Government must meet its commitments and extend Tallaght fire station – Crowe   Speaking after meeting recently with firefighters stationed in Tallaght, Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has written to the Minister for Environment, Community & Local Government Michael Hogan requesting information on when work will start on extending and upgrading the station. Deputy […]

Proposed new road tolls a licence to print money – Deputy Seán Crowe Dublin South West TD  Seán Crowe has described plans to increase tolls in motorways across the state as “a licence to print money.” “If recent reports are correct, continued Deputy Crowe, “within the next three years motorists could be forced to pay […]

Crowe calls for release of Dublin Monaghan bombing files. SPEAKING after a meeting with British NIO Minister for State, Hugo Swire in Leinster House yesterday (Tuesday), Dublin South West Sinn Fein TD, Seán Crowe said that he used the opportunity to raise the issue of the British Government releasing its security files in relation Dublin […]

Crowe supports students’ High Court challenge Sinn Féin’s Education Spokesperson Seán Crowe has commended the three students who have issued a High Court challenge to Government’s decision to change the Maintenance Grant Scheme. Deputy Crowe continued: “As part of Budget 2011, only students living a minimum of 45 kilometres from their college will be eligible […]

Crowe – Cost of sending a child to school rocketing   Sinn Féin’s Education Spokesperson Seán Crowe, TD, believes the Government must do more to reduce the average yearly cost of sending a child to school. Deputy Crowe was commenting after the publication of a survey of 1,000 people by the Irish League of Credit […]

Redress Scheme Needs Time Extension –  Crowe Speaking yesterday on a Government Bill that went before the Dáil, which prevents victims of abuse from applying to the Residential Institutions Redress Board from the 16th of September onwards, Sinn Féin’s Education Spokesperson Seán Crowe said: “Sinn Féin opposed this Bill on the grounds that there are […]

Crowe calls for ‘drug free zones around schools Speaking in the Dáil yesterday, Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe asked the Taoiseach to ensure the necessary provision be made in the pending changes to legislation dealing with the sale and distribution of illegal drugs that would increase sentencing for dealers who target school […]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARngJ1lxCbE Sinn Féin TD joins Dáil protesters seeking reversal of SNA cuts   Speaking last night in the Dáil in support of a motion opposing cuts to  Special Needs Assistants, Sinn Féin’s Education Spokesperson Seán Crowe  said the government must reverse the cuts that have impacted on children  with learning and behavioural difficulties.   He […]

Energy regulator needs to call stop to electricity  hike Dublin South West TD   Seán Crowe , has called on the Energy Regulator to call a halt and stop the huge 10% ‘hike’ in electricity prices which An Bord Gáis plans to announce later this week. Crowe said that the Regulator needs to ‘bin the  request’  […]

  Kenny falsehoods or another lapse of memory Commenting on the recording of Enda Kenny making a clear commitment to retain the Emergency Department at Roscommon County Hospital, Tallaght Hospital activist Seán Crowe TD said: “The Taoiseach Enda Kenny needs to honour his pre election pledge to the people and prevent the closure of the Emergency Department at Roscommon County Hospital. […]