Crowe supports nurses and midwives in fight against registration increase

by Seán Crowe TD

Crowe supports nurses and midwives in fight against registration increase Plans by the Nurses and Midwives Board of Ireland (NMBI) to increase the retention fee for nurses and midwives has been described by Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe as unfair and said it will place an extra financial burden on already hard pressed frontline […]

Solutions Needed For Water Charges Not Slogans – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has said that the results from the recent bye elections have clearly illustrated that the Government parties and Fianna Fáil are out of touch with the electorate. Crowe said that water charge solutions were now needed, not simple slogans. He welcomed indications that there will be some relief for […]

Ireland rejects nuclear weapons proposal, Crowe criticises Government

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has criticised the Irish Government for voting against a motion, at the recent International Atomic and Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting, which called on Israel to sign the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and open its nuclear sites to IAEA inspection. Deputy Seán Crowe, […]

Crowe criticises Turkey over its position on Kobani

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has criticised Turkey’s crackdown on Kurdish protest while they stand idly by in the face of ISIS’ brutal attack on Kobani. Deputy Crowe said: “It is shocking to see Turkish forces attacking Kurds on the Turkish-Syrian border while their well-equipped soldiers sit on their tanks and […]

Irish Water is a mess and getting messier -Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has said that comments by former Minister of State in the Department of Environment, Fergus O’Dowd, on Irish Water, confirm the general view that the establishment and operation of the new company is a mess and getting messier. Former Minister O’Dowd – the man who established Irish […]

Crowe expresses condolences and solidarity after murder of Venezuelan MP

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has expressed his condolences to the family of Robert Serra and his wife Maria Herrera after they were murdered in their home. Robert Serra, who was 27 and a member of the ruling United Socialist Party (PSUV), was the youngest parliamentarian in Venezuela and was seen […]

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 […]