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Howlin and Reilly spat over health insurance not progressing issue – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe TD has said that Minister Howlin and Minister Reilly’s spat over Universal Health Insurance is not progressing the issue and has called for the immediate publication of the White Paper on Universal Health Insurance. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “A war of words between Minister’s Reilly and Howlin has broken […]

Crowe welcomes Gilmore’s hospital trolley admission

by Seán Crowe TD

Following today’s admission by Labour Leader Eamon Gilmore that Tallaght Hospital is understaffed, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has welcomed the Tánaiste’s statement but called for immediate action on the matter. Crowe was responding to the news that 36 patients were on trollies in Tallaght’s A&E ward yesterday, and following remarks […]

Central Remedial Clinic needs root and branch reform

by Seán Crowe TD

Commenting on the ongoing scandal of massive payments to the former Chief Executive Officer of the Central Remedial Clinic and other abuses of funds at the charity, Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe said that the needs of service users must be prioritised and that the Minister for Health James Reilly and the HSE should […]

Bumbling Reilly Does It Again- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has accused the Health Minister, James Reilly, of not being ‘up to the job’ after he announced the new HSE service plan, which is a blueprint for greatly reduced health services and a spending reduction of €619 million for the year ahead. Crowe said the cuts are […]

Crowe Calls for Government Regulation of Charities

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West, Seán Crowe, has responded to the recent controversy over the use of ‘top ups’ and charitable donations to line the pockets of highly paid individuals. He said that the controversy would inevitably undermine the fundraising efforts of a whole wide range of deserving groups in Irish society. He […]

No Hospital Top Up For Low Paid Staff – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has described the decision of Health Minister James Reilly and Public Expenditure and Reform Minister Brendan Howlin, to approve a special salary deal for a HSE executive as disgraceful but hardly surprising. The salary deal of nearly €200,000 per annum will be paid to a top HSE executive based […]

Discretionary medical cards need to be rolled out for cancer sufferers- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, believes that the so called discretionary medical cards need to be rolled out to cancer sufferers, and particularly children. Crowe said that up until recently, the granting of discretionary medical cards to children with cancer had been virtually automatic, but in recent times some parents were experiencing […]

HSE cuts to ambulance services in Tallaght putting lives at risk- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has expressed concern that the HSE cuts to ambulance services in Tallaght and its hinterland, are impacting on the provision of services locally and effectively gambling with peoples’ lives. Deputy Crowe said: “On both Monday the 12th and Tuesday the 13th of August, the Health Service Executive […]

Explanation needed for huge refusal rates for Carers Allowance – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, today called on Social Welfare Minister Joan Burton to explain why a whopping 60% of applications for the Carer’s Allowance were refused last year. Crowe was speaking after figures emerged that almost 2 out of every 3 applications for the Carers Allowance were refused in the last […]