Hospital capacity figures suggest they are beyond crisis point – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has said that the implementation of full capacity protocols a whopping 3,541 times in hospitals across the state in 2017 is a dire signal of a health service beyond its crisis point. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “Full capacity protocol is a hospital’s highest-level measure for dealing with […]

Pain patch decision is a cruel cut – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has said that it is not too late for the Government, and the Minister for Health, to do what is clearly right for thousands of chronic pain sufferers, and lift his cruel restrictions on the pain relief patch Versatis. The patch was originally developed for post shingles […]

Crowe welcomes Fuel Allowance decision

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has described the decision of the Minister for Social Welfare, Regina Doherty, to allow recipients who receive a fuel allowance a double payment, as necessary and welcome. The Sinn Féin TD said: “I warmly welcome Minister Doherty’s important and necessary announcement to provide an additional fuel payment, as called for by […]

Voluntary code for junk food advertisers won’t work – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has said the Department of Health’s new voluntary code for the marketing of junk food to young people is next to useless and doomed to failure. Speaking after the launch of the code this week, the Sinn Féin TD called on the Government to get real with it comes […]

100 years on, struggle for rights and equality is still ongoing – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has said the centenary of women’s suffrage should act as a stark reminder that the struggle for equality for women, and many others in Irish society, remains unfilled. The Sinn Féin TD was speaking after attending events that marked the 100th Anniversary of the Representation of the People Act […]

Ireland tops persistent deprivation scale – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has welcomed the new ESRI survey in relation to the persistent deprivation levels among lone parents and working-age adults with a disability. The ESRI study into deprivation in 11 EU countries between 2004 and 2015 shows a ‘significant gap’ in the rate of deprivation experienced by vulnerable adults in […]

Affordable housing not available or being delivered by this Government – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has said that the Taoiseach’s handling of the affordable housing element of his Government’s housing strategy is a shambles. Since taking office in 2011 Fine Gael have not delivered a single affordable, rental, or purchase home through any Government scheme. Crowe was speaking following a debate prompted by his […]