Homelessness

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New Simon Community report highlights the reality of the rental crisis – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has said the Simon Community’s newly released report, ‘Locked out of the Market XI: The Gap Between Rent Supplement/Housing Assistance Payment levels’, highlights the reality of the rental crisis facing many families in Ireland today. The Sinn Féin TD said: “The story of Christmas, where a family is desperately […]

Taoiseach’s comments cold comfort to homeless – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has described Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s comments at the Fine Gael Annual Conference, regarding homelessness in Ireland being low by international standards, ‘as cold comfort’ to the all those families and individuals currently sleeping rough or reliant on homeless accommodation. Deputy Seán Crowe: “The Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, either doesn’t care […]

Seán Crowe TD demands action as two more homeless men die on streets

by Seán Crowe TD

Speaking after the death of two young men in Drogheda and Dublin, Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe, has called on the Government to take decisive action on the homelessness crisis before more lives are lost. Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe said: “Like everyone else, I was appalled and saddened to hear that another two […]

Homeless figures rise as do nothing government presides – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West and Sinn Fein TD, Seán Crowe, has described the rise in homeless figures as an indictment of this government’s do nothing approach and a clear indication of their abject failure to get to grips with the housing crisis. The Department of Housing’s latest homeless figures for July show an increase of 78 […]

New semi-state housing agency a diversion – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has described the speculation around a new semi-state agency for housing as another diversion that will actually delay delivery of social housing. The Sinn Féin TD believes that the Minister for Housing, Eoghan Murphy, needs to concentrate on the bureaucratic delays currently being experienced by local authorities and scrap […]

Rents rising and no new Government measures planned – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has said he is increasingly angry and frustrated at the lack of any new measures coming from Government in order to tackle the rise in rents. The Sinn Féin TD was responding to the latest report from Daft.ie which highlights that the cost of rent is now 18% higher […]

Referring homeless families to Garda stations is shameful – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has stated that homeless families and their children having to present themselves to Garda stations is shameful. The Sinn Féin TD expressed his concern after it emerged that 12 homeless families were told to present to Garda stations recently as no emergency accommodation or beds were available in the […]

Number of homeless children in Ireland at all-time high – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has said that the number of homeless children is at an all-time high, with numbers steadily increasing every month since the Government came into office. The Sinn Féin TD was commenting after the release of the Department of Housing’s March homelessness figures showed yet another rise in individual, family, […]

Homelessness getting worse not better claims Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has said that homelessness across the State is getting worse not better.  The Sinn Féin TD was commenting after the release of official figures showed a 27% increase in 12 months. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “The latest homelessness figures quite clearly show that the problem of homelessness is getting […]

St Patrick’s Day hotel demand impacting on homeless families – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has said that the upsurge in demand for hotel accommodation by people travelling to Ireland for the St Patrick’s Day celebrations are having a negative and knock on effect on homeless families who have been staying in hotels and other B&B accommodation. The Sinn Féin TD said the crisis, […]