Crowe Joins Students For Information Initiative Day

by Seán Crowe TD

Crowe Joins Students For Information Initiative Day  Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe, has called on the government to ensure that the university maintenance grant is protected from austerity cuts in the 2014 Budget. Crowe was speaking after an information day organised by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI)  and students from […]

Crowe Welcomes New Blood Transfusion Service for Haemochromatosis Sufferers

by Seán Crowe TD

Crowe Welcomes New Blood Transfusion Service for  Haemochromatosis Sufferers Local Tallaght TD, Séan Crowe has welcomed today’s announcement that the Irish Blood Transfusion Service will begin a free phlebotomy or blood transfusion service for people with hereditary haemochromatosis. Crowe said that thousands of people with the blood condition known as haemochromatosis will be able to donate to the […]

Irish Homeless World Cup team an ‘inspitational performance’ – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Irish Homeless World Cup team an ‘inspitational performance’ – Crowe   Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe TD, has congratulated the Irish team  that has just competed in the 2013 Homeless Cup in Poland. Crowe said their commitment and work rate was inspirational and highlighted their huge,  potential and ability The Irish team finished 11th out […]

Crowe calls for EU arms embargo against Egyptian military regime

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Seán Crowe TD, has called on Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore to use the meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers, to seek an EU wide arms embargo against the Egyptian military regime, until democracy is restored in the country. Speaking ahead of tomorrow’s meeting of EU Foreign Ministers Deputy Seán Crowe said that […]

Paperless billing should not be enforced on unwilling customers – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Paperless billing should not be enforced on unwilling customers – Crowe August 16th, 2013 – Seán Crowe TD Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe has called on Comreg to ensure that companies are not allowed to enforce paperless billing systems on unwilling customers. Deputy Crowe said; “I am aware of some companies trying to force their […]

Crowe concerned for Irish citizens in Egypt

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Diaspora, Seán Crowe TD, has expressed his concern for four Irish citizens being held in Egypt. The four of them were among hundreds of people besieged in a Cairo mosque after it was surrounded by Egyptian security forces. Two of them are now reportedly being detained by […]

Explanation needed for huge refusal rates for Carers Allowance – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, today called on Social Welfare Minister Joan Burton to explain why a whopping 60% of applications for the Carer’s Allowance were refused last year. Crowe was speaking after figures emerged that almost 2 out of every 3 applications for the Carers Allowance were refused in the last […]

Irish in Australia will suffer from new visa demands- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Diaspora, Seán Crowe TD, has expressed his growing concern about the negative impact the proposed new $4000 school fee, on 457 visa-holders in Western Australia, will have on the Irish community there. The 457 visas are a temporary work visa which grants skilled workers, and their dependents, […]

Loss of sensitive HSE files unacceptable- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has described the latest revelation that a mass of sensitive information has been stolen from or lost by the HSE since the end of 2008, as “unacceptable”. Crowe said that the Dublin/Mid Leinster HSE Region, which is responsible for the Dublin South West area, is particularly bad […]