Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has called on the Government to delay its plans to levy a 23% VAT rate on food supplements, saying that people who are proactive with their health should not be financially penalised and discouraged by massive price increases. The Sinn Féin TD comments come amid growing opposition from both […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has welcomed a new report from the Oireachtas Children and Youth Affairs Committee on Tackling Childhood Obesity and said the targeting of children by junk food marketers must be urgently addressed by Government. The Sinn Féin TD believes that moves to restrict the sale and advertising of high sugar […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has called the spending of €318 million on temporary agency staff by the HSE as a terrible waste of money, and another example of the continued privatisation of our health care system. The figures were released by the HSE to his Sinn Féin colleague, Louise O Reilly TD. The […]
Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has described the Minister for Finance, Pascal Donohoe’s, promise of new procurement legislation to prevent capital overruns as a cynical attempt to deflect attention from his Government’s ineptitude in managing taxpayers’ money when it comes to the National Children’s Hospital. The Sinn Féin TD was speaking after […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has criticised the Government for its failure to provide provisions for much needed home care packages for families struggling to take care of a loved one in a home setting. The Sinn Féin TD was speaking after he raised the case of a 93 year old constituent who was […]
Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has called the published terms of reference for the independent review into the rising costs of the National Children’s Hospital outrageous, because they will stop short of determining the culpability of the overspend at an individual level. Deputy Seán Crowe TD stated: “The overrun at the National […]
Crowe Calls for Mental Health Services for Homeless to Be Addressed Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has called for the Mental Health Support services for homeless to be addressed and resourced. Crowe was speaking after the launch of the Homelessness and Mental Health “Voices of Experience” report which found not surprisingly that severe mental health […]
Crowe Calls Minister for Health to End Speech & Language Delay Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has called on the Minister for Health Simon Harris to prioritise and address the long waiting list for children with profound needs in accessing speech and language supports. There is currently a 42 month delay in the Dublin […]
Attacks on Nurses in our hospitals on Increase Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has that the number of assaults on nurses in hospitals across the country is unacceptable, and that hospitals and wider society must resolve to ensure that these attacks are stopped. Crowe made his comments following the revelation that nurses were the […]
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 […]
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