Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that it is appalling that 963 children are waiting for braces and other orthodontic treatment in the CHO7 area for over a year and that more than half of them are classified as Category 5, the highest degree of need. Teachta Crowe said: “Successive […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that the government has pushed back efforts to take action on scrambler bikes for over ten years and it is past time to take action to preserve the safety of people on our streets and in our green spaces. Speaking in the Dáil today, […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that the failure to invest in dedicated emergency mental health services is costing people’s lives and it is simply unacceptable. Speaking during a Sinn Féin motion on emergency mental health supports in the Dáil last night, Teachta Crowe said: “Emergency mental health services in […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that the reluctance to improve our water infrastructure is directly affecting existing homes that can go without water for days in some parts of south Dublin and also prevents us from building much needed homes. Teachta Crowe also criticised Irish Water for allowing a […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has slammed the government’s total failure to tackle dereliction as thousands of home and buildings across the state are left to rot and over €26 million in Derelict Sites Levies goes uncollected. The government has announced that Revenue will begin collection of the levy, but not […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has criticised the government’s failure to fund blister packs under the Community Pharmacy Agreement, warning that from 1st January next year vulnerable patients will be hit with additional charges of up to €50 per month for blister packs to help manage their medicines. Teachta Crowe said […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has raised the issue of access to vital medication to slow the progression of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy directly with the Minister for Health in the Stormont Assembly Mike Nesbitt MLA. Speaking after the meeting of the Oireachtas Good Friday Agreement Committee yesterday morning, Teachta Crowe said: […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that the government broke the children’s disability services and no one believes that they are capable of fixing them. Speaking during a Sinn Féin motion on the Assessment of Need crisis in the Dáil last night, Teachta Crowe said: “At the start of October, […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has called for a new national plan to tackle waiting lists for diagnostic scans. Teachta Crowe made his comments after figures from the HSE revealed that 26,649 people were waiting on diagnostic scans in Tallaght university Hospital at the end of Q2 this year. Of this […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that it is shocking and utterly unacceptable that the waiting list to access services in the Children’s Disability Network Team in Chamber House, Tallaght is now 56 and a half months, almost five years. As of the start of November, there are 1,046 children […]