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End to water charges top of agenda for New Dáil says Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

End to water charges top of agenda for New Dáil says Crowe Sinn Féin’s Seán Crowe has said his party will move to reintroduce legislation with other progressive parties and individuals for the abolition of water charges when the Dáil is resumed in a couple of weeks. Crowe was speaking following a huge rally in […]

Grandparents paying out for grandchildren’s drug debts – Seán Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Grandparents paying out for grandchildren’s drug debts – Seán Crowe   Speaking after the launch of the Citywide report on intimidation Sinn Fein’s Seán Crowe TD described the report as timely and said that a policing service that delivered for communities was essential for building an inclusive society. Crowe, a member of the Tallaght Drugs Task Force, went […]

Crowe Joins TUI Picket at Tallaght Institute of Technology

by Seán Crowe TD

Crowe Joins TUI Picket at Tallaght Institute of Technology Speaking on the picket line in solidarity of the TUI strike outside Tallaght Institute of Technology  Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe TD said that the strike would help educate the general population on the serious implications of the proposed merger with IT Blanchardstown and the […]

Right2Water demo an opportunity to say No More

by Seán Crowe TD

Right2Water demo an opportunity to say No More Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has said that next Saturday’s Right2Water demonstration is another opportunity to tell the Government and its TDs that their time in government is coming to an end and that tax payers have had enough Crowe called on families and individuals right […]

New Credit Union regulations will stunt growth and tie hands of movement

by Seán Crowe TD

New Credit Union regulations will stunt growth and tie hands of movement Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has said much of the new Credit Union regulation from the Central Bank will stunt growth and tie the hands of many Credit Union branches that want to expand and give people an alternative to traditional financial […]

Deputy Crowe and Cllr Holland Proud Supporters of Womens Rights

by Seán Crowe TD

Deputy Crowe and Cllr Holland Proud Supporters of Womens Rights   Dublin Sinn Féin representatives Seán Crowe TD and Mayor Sarah Holland have given their support to the National Women’s Council of Irelands Manifesto for Women. The Manifesto includes proposals such as making early year’s childcare and education a priority and working towards repealing the 8th Amendment of […]

Minister Varadkar’s A&E Jaunt ‘No Comfort to Trolley Patients’ – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe has described Health Minister Leo Varadkar’s visits to Accident and Emergency wards as a “pointless public relations exercise that will frustrate and bring cold comfort to patients on trolleys and deliver little if any administrative change to the hospitals he visited”. The Dublin South West TD said that over 4000 patients were on […]

Worrying Period For Technological Universities

by Seán Crowe TD

Worrying Period For Technological Universities Speaking following the debate on the Technological Universities Bill, Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe said that his party were giving qualified support for the Bill to allow it to proceed, but wanted to see major changes for that support to continue. Seán Crowe TD said; “Sinn Féin is on […]

Lack of Gardaí Cyber Crime Unit Unacceptable

by Seán Crowe TD

Lack of Gardaí Cyber Crime Unit Unacceptable Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe TD has described revelations in the Garda Inspectorate Report Changing Policing in Ireland, that there is no Cyber Crime unit in An Garda Síochána as unacceptable. Crowe claimed there is a serious backlog in the Computer Crime Investigation Unit in analysing computers […]

Huge Jump in Children at Risk of Poverty

by Seán Crowe TD

Huge Jump in Children at Risk of Poverty Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe has described European statistics that show higher than average child poverty rates in Ireland and 33.9% of children here at risk of poverty as unacceptable. Crowe described the report as timely as it was another nail in the lie that the […]