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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 […]

Job loses a shock to the community- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has called the reports of the loss of more than 60 jobs at Cadbury’s Tallaght factory as a shock to the community and said it will have wide ranging repercussions for the families of those losing the jobs and the local economy. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “Cadbury-owner […]

Crowe raises removal of VTOS places for Tallaght in Dáil

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, raised the reduction of VTOS places for the Tallaght area in the Dáil and challenged the Minister of State for Training and Skills, Ciarán Cannon, on the decision, which he described as discriminatory. Crowe said that reducing the VTOS places in Tallaght by 20 makes no economic […]

Crowe welcomes SDCC announcement

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe has welcomed the announcement from South Dublin County Council that planning permission has been granted which will see a major expansion of the Square in Tallaght and the expectation of over 400 new jobs for Dublin South West. According to South Dublin County Council, the planning permission granted will see […]

Crowe welcomes apology following Judges remarks

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West and party spokesperson on Foreign Affairs Seán Crowe has welcomed an apology from District Judge Anthony Halpin following his inappropriate, inaccurate and unacceptable comments regarding Muslims. In Tallaght District Court on Thursday, Judge Anthony Halpin said, “Muslims think they can actually beat their wives”. Seán Crowe TD said; […]

Nonsensical approach to quad and dirt bike torment – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has described the Governments failure to support Sinn Féin’s Bill, the Misuse of Motor Vehicles (Public Spaces) Bill 2012, which aims to empower the Gardaí to deal with the misuse of vehicles particularly quad bikes and dirt bikes in public parks and green spaces as an […]

Post Office closure devastating for communities claims local TD

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that the  closures of hundreds of post offices would be devastating for the communities that they serve. Crowe was commenting following the publication of a report from the Irish Postmasters Union which states that the postal network will have declined by 48% by 2017. […]

Crowe wishes St. Mary’s well in Leinster Schools Cup

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Séan Crowe has wished St. Mary’s College all the best ahead of this Thursdays Leinster Senior Cup quarter final tie against Newbridge College in Tallaght Stadium.  Crowe said: “It’s always wonderful to see this great facility being opened up to our young people and I’m sure spectators in […]

Extra vigilance needed with phones over Christmas – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has called for extra vigilance from mobile phone users in advance of the festive season and said there was an increased likelihood of mobile phone theft during the Christmas period. Deputy Crowe said: “Over 1,000 mobile phones, the vast majority being smart phones, are reportedly stolen every […]