Dublin South West TD, Sean Crowe, has described the Mental Health Commission’s report on mental health services as damning. The report, which was published this week, describes the system as ‘unsafe and substandard’ and clearly in disarray. The Sinn Féin TD said the report details a whole litany of systemic failures and it criticises the […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has described recent figures from Eurostat that show 50 per cent of people in Ireland aged between 65 and 74 have never been online, compared with a 16 per cent in Britain, as another example of how older people in Ireland are being left behind. The Sinn Féin TD […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has said that it is extremely worrying that over 6,000 of the most vulnerable people in our society, such as older people and those with disabilities, are waiting for home support services to allow them remain in their home setting. The Sinn Féin TD said that in the CHO […]
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has condemned the controversial new ‘Jewish nation-state’ law passed by the Israeli Parliament on Thursday, calling it racist and apartheid legislation. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “This new legislation is racist and sectarian and will lead to blatant discrimination against Palestinians and Arabs. “The law demotes the […]
Sinn Féin Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has said that it is inexcusable that sub-contractors caught up in the collapse of Carillion have not been protected by the Irish Government. These sub-contractors could have been protected by the Irish Government if it had chosen to include article 71.3 of Directive 2014/24/EU into domestic legislation. […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has said that chronically poor broadband connectivity and speeds are undermining economic potential and making the simplest of tasks difficult and haphazard. The Sinn Féin TD was responding to a study conducted by M-Lab which examines the quality of broadband in 200 countries. Crowe said that Ireland’s ranking near […]
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has called on the ESB to stop importing coal from the notorious Carrejón mine in Colombia. Crowe, speaking after he raised the issue in the Dáil, said: “I was disturbed when I found out that large volumes of coal supplying the largest power plant in the […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has described delays for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) as unacceptable and said that waiting lists were putting children and young people at grave risk. The Sinn Féin TD, a member of the Oireachtas Committee on the Future of Mental Healthcare, was responding to a recent Barnardo’s […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has called on the Government to increase investment in community supports for people with dementia. The Sinn Féin TD was speaking after the launch of the Alzheimer Society of Ireland’s pre-Budget submission. The midterm review of the National Dementia Strategy launched in May 2018 and it acknowledges that people […]
Speaking in the Dáil, Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, raised his concerns over the continued detention of activists from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in Turkish jails, with the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney. Crowe welcomed the reply from Minister Coveney and that the Minister shares his […]
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