Examiner Appointed to Debenhams Retail Ireland – A Worrying Development says Crowe Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has voiced his concern at the news that the High Court has recently appointed an Interim Examiner to Debenhams Retail (Ireland). Deputy Seán Crowe said. “Debenhams currently employs 1,415 people and with appointment of an Interim Examiner […]

Bin Charges Regime Will Penalise Hard Pressed Families – Crowe Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has described the Government’s proposed bin charges unfair and said it will penalise and put an additional burden on hard pressed families who are already  struggling to pay rising house hold bills The outgoing Minister for Environment, Labour’s Alan […]

Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe  has welcomed the comments made by newly appointed Minister of State for Training and Skills John Halligan who pledged  that he would do everything in his power to get rid of the JobBridge Scheme. The JobBridge scheme was introduced in 2011, and offered interns 6 month or 9 month […]

No HSE Recovery for HSE as Employment Moratorium Kicks In Dublin South Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe has said that the  suspension of recruitment in the HSE has again highlighted the lack of Fine Gael’s so-called recovery and demonstrates the urgent need for greater investment in our public health service. Seán Crowe TD said: “The […]

Crowe marks Nakba Day Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has marked Nakba Day by calling on the Irish Government to do more to assist and support Palestinian refugees. Nakba, which means catastrophe in Arabic, occurred when more than 700,000 Palestinian Arabs fled or were expelled from their homes, during the 1948 […]

Homeless Hostel Closure ‘Absolute Madness’ says Crowe Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe TD has described the proposed closure of the Brú Aimsir homeless hostel in the middle of a housing crisis as “absolute madness.” The 100 bed hostel is located in Thomas Street, Dublin and was due for closure at the end of April, […]

No comfort for low income families in CSO Findings Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has said that there is little comfort for families and individuals in the latest CSO analysis that suggest that a large proportion of the population are at risk of poverty. Crowe welcomed state welfare supports which is keeping families out […]

Seán Crowe TD calls on Government to review Fuel Allowance Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe has urged the outgoing government to review again the fuel allowance, which ended on April 1st. He made the call due to serious concerns regarding the impact of the current long, cold spell on vulnerable families and individuals. Deputy Crowe […]

Patients on Trolleys Continue to Rise – Crowe Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has said it is unacceptable that the Dáil will not sit until 6th of April despite the fact that there 437 patients on hospital trolleys on Tuesday when Dáil last met. Last month there were 8,885 admitted patients on trolleys.Crowe said […]

Housing Eviction Bombshell Needs Tackling says Crowe Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has described the announcement that 209 families in Tyrellstown are to face immediate eviction from their rented accommodation as a complete bombshell. Crowe said that immediate action was needed to address the ongoing housing crisis and that his party have legislation on […]