Inequality

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This Government is failing a generation of children – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has accused the current Government of failing a generation of children when it comes to housing, health, and child poverty. The Sinn Féin TD was speaking following the launch of Barnardos’ ‘Lost Childhood’ campaign. The campaign is highlighting how one in seven children in the State are currently experiencing […]

Ireland tops persistent deprivation scale – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has welcomed the new ESRI survey in relation to the persistent deprivation levels among lone parents and working-age adults with a disability. The ESRI study into deprivation in 11 EU countries between 2004 and 2015 shows a ‘significant gap’ in the rate of deprivation experienced by vulnerable adults in […]

People living in poverty not feeling any recovery – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has said a recent report from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) that shows the numbers living in poverty still at crisis levels is another indicator that the recovery is partial, not impacting on those stuck in poverty, and highlights again the need for the government to put in place […]

Irish Government Can Do More To Assist Refugees- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has marked World Refugee Day by calling on the Irish Government to do more to assist refugees. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “Today is World Refugee Day and the United Nations has released data which shows that the number of people displaced by conflict is at the highest […]

Burning bondholders was the legitimate and right approach –Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has described his party’s historic position of wanting to impose losses on senior bondholders following the banking collapse as the correct and legitimate approach, which has been borne out by evidence given to the Oireachtas Banking Inquiry. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “Back in March 2011 the National […]

What’s happening in Accident & Emergency Departments is Personal- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, criticised the Fine Gael and Labour Government for their disastrous health policies and detailed how Sinn Féin in Government would fix Ireland’s health services. Crowe was speaking in the Dáil during a debate on Sinn Féin’s Private Member Business motion on the Accident and Emergency crisis in […]

Worries About Having Enough Money For Food Increasing, Says Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has claimed that a recent survey which questioned adults and teachers about their fears about having money for food makes bitter reading. In the survey 22% of adults said they are worried about the amount of money they have left to buy food, and the figure jumps […]

New Figures Highlight Skewed Recovery- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has welcomed the release of the latest quarterly economic bulletin from the Nevin Economic Research Institute (NERI) and said that their findings, particularly around low pay combined with skewed economic development, needs to be honestly and urgently addressed by the Government. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “The figures […]

Gap Between Haves and Have Not’s is Growing- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Speaking after the publication of a report from the Think tank for Action on Social Change (TASC), Cherishing All Equally: Economic Inequality in Ireland, Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe described the current pay gap in Ireland as a significant element in the difference between the haves and the have not’s. The TASC findings show […]