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No Recovery For 1000 Children In Emergency Accommodation Says Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Reacting to the news that 1,000 children were homeless and living in emergency accommodation in Dublin during one week last month, Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, said that reports of a recovery and economic growth mean absolutely nothing to these poor unfortunates and is a million miles away from their own personal […]

Crowe Welcomes Housing Minister’s Epiphany

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West, Seán Crowe, has welcomed the statement this weekend from the Housing Minister, Alan Kelly, where he said he would bring proposals to the Cabinet around rent regulation and control. Deputy Crowe said there was between 50 and 60 people sleeping rough on the streets in freezing conditions every […]

Crowe Slams Minister’s Attack On Peter McVerry

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has slammed the remarks of the Minister for the Environment, Community, and Local Government, Alan Kelly, who criticised social justice campaigner Fr. Peter McVerry and called on him to be more ‘positive’ in his comments on the current housing and homelessness crisis. Crowe said that Minister Kelly’s […]

Changes Needed to Tackle Domestic Violence- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, spoke on Sinn Féin’s Domestic Violence Bill in the Dáil today and raised issues concerning the protection of domestic violence victims and their families in Dublin South West. Crowe said that there was already an enormous financial burden on the Saoirse and Cuan Álainn refuges and that […]

Government need to wake up to housing crisis says Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has called for urgent action from the Government to tackle the huge housing crisis that Ireland, and especially Dublin, is facing. Crowe was speaking in the Dáil on a Sinn Féin motion which called on the Government to invest €1 billion from the Strategic Investment Fund in […]

Crowe Welcomes European Council Tenant Case

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West representative, and Sinn Féin Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Seán Crowe TD, has welcomed the news that the International Federation for Human Rights has filed a comprehensive complaint with the Council of Europe. The complaint accuses the Irish Government of presiding over appalling living standards and failing to meet basic and legal housing requirements. […]

Crowe Supports Barnardos Call For Action On Housing

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Deputy Seán Crowe, has welcomed the recent call of the children’s charity, Barnardos, for action on the housing crisis and the inappropriateness of emergency accommodation for families with children. Crowe said his advice centre was inundated with cases and that the likelihood of Housing Minister Jan O Sullivan eliminating homelessness by […]

Fairer Rent System Needed- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has called on the Government to prioritise the introduction of fair rent controls to tackle the rising rents which are increasingly putting families at the very real risk of losing their homes. He made his call following recent figures released by Daft.ie which found the average rent […]

Practical Measures Needed on Housing Crisis- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has called on the Government to do more to address the housing crisis in Ireland which is continuing to spiral out of control. Crowe made his comments during a speech in the Dáil on a Private Members motion calling for Government action on the housing crisis. Deputy […]

Legal protection for mortgage holders a missed opportunity – Crowe.

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has expressed disappointment at the Government’s refusal to accept Sinn Féin’s Land and Conveyancing Reform (Amendment) Bill 2013. Deputy Crowe said that the government’s response shows that its priorities lie with the banks rather than struggling families who have found themselves at the very real risk […]