Urgent funding needed for women’s refuge – Seán Crowe TD The future of the Cuan Álainn women’s and children’s shelter in Tallaght is in peril unless the government provides immediate funding for this vital community resource. Responding to the imminent closure of Cuan Álainn, Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe TD said:  “This shelter is […]

Ask.fm Move Highlights Cyber-Bullying Dilemma Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has said that the decision by Ask.fm to locate its business from Latvia to Ireland raises new challenges and difficulties regarding cyber-bullying. The site has traditionally allowed users to post anonymously, has been at the centre of a storm of criticism over facilitating cyber […]

Symphysiotomy Redress Offer Disappointing Says Crowe Commenting on the Government’s publication of the detail of the Redress Scheme to survivors of the barbaric practice of symphysiotomy and pubiotomy, Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe described the scheme as an insult to women who have had to endure in the vast majority of cases a lifetime […]

Bus Hikes Hurting  Least Able to Pay – Crowe Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe  has described the increase in public transport cash fares as ‘deliberately targeting the poor and those least able to pay.’ He made his comment following the release of new public transport fare levels that will kick in after Christmas. Deputy […]

Crowe Welcomes Irish Water Funding Scrutiny Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe TD has welcomed the decision by the Dáil Finance Committee to examine the funding structures of Irish Water. Crowe said that the decision was agreed following a motion proposed by his party colleague Pearse Doherty and he was hopeful that this mechanism would […]

1916 Moore Street Site Must be Preserved Crowe whose Grandfather Patrick was in the republican Fianna scouts at the time and a Tan War Veteran said that saner heads have prevailed and that decision opened up huge opportunities for the battlefield site and the 1916 revolutionary quarter. Crowe said: “It is a forward step and […]

Government Must End Water Charges Speaking in response to the large demonstrations against the gGovernment’s plans to introduce water charges Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has called on Fine Gael and Labour to listen to  the very simple message coming from people and scrap the charge Deputy Crowe, who attended the large demonstration in […]

Dublin South West TD Sean Crowe has said that the Government needs to act immediately in response to the latest report on global climate change. Crowe said that meaningless words and promises had exacerbated the situation and that time was not on the rhetoric side on this issue, An Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has […]

Irish Children In Poverty Regulation Zone – Crowe Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe TD  responding to a new UNICEF report  that shows that Irish families with children have lost the equivalent of ten years of income progress, said he was extremely angry at the on going impact the governments austerity economics that are having […]

Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has welcomed the High Court decision that the Department of Social Protection must review a decision to grant a single person’s rent allowance to a father with joint custody of his four children. This court case centred around the  argument that the Department had not taken into account the […]