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A&E Trolley and Bed Shortages Impacting on Elective Surgery- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has described the current Accident and Emergency trolley situation as totally unacceptable saying that the cancellation of elective surgery procedures was also an integral part of the fallout relating to beds in the hospital system Crowe said that the trolley situation was heart breaking but so too […]

Crowe Appalled at Added Sugar in Baby Food Proposal

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has described the proposals of the European Commission to allow baby food to contain huge amounts of sugar, as appalling. Crowe, who is also a member of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on European Union Affairs, said that the European Commission is not surprisingly once again lined firmly […]

What’s happening in Accident & Emergency Departments is Personal- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, criticised the Fine Gael and Labour Government for their disastrous health policies and detailed how Sinn Féin in Government would fix Ireland’s health services. Crowe was speaking in the Dáil during a debate on Sinn Féin’s Private Member Business motion on the Accident and Emergency crisis in […]

Health Care To Become A Commodity – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has expressed his utter disgust at the news that the government is considering opening up more of the health service to privatisation, saying that this system would lead directly to health care becoming a commodity, and would inevitably lead to profit being the driving force rather than patient care Crowe’s comments […]

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 […]

Government social welfare cuts have had a devastating impact – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Seán Crowe TD blasted the government’s latest budget which again favours the wealthy at the expense of the vulnerable. Speaking in the Dáil today on the Social Welfare Bill, Deputy Crowe said: “The Social Welfare cuts that this Government have imposed while they have been in office have had a devastating impact on citizens and […]

Crowe raises Lariam concerns with Minister for Defence

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Defence, Seán Crowe TD, has again raised his concerns over members of the Defence Forces being prescribed the anti-malarial drug Lariam. Crowe raised the issue during Parliamentary Questions on Defence in the Dáil today. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “I have repeatedly raised this issue as evidence of Lariam’s toxic and harmful […]

Worries About Having Enough Money For Food Increasing, Says Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has claimed that a recent survey which questioned adults and teachers about their fears about having money for food makes bitter reading. In the survey 22% of adults said they are worried about the amount of money they have left to buy food, and the figure jumps […]

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 […]

Raw Deal For Carers Needs To Stop, Says Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has said he believes that the pressure on carers is getting worse and that over 7,000 people waiting on a Housing Adaptation Grant, a Mobility Aids Grant, or Housing Aid for Older People. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “There are around 60,000 people in receipt of a Carer’s […]