Sinn Féin Dublin South West TD and Seán Crowe has called on the government to make every effort to secure almost 700 jobs in Elverys Sports. Deputy Crowe said:“Elverys Sports is currently in Examinership. The Examiner, Mr Simon Coyle of Mazars, has stated that his aim is ‘to protect the business at all costs with […]

Today Amnesty International presented their proposals to deal with the past conflict in the north at the Good Friday Agreement implementation committee. Speaking at the meeting, Sinn Féin’s Sean Crowe TD said: “Sinn Féin supports the rights of victims and survivors of conflict to truth.We believe that the best mechanism to deliver truth would be […]

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has called on the Government to stop its policy of spin and misinformation on the GSOC scandal, and to agree to an independent inquiry into the bugging allegations. Speaking in the Dáil on Sinn Féin’s motion calling for an independent inquiry, Deputy Crowe said: “The reaction we […]

 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 […]