Tallaght Sinn Fein Councillor Seán Crowe has accused the ESB of adopting bullyboy
tactics against customers who owe small and medium debts on their bills.

Crowe said he has received a growing number of complaints and claimed that this
new aggressive approach in collecting small sums from the ESB would inevitably lose
loyal customers and lead to more and more people “making the switch”.

Councillor Seán Crowe said:

“I have been contacted on number of occasions over the last few weeks from irate
ESB customers angry at the letters they are receiving threatening them with court and
legal action, followed up by phone calls promising more of the same.

“One customer from Tallaght said she received a letter coming up to Christmas
and saying she owed 3 euros 72 cent.

“Another loyal customer that was contacted has told me that she owed 50 euro,
through a simple mix up, and after receiving this type of letter, threatening to bring
her to court, she has decided to make the switch and go to An Bord Gais.

In the light of the information surrounding the misdiagnosis and failure of child
scanning equipment emerging, Tallaght based Sinn Féin Councillor and Dublin Mid
Leinster Regional Health Forum Member Seán Crowe has called for the establishment
of a hotline and Counselling Service to be made available to women who have
miscarried or lost children.

Councillor Seán Crowe said:

“Melissa and Michael Redmond are to be commended for going public about the
traumatic experience which almost led to the death of their baby. It was Melissa’s
instincts and good sense in seeking a second opinion that prevented a tragedy.

“There are now further cases emerging where faulty machines or scanners led to
mistakes being made in determining whether children were alive or dead.

“Throughout all the coverage no one is talking about the effect this having on those
others mothers who were diagnosed under the same procedure and who have lost
children.

Tallaght based Sinn Féin Councillor Seán Crowe has welcomed the passing of a
motion at today’s council meeting which calls on Health Minister Mary Harney to
resign or be sacked before another health crisis emerges.

The motion passed today (full text below) also deplored the failure in Tallaght
Hospital to read thousands of x-rays and to process thousands of GP referral
letters and called for an end to the two-tier public/private hospital system and the
development of a new single-tier system with access for all based on medical need
alone.

Speaking after today’s Council meeting Councillor Crowe said:

“I welcome the passing of today’s motion. The motion calls for the resignation or
sacking of Mary Harney as Minister for Health before another health crisis emerges.
I put down this motion three months ago. In the meantime the scandal at Lourdes
Hospital has emerged. How many more crises need to emerge before this Minister
resigns or is forced from her position.

Sinn Féin Councillor Seán Crowe addressed the 2nd annual Manyu Elements, Cultural and
Developmental Association Conference in Ballymount last Saturday, 14th August. The
theme of this year’s conference was An Integrated Ireland for the 21st Century.

Cllr Crowe spoke of how immigration is still a new phenomenon to many Irish and some
have yet to adjust to it. He stated that it is only through being pro-active and learning from
the mistakes of other countries that true integration in our communities can be achieved.

As an active supporter of the undocumented Irish in the United States, Cllr Crowe urged the
Irish Government to not subject immigrants in Ireland who want to work to the same fate as
their Irish counterparts in the US.

Councillor Crowe said:

“Current Government policy is undermining the integration process. Funding for anti-
racism and integration has been slashed, resulting in the National Consultative Committee
on Racism and Inter-culturalism being dissolved and the Equality Authority being rendered
almost toothless.

Dublin Sinn Féin Councillor Sean Crowe, a board Member of South Dublin Tourism, has welcomed the news that the introduction of an integrated transport ticket is soon to become a reality.

Councillor Crowe, who has been consistent in calling on the Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey and his predecessor to introduce this ticket to Dublin, said the new ticket will have a benefit for tourism and employment across both Dublin City and County.

Speaking today councillor Crowe said, “This is a smarter and more positive ticket for commuters as they can use multiple forms of transport such as train, light rail and bus in their day to day lives for both leisure activities and accessing work. It is hard to understand the years of delay in introducing this type of ticket.

Sinn Féin Councillor Seán Crowe has called for extra Garda resources to be deployed in the Tallaght area after four people were stabbed in Kiltalawn last night.

Councillor Crowe, a member of the South Dublin County Policing and Justice Forum, said knife crime in Tallaght is a particular problem and it’s only a matter of time before a fatality occurs if action is not taken.

He said: “Four people were stabbed in the Kiltalawn area of Tallaght last night.  While none of the victims injuries are believed to be life threatening knife crime in Tallaght is a growing problem and it is only a matter of time before a fatality occurs if action is not taken.

“I highlighted this problem back in March after a three separated stabbings took place over three consecutive nights in the Jobstown area.

“While many of these attacks would not be reported to the Gardaí for fear of retaliatory attacks the local accident and emergency department in Tallaght Hospital would be fully aware of the scale of the problem particularly at weekends.  There needs to be a formal structure put in place for communication between the hospital and the Gardaí.

Sinn Féin Councillor Sean Crowe has commended the Dublin Fire Brigade on their swift response to the fire which broke out at Tallaght Hospital on Tuesday morning, 27 July.  Seven units of the Fire Brigade were called to the scene and managed to contain and bring the fire under control. Councillor Crowe is urging the […]

Sinn Féin Councillor Seán Crowe this week launched a set of proposals aimed at making self employment a realistic option for young people.

Councillor Crowe said enabling the young unemployed to start up new businesses would be a huge boost to the local economy in Tallaght and other unemployment black-spots throughout the state.

Speaking to the media at Leinster House on Thursday Councillor Crowe said: “More and more young people are leaving Ireland.  If this continues, the ability of the economy to recover will be undermined as we will have exported all our young skilled workers.

“Just 1.3% of workers aged between 15 and 24 are self employed as most young people have neither the confidence nor the practical support to start up their own enterprises.   Setting up their own businesses needs to be made a real option for the young unemployed.

“There are many young people in Tallaght who would love to stay in Ireland and build their own business but just don’t see this as possible at the moment.  New businesses fit for a new economy needed to be created – the young unemployed are the people best placed to creative innovative modern business that can thrive into the future.

Contact Seán Crowe scrowe@sdublincoco.ie 0863864303

One in four young people are now unemployed.  Young men are worst affected with one in three men under the age of 25 being out of work.  Dole payments for young people have been slashed and it is estimated that 60,000 people emigrated in the last year with many more expected to leave this year. […]