Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe has reiterated his call for more social housing to be built following a survey carried out by Dublin South West Sinn Féin which found that 96% of rented accommodation advertised in local areas was above the Social Welfare threshold for rent supplement. He called for the issue to be tackled […]

Following the release of a new CSO report last month titled ‘Measuring Ireland’s Progress 2012’ Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has said that more needs to done by the government to address the rising cost of living including energy, rents, price cartels and transport charges. “This report, published by the CSO ranked Ireland as […]

Speaking following the release of new research into the cost of consumer banking, Deputy Seán Crowe encouraged all consumers to make themselves aware of day-to-day fees related to their current account. A survey, carried out by the National Consumer Agency was released this week and found that 14% of current account users were unaware about […]

Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has described new mortgage figures from the Department of Finance as ‘frightening’. The latest figures show that 82% of struggling homeowners who are in arrears of over 90 days are still not in any viable agreement with their lending institution. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “These latest Department of Finance […]

Crowe highlights concerns over Ballymount fire Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has highlighted concerns over the environmental impact of the fire at the Oxigen recycling plant in Ballymount, and has called for an immediate audit of other vulnerable factories in the locality. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has rated it a Category […]

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has called on the European Commission to focus more on equitable growth and poverty reduction. Crowe made the comments during an EU Affairs Committee meeting with Catherine Day, the Secretary General for the European Commission. Deputy Crowe said: “The European Commission is continuing to push ahead […]

Dublin South West Sinn Féin representatives have condemned the government for attempting to misrepresent a cut to elderly housing grants as a reallocation of funds. Their comments came as Age Action, an organisation which promotes positive ageing and better policies and services for older people, criticised the cut. Deputy Seán Crowe said; “This is a […]

Crowe disagrees with judge on controversial Tallaght bridge Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West, Seán Crowe, has said he disagrees with Judge Anthony Halpin’s call to close and demolish a footbridge in the Tallaght area. Seán Crowe said: “Firstly I want to pass on my condolences to the family of Mr. Dale Creighton who […]

Students Stuck On Grants Merry Go Round – Crowe Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has slated the fact that thousands of students have still not received grants from SUSI, despite their entitlement. He said it will be a bleak Christmas for students currently stuck on the grants merry-go-round Deputy Seán Crowe said; […]

Good Friday Agreement Committee discusses supports for victims of conflict   The Good Friday Agreement Implementation Committee today discussed supports for victims of conflict. This included hearing from members of families of the disappeared and families bereaved through the actions of the Glennanne Group. Speaking after the meeting, Sinn Féin’s Deputy Seán Crowe said; “Today […]