Gender

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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 […]

Sinn Féin speaks in favour of trans rights

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin TD Sean Crowe speaking today on the Report on the Scheme of the Gender Recognition Bill and said it was a useful starting point for discussion but that major changes need to be made in order to ensure equal rights for trans people in Ireland. Deputy Crowe said; “Sinn Féin have long recognised the […]

Crowe raises Boko Haram kidnapping in Committee Meeting

by Seán Crowe TD

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 […]

Crowe welcomes EU move on gender wage gap

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, who is also a member of the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs, has welcomed the resolution before the EU Parliament to address and resolve the glaring anomaly of ‘gender wage gap’. He stated that he supports the intensification of efforts to close the wide wage deficit […]