Cuts to Special Needs Assistants ‘downright cruel’

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that it is downright cruel that the government has sent letters to school informing them that essential supports for pupils with additional needs are to be reduced or withdrawn, adding that it is one of the cruellest cuts you can make when the country […]

Hundreds of children waiting years for braces in local health area

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that it is appalling that 963 children are waiting for braces and other orthodontic treatment in the CHO7 area for over a year and that more than half of them are classified as Category 5, the highest degree of need. Teachta Crowe said: “Successive […]

Time for action on scrambler bikes is now

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that the government has pushed back efforts to take action on scrambler bikes for over ten years and it is past time to take action to preserve the safety of people on our streets and in our green spaces. Speaking in the Dáil today, […]

Emergency mental health supports ‘virtually non-existent’

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that the failure to invest in dedicated emergency mental health services is costing people’s lives and it is simply unacceptable. Speaking during a Sinn Féin motion on emergency mental health supports in the Dáil last night, Teachta Crowe said: “Emergency mental health services in […]

We must end the scourge of derelict homes in the midst of a housing crisis

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has slammed the government’s total failure to tackle dereliction as thousands of home and buildings across the state are left to rot and over €26 million in Derelict Sites Levies goes uncollected. The government has announced that Revenue will begin collection of the levy, but not […]

Broken disability services leading to broken families and lost childhoods

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that the government broke the children’s disability services and no one believes that they are capable of fixing them. Speaking during a Sinn Féin motion on the Assessment of Need crisis in the Dáil last night, Teachta Crowe said: “At the start of October, […]