Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, met with Kurdish activists in Leinster House to discuss the Turkish Government attacks on the opposition, their denial of basic political freedoms, the struggle for women’s rights, the refugee crisis, and EU-Turkish relations. Deputy Crowe said: “The cross party meeting today with Ms Ayse Gokkan was […]
Sinn Féin spokesperson on Foreign Affairs Seán Crowe TD has condemned the two bombing attacks on innocent civilians in Brussels while speaking in the Dáil on statements on the last European Council meeting. Deputy Crowe also raised his concerns over the EU’s migration deal with Turkey, the Government’s failure to spend millions in received from […]
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has called on the acting Irish Government to ensure that there is a humanitarian response to the refugee crisis and to use its seat at the European Council to block a deal with Turkey which could violate international law. Deputy Crowe said: “The European Council will […]
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs and Defence, Seán Crowe TD, has called on the Minister for Defence, Simon Coveney, to ensure that another Irish naval vessel is sent to the Mediterranean to participate in search and rescue missions. Speaking after he raised the issue in a Parliamentary Question to Minister Coveney, Deputy Seán Crowe […]
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has labelled the EU’s refugee relocation scheme as ‘broken’ after newly released figures show that only 322 refugees based in Greece and Italy have been resettled, despite a commitment to resettle 160,000. Speaking in the Dáil during statements on the last European Council meeting Crowe called […]
Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, officially opened Novas’ Bellevue Children’s Home and Haarlem Court Apartment Complex. Deputy Crowe said: “I was delighted to be asked to open Novas’ new children’s home and apartment complex. “The Haarlem Court apartment complex comprises of eight two-bed apartments, which are special needs social housing units with […]
Sinn Féin’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Seán Crowe TD, has responded to the announcement of increased spending for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by pointing out that it falls way short of the UN target that this Government has committed to. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “I welcome that Ireland’s Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) has […]
Sinn Féin’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Seán Crowe TD, spoke in the Dáil today on the refugee crisis facing Europe and the ongoing clashes in occupied East Jerusalem that have left several dead and heightened tensions. Crowe raised the issues with the Taoiseach ahead of the upcoming European Council meeting. Deputy Crowe said: “Europe is facing […]
Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, met with Sophie Magennis, Head of Office, UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) Ireland, and Barry Andrews, CEO of Goal, who gave evidence before the Oireachtas Foreign Affairs Committee on the refugee crisis Deputy Seán Crowe said: “In recent weeks people’s awareness of the situation has hugely grown, […]
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has called Hungary’s treatment of refugees stranded at its border as shocking and unacceptable. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “We have long heard inflammatory rhetoric coming from the Hungarian Government in relation to refugees, now we have seen the brutal physical response of their security forces. “The […]
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