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Government social welfare cuts have had a devastating impact – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Seán Crowe TD blasted the government’s latest budget which again favours the wealthy at the expense of the vulnerable. Speaking in the Dáil today on the Social Welfare Bill, Deputy Crowe said: “The Social Welfare cuts that this Government have imposed while they have been in office have had a devastating impact on citizens and […]

Rough Sleeping Children Symptom of Housing Failure Says Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has described the rising number of families with children sleeping rough as another indication of the failure of the Government’s housing strategy. He stated that there are already 1100 children living in Emergency Accommodation and that increasingly more and more children are rough sleeping with their parents […]

Crowe calls for New Back to School Initiative

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has called on the Minister for Education, Jan O Sullivan, to launch a new initiative to tackle the huge back to school costs that families are facing, especially the outrageous costs of school uniforms. Crowe said that during the month of August thousands of parents are struggle […]

No Recovery For 1000 Children In Emergency Accommodation Says Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Reacting to the news that 1,000 children were homeless and living in emergency accommodation in Dublin during one week last month, Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, said that reports of a recovery and economic growth mean absolutely nothing to these poor unfortunates and is a million miles away from their own personal […]

1 in 10 have difficulty buying food – Crowe.

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe has described the latest Overseas Economic Cooperation and Development report on poverty as another sad and graphic indicator of the fallout from the Government’s austerity agenda. The report entitled ‘Society at a Glance’ highlighted how one in ten people in this state now say that they cannot afford to […]

Taoiseach’s emigration remarks lack credibility and understanding- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Commenting on Enda Kenny’s recent remarks at the Davos World Economic Forum conference regarding emigration, Sinn Fein’s Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Diaspora, Seán Crowe TD, has said his words lack credibility and exposed this government’s cold disregard for people who have to exist from day to day without work. Deputy Seán Crowe said: […]

Seán Crowe calls for an end to Tallaght violence

by Seán Crowe TD

In the wake of last night’s violence, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has today called for an end to pitched battles between youths in the Tallaght area. Deputy Crowe’s comments came in the wake of continued violence over a number of nights between youths from Killinardan and Jobstown on Sunday evening. […]

Urgency and funding shockingly absent from Youth Guarantee- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has slammed the Government over its lack of urgency and funding of a Youth Guarantee. Crowe was speaking after a Sinn Féin proposed motion in the Dáil which called on the Government to allocate at least €400 million to adequately fund a robust Youth Guarantee Scheme. Deputy […]

Minister must ensure that school uniforms are affordable to all- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has welcomed the news that Minister for Education, Ruairí Quinn, has committed to facilitating a survey of parents on the cost of school uniforms. Crowe has long campaigned and lobbied the Minister for Education to reduce unnecessarily high back to school costs, and in particular the rip […]

Crowe welcomes increased safeguards and protection proposals for children

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, welcomed the recent measures proposed in a European Parliament Directive to combat the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography. Crowe who is a member of the Oireachtas EU Affairs Committee said it was positive development and needs to be acted on. Deputy […]