Education Minister fails to provide clarity around DEIS school review ________________________________________________________ Sinn Féin’s Education Spokesperson Deputy Seán Crowe believes clarity is needed from the Government over whether they are really serious about reversing the threat arising from December’s budget cuts to teaching posts in DEIS and other schools. The Dublin South West TD was commenting […]

Delay in new National Children’s Hospital highlights difficulties of preferred site Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe believes the decision by An Bord Pleanála to defer for a month a decision in relation to the new National Children’s Hospital reflects the difficulties associated with locating the €650 million building in the city centre. […]

Minister must reverse decision to cut funding to Estate Management projects Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe has urged the Minister for the Environment, Phil Hogan, TD, to intervene and reverse the 75% cut to funding imposed recently on the Fettercairn Estate Management projects. Deputy Crowe raised the issue at this month’s Oireachtas meeting in South […]

Crowe raises Greyhound bin collection service at Oireachtas meeting Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe has received numerous complaints from householders who believe the poor level of customer care provided by private waste management company Greyhound is frustrating customers many from getting their bins collected.  Deputy Crowe raised the issue at the monthly Oireachtas meeting in […]

Minister vague over cuts to DEIS schools Sinn Féin’s Education Spokesperson, Deputy Seán Crowe, has expressed serious concerns that the review announced last week into the Government’s decision to target teaching posts to DEIS schools will ultimately be a number crunching exercise that will fail to reverse many of the feared cuts. Deputy Crowe was […]

Crowe challenges Education Minister on threat to small schools Sinn Féin’s Education Spokesperson Seán Crowe has said there is growing alarm that the Government is determined to introduce measures that would force the closure of small rural schools. The Dublin South West TD made his comments after challenging Education Minister Ruairí Quinn in yesterday’s sitting […]

Government must reverse cuts to career counselling posts – Deputy Seán Crowe   Sinn Féin’s Education Spokesperson Seán Crowe, TD., has urged the Government to reverse changes made in December’s budget to the way teaching positions are allocated as it will result in the possible loss of hundreds of career guidance posts.   Deputy Crowe […]

Crowe congratulates La Senza workers   Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe has congratulated the women workers at the La Senza lingerie group for achieving payment of the wages and overtime owed to them after a sit in at the Liffey Valley store in Dublin. Last week Deputy Crowe visited the protesting workers […]

Health Service Plan more misery on way says Crowe Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe believes the HSE National Service Plan spells misery for health service users and staff in 2012. Crowe accused the Health Minister James Reilly of tinkering with a plan that is based on the savage Budget 2012 cuts Deputy Crowe said: “This HSE […]

Inquiry needed as Workers Lose €9.2 million training money Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe has said the Department of Education and Skills has serious questions to answer following reports that €9.2million which had been secured for redundant Dell workers in Limerick has been lost as a result of maladministration by the Department. […]