Housing

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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, […]

Dublin rents up and out of control – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has described the latest report from Daft.ie, which shows rents rising in Dublin in the last quarter in 2016 at 14.5%, as consistently bad news for anyone trapped in the rental sector. The Sinn Féin TD stated that this is the largest annual increase in rents ever recorded in […]

Political will absent for distressed mortgage holders – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Fein TD, Seán Crowe, has described the latest figures of those in mortgage distress as frightening. Crowe said that the issue of those in distressed mortgages needs to be solved, but the political will from Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil was lacking. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “€4.3 billion is the estimated […]

New approach needed to support people with dementia – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has called for a new approach to support the 55,000 people with dementia across the State.  He said more needs to be done to ensure that every person with dementia who requires home care has access to dementia-specific care in his or her home. Crowe was speaking […]

Ireland at a crossroad, says Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has described this year’s forthcoming Budget as probably the most important in recent years and Crowe is calling for an increase in public investment. He said that due to years of austerity, and with the uncertainty that Brexit has now brought, that Ireland is clearly at a crossroads, and […]

Record Emergency Accommodation Figures Highlight Housing Dilemma- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West and Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has stated that the recent figures published by the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, highlight the dilemma facing families and individuals caught in frontline of the housing crisis. The figures show that 6,525 people are now in emergency accommodation throughout the State. Deputy Seán […]

Crowe Urges Applicants to Return Housing Assessment Form

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has urged Local Authority housing applicants in the South Dublin County Council area to respond to the Housing Needs Assessment form or face losing their place on the housing list. Crowe believes that this particular year there is a new dimension and added difficulty for some of […]

Dublin’s Rent Increases Not Matching Wages- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has said that the recent Daft.ie figures on rent increases highlight the ongoing difficulties that many families are facing. Wages are just not keeping up with the rise in property and rent prices, particularly in the Dublin area, he claims. Crowe believes that the latest Daft.ie figures reinforce […]

Renters Need Rent Certainty- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, spoke in favour of Sinn Féin’s Rent Certainty Act in the Dáil today. The Act will provide greater protection for both tenants and landlords from volatility in the rental market, by linking any rent increases or decreases to the Consumer Price Index. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “You […]