All-party talks should be free from preconditions and threats- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has raised issues surrounding the upcoming all-party talks on the North with the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Dáil today. Deputy Crowe, who is also a member of the Committee for the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, called for the talks to take place in an atmosphere […]

Action on homelessness has to be a Government priority – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Action on homelessness has to be a Government priority – Crowe Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has called on the Government to urgently tackle homelessness and make it a key priority in the forthcoming budget. Crowe was speaking after attending a briefing in Leinster House from the Simon Community on the status […]

Crowe hits out a School Completion Programme cutbacks

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has raised the issue of cutbacks to the School Completion Programme in the Dáil and detailed the disastrous impact these cutbacks are having on pupils, particularly those coming from disadvantage backgrounds. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “Over the last six years there has been a 33% cut in […]

Crowe supports calls for Irish Emigrant Register

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Diaspora, Seán Crowe TD, met with representatives from the Crosscare Migrant Project today and supported their proposal for the creation of an Emigrant Register. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “Crosscare Migrant Project came before the Oireachtas Foreign Affairs Committee today to discuss their Emigrant Register proposal, which calls […]

Spain should respect democratic will of Catalonia- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has called on the Spanish Government to respect the will of the Catalan people and recognise their democratic right to have a referendum on independence. Crowe was speaking after the Catalan President signed a decree today calling for an independence referendum to be held on 9 […]

Crowe calls for Government support to frontline services in drugs fight

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has called for a stronger Government focus on tackling Ireland’s drugs crisis. Crowe was speaking after meeting Dublin officials of the Drugs Task Force in Leinster House and he called for a Ministerial post to deal with drug and substance abuse. Deputy Crowe said: “I have been […]

Government need to wake up to housing crisis says Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has called for urgent action from the Government to tackle the huge housing crisis that Ireland, and especially Dublin, is facing. Crowe was speaking in the Dáil on a Sinn Féin motion which called on the Government to invest €1 billion from the Strategic Investment Fund in […]

Crowe meets MSF and Goal to discuss Ebola crisis

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, met with officials from Goal and Médecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) to discuss the Ebola crisis in West Africa and how Ireland can help tackle it. The officials met with the Foreign Affairs Committee today to discuss their work in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea. Deputy Seán […]

Irish Government Allowing Exports of Military Goods to Israel Says Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has expressed his surprise and disbelief at the Irish government for granting export licences for military goods to be sold to Israel, to tune of approximately €6.424 million since 2011. Crowe said that no Irish government should be approving these export licences because Israel is a […]

Crowe calls for Irish poll after Scottish result

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has stated that despite victory for the no vote in Scotland’s independence referendum that some 1.6 million people still voted for independence and London must deliver on its promises for the devolution of more powers. Deputy Crowe said: “It was great to see such an engaging […]