Sinn Féin spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, raised the case of the kidnapping of over 200 school girls in Nigeria by the radical Islamist group Bok Haram in Leinster House today. Crowe was speaking at the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement Committee, which was discussing the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution […]
Following calls this week from the Teachers Union of Ireland urging a rethink on the Junior Cycle Student Award, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West and former party spokesperson on Education Seán Crowe said that the Government and Minister Ruairi Quinn needs to ‘get real’ and begin a meaningful dialogue with Teachers and their […]
Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe has claimed that Education Minister Ruairí Quinn has adopted a “bully boy approach” in the way he has attempted to resolve the on-going industrial dispute with the secondary teachers union ASTI over their rejection of the Haddington Road Agreement. Crowe said the possibility of all-out strike action by teachers, […]
Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has slammed the Government over its lack of urgency and funding of a Youth Guarantee. Crowe was speaking after a Sinn Féin proposed motion in the Dáil which called on the Government to allocate at least €400 million to adequately fund a robust Youth Guarantee Scheme. Deputy […]
Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has welcomed the news that Minister for Education, Ruairí Quinn, has committed to facilitating a survey of parents on the cost of school uniforms. Crowe has long campaigned and lobbied the Minister for Education to reduce unnecessarily high back to school costs, and in particular the rip […]
This is a very timely motion due to children returning to schools after the summer break, students returning to universities this month, and the upcoming Budget in October. Speaking to one special needs teacher while on the Luas last Saturday, I heard first-hand, in a blow-by-blow account, how low morale is among teachers. In the […]
With the new university year and government budget fast approaching, Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe, has called on the government to ensure that the university maintenance grant is protected from austerity cuts in the 2014 Budget. Crowe was speaking ahead of a planned protest by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) outside Leinster House […]
Children who have turned 18 years old and now have to leave Stewart’s School in Palmerstown need to be fully supported by the HSE according to Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe. Stewart’s is a school for children with complex physical, intellectual, developmental, emotional and behavioural needs. When students turn 18 years old […]
Speaking this morning ahead of the publication of the Leaving Certificate results Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, wished all students the best of luck and urged them to remain calm and to put the exam and their results into context. The Dublin South West TD said: “I want to wish all students who are receiving […]
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 […]
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