Speaking after the launch of the Sinn Fein Childcare section of their Alternative Budget for 2017, Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe said that his party had prioritised the area and has identified as part of their proposals a €111 million fund that would subsidise the cost of childcare for children aged 6 months to […]

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe has described a 39% increase in the numbers of children and families homeless deemed homeless as unacceptable, extremely disturbing another indication that the Governments response to the Homeless crisis is not working The statistics released by the Dublin Simon Community has the total homeless population in the […]

Speaking prior to Saturday’s National Demonstration in Dublin Against Water Charges, Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has called on Fine Gael and the independents to listen to the very simple message coming from people right across the country and scrap the water charges. Crowe said that people want to see the abolition of water […]

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe has called on the management of Bus Ath Cliath to get real and address the issue of workers’ wages in the company. Crowe said that many of the workers have been eight years without an increase.The TD who is a member of local Bus and LUAS forum […]

Dublin South West and Sinn Fein TD Seán Crowe has described the number of Garda Síochána currently assigned to each Divisional Drugs Unit as totally inadequate for the amount of work at hand.Garda numbers he said are declining, while at the same time the drugs and the menace associated with the trade continues to grow.Crowe […]

Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has welcomed news that Bethany Homes survivor Derek Leinster case to the European Court of Human Rights has been accepted. The Irish Government’s failure and refusal to include the Protestant Church run Bethany Children’s Homes in its redress scheme has led the chairman of the survivors group to take […]

The Dublin South West TD said: “I am shocked today that the news of another shooting in our city this morning. Reports say a bystander was injured in the shooting and taken to hospital. I wish them a speedy recovery. “There is no room in our communities for this kind of violence. It is to […]

Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has described a Barnardos Survey on back to school costs as exploding the myth of free education with parents having to struggle financially to meet the rising costs of sending a pupil to school. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “The Government’s propagated myth of free education has been blown away […]

Dublin South West and Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe has welcomed the new micro-credit initiative from the Irish League of Credit Unions and said it will give many individuals and families another alternative to illegal moneylenders. The initiative will provide for small loans with an average payment of €500 and with reasonable and affordable interest […]

Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs & Trade Seán Crowe TD, speaking at the Dáil Committee meeting to discuss the forthcoming United Nations summit on Refugees and Migration, has called on the Irish government to clarify its own individual position prior to the 19th of September meeting and described the European Union as having adopted […]