Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has urged the government to scrap their concrete block levy plans altogether, amid media reports today that they will ‘go back to the drawing board’ with the flawed proposals. Teachta Crowe said: “I have repeatedly called on the government to scrap their flawed concrete levy plans, […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has demanded that the government tackle the student accommodation crisis. Teachta Crowe’s comments came after third level students across the state are staged a walk out from lectures in protest at the cost of education and the lack of affordable student accommodation. Teachta Crowe said: “I […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has urged the government to stand up for vulnerable families hit by the cost of living crisis by ensuring that households are protected from electricity and gas disconnections this winter. Teachta Crowe said: “Households are facing massive electricity bills this winter. People have been hit by […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe today called on Minister Eamon Ryan and the National Transport Authority to address the atrocious standards being delivered on bus routes served by Go Ahead Ireland. Teachta Crowe was speaking from outside the Department of Transport at a Sinn Féin demonstration to highlight Go Ahead Ireland’s […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has criticised the Government for bringing forward yet another Budget that fails to deal with two of the greatest crises facing Irish workers and families, those of health and housing. Speaking in the Dáil yesterday evening during the Budget debate, Teachta Crowe said: “We know that […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has demanded that Budget 2023 be a recognition by Government of the enormous pressures on workers and families and that the response is targeted and sensible measures that will give some relief from mounting costs and spiralling inflation. Speaking ahead of today’s Cost of Living Coalition […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that newly announced pension plan amounts to nothing more than a Trojan horse to increase the pension age to 70, adding that it is indecent to expect many people who have had a lifetime doing hard labour on construction sites or in factories to […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has called for a new driving test centre for south Dublin in the Dáil today in response to the more than ten thousand people waiting on a test in the Tallaght testing centre. Teachta Crowe said: “The inability of people to access a driving test in […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that Nitrous Oxide is an all too present drug in your communities that is often allowed to slip under the radar when it comes to substance abuse prevention and supports. Teachta Crowe is currently drafting a bill to ban the sale of Nitrous Oxide […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has warned that the government is failing people who need emergency social welfare payments, amid severe delays. Teachta Crowe was responding to new information from the Department of Social Protection that shows 95% of emergency payment applications to the Department are taking between 5 and 8 […]