries cannot be allowed to continue. The Sinn Féin TD was commenting following representations made from school secretary representatives who are campaigning to address the pay discrepancies and work anomalies. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “Roughly 10% of the 3,500 […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has described the 42 month delay for children accessing speech and language supports from a school in Dublin 24 as appalling and said that the concept of early intervention has been shredded. Speech and language therapy is delivered through Chambers House in Tallaght and a disability team are responsible […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has called on the Minister for Education, Richard Bruton, to do more to tackle the rising back to school costs for families. The Sinn Féin TD’s comments come after the release of the annual Irish League of Credit Union (ILCU) school survey which revealed that one-third of those surveyed […]
Sinn Féin Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has said that it is inexcusable that sub-contractors caught up in the collapse of Carillion have not been protected by the Irish Government. These sub-contractors could have been protected by the Irish Government if it had chosen to include article 71.3 of Directive 2014/24/EU into domestic legislation. […]
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