Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that the government’s Gambling Bill must be amended to avoid punishing sport clubs, voluntary, and charitable organisations, saying that the Bill conflates fundraising with gambling, and that failure to address this issue would cost local sporting clubs, charities and community organisations thousands of euro […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that it is unacceptable that the waiting list of children’s audiology services in Russell Centre, Tallaght which serves South Dublin, Kildare, and Wicklow have been allowed to double in the space of just two years. Teachta Crowe said that the ill-advised HSE recruitment freeze […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe Seán Crowe has welcomed the extension of the long Covid payment to healthcare workers and has called on the scheme to be extended to other frontline workers who contacted the virus through their workplace or occupation. Teachta Crowe said: “Long-COVID continues to be a serious health […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has welcomed the announcement today that the jury in the Stardust inquest returned a verdict of unlawful killing in respect of the 48 who never came home the night of the Stardust fire in 1981. Teachta Crowe said: “Like almost every Dubliner of my generation, I […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has revealed that there were 8,673 appointment cancellations at Tallaght University Hospital last year, an increase of 20% on 2022, according to new data released to Sinn Féin spokesperson on Health David Cullinane TD by the HSE. Teachta Crowe said: “The Government is failing to tackle […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that the changes to Tallaght post office when it moves from An Post management to a private contractor cannot lead to a disruption of services for the local community and that workers must not lose out on employment, their rights as workers or redeployment. […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that the government must listen to people with disabilities and bin the Green Paper on disability payment reforms. Teachta Crowe added that the consultation process demonstrated the government’s lack of respect, and that the voices of people with disabilities must be heard. Teachta Crowe […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that there must be a firm commitment from the State to support family carers because too many carers go to bed at night wondering who will support their loved ones when they are gone. Speaking in the Dáil last night, Teachta Crowe said: “The […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) system is broken, forcing many parents into seeking expensive private diagnoses, only to find there is no public treatment available. Speaking last night in the Dáil, Teachta Crowe said: “The Mental Health Commission’s report into […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has welcomed confirmation that local gardaí finally feel empowered to stop and seize after the recent passage of the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023. Teachta Crowe said that there has been too many accidents and close calls involving scrambler bikes tearing through our parks and […]