Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has strongly criticised the Government after their announcement that workers who retire at the age of 65 will not now be forced to sign on and apply for Jobseekers, saying that this was nothing more than tinkering with the core issue pension age and not enough. […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has called on the Government to support a Sinn Féin motion that would extend the fuel allowance to those on PUP support payments, saying that, with the restrictions set to continue for weeks to come, one shouldn’t be forced to choose between having a warm home […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Sean Crowe has welcomed the progress towards reopening schools and classes for special education, but warned the Government against again overpromising and under-delivering for the students involved. Teachta Crowe said: “Sinn Féin has always been clear in saying that special education is priority number one and we have […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe TD has said that the news that 490 retail workers employed by the Arcadia Group are to be made redundant and only receive mandatory redundancy is just another in a long line of demonstrations that Ireland is failing over and over to protect workers. Teachta Crowe […]

Sinn Féin have tabled an amendment that calls on the government to change the qualifying criteria of the COVID Restriction Support Scheme (CRSS) to ensure that affected businesses such as suppliers are no longer excluded. Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe said that thousands of businesses have been denied access to the […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has backed calls on the Government to prioritise introducing the three weeks’ Parent’s Leave and Benefit which was promised in the Budget almost four months ago, saying that families cannot be forced to wait any longer and that the Government must act now. Teachta Crowe said: […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that the Government has consistently failed to prepare contingency plans throughout the COVID pandemic and that this was typified by the failure by the Department of Education to provide special education since the Christmas break. Teachta Crowe said that it was vulnerable students with […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that it is vitally important that the vaccination programme be as open and transparent as possible, saying that we can’t adopt a mickey mouse, amateur approach. Speaking in the Dáil this morning during Questions to the Minister for Health on the vaccine programme, Teachta […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that the Government has demonstrated a complete lack of compassion, understanding and gratitude to student nurses and midwives. The Government has chosen not to oppose a Sinn Féin motion on the pay conditions of the more than 4,500 student nurses and midwives who have […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that it is good to see the Government using a common sense approach for once and renewing the drivers licences of the over-70s while COVID levels are so high. Teachta Crowe said: “Until the Minister’s announcement that all licences would be automatically renewed earlier […]