Below is an Easter speech  delivered by Deputy Seán Crowe in New York (Queens on Sunday and Mineola Nassau County on Monday) Can I begin by thanking you for allowing me the privilege to address you on this the 97th anniversary of the Easter Rising of 1916. Though out Ireland and in other parts of […]

Crowe Welcomes Family Tax Repeal Bill Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe TD  welcomed the  launch a of bill to repeal the Family Home Tax and committed his party to repeal the tax if in government after the next general election. Speaking after the launch of the Financial Local Property Tax Repeal Bill Deputy Seán Crowe said: “This bill is […]

Crowe attends EU Inter-Parliamentary Conference in Dublin Castle Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Diaspora, Seán Crowe TD, attended the EU Inter-Parliamentary Conference (IPC) on the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) in Dublin Castle on Sunday 24 and Monday 25 March. The IPC involves delegates […]

Exorbitant cost of medicines has to be met head on – Crowe Speaking in Leinster House before the Oireachtas Health Committee begins its debate on the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012, Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe TD described the Bill, which facilitates the use of generic medicines, as a welcome […]

Fianna Fáil’s Brainchild and Legacy – The Family Home Tax Speaking in the Dáil this week after householders around the country recieved their new tax demands in the post, Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe TD said that the Family Home Tax was a brainchild and part of Fianna Fáil’s legacy. The local Deputy also […]

Decision to disallow 1913 Lockout float at St. Patrick’s Day Parade is unbelievable – Crowe Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe TD, has said that the decision of the Dublin St. Patrick’s Day parade organisers to ban a trade union float commemorating the 1913 Dublin Lockout, in its Centenary Year, is unbelievable. He […]

Crowe meets civil society groups over immigration reform in Ireland and America Sinn Féin Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs, Trade and Diaspora, Seán Crowe TD, met the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) and the Justice for the Undocumented Campaign to discuss immigration reform in Ireland and America. Deputy Crowe said: “I would like to thank the […]

Crowe raises case of IBRC workers in the Dáil Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, raised the case of the IBRC workers during a Sinn Féin PMB motion on jobs creation and worker rights. Deputy Crowe said: “Employers and the state need to respect the rights of workers. We have seen the government […]

Tallaght X-Ray backlog clarity needed – Crowe Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe TD has said that greater clarity needs to be given to the questions surrounding  the backlog of 6,000 x-rays and scans in Tallaght Hospital. Crowe said he had serious concerns about this latest systems breakdown coming after an inquiry in 2009 which […]

Crowe raises gambling addiction with the Taoiseach Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, raised the issue of gambling addiction with the Taoiseach in the Dáil this week. Crowe highlighted the negative affect that gambling addiction has on thousands of families in Ireland and asked the Taoiseach if he would support legislation which would […]