Crowe calls for international investigation into abuse of political prisoners in Turkey

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Seán Crowe TD, has condemned the Turkish authorities reported torture and ill-treatment of some of the 50,000 political prisoners imprisoned in the country’s jails. Crowe was speaking out after reports emerged of significant overcrowding, widespread physical abuse, systematic torture, and the denial of medical treatment in Turkey’s prisons. The information […]

Crowe welcomes GAA betting initiative

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has welcomed the Gaelic Athletic Association’s decision to agree a motion that calls for a ban of betting companies sponsoring any GAA competition, team, playing gear, or facility. The Sinn Féin TD described the decision as historic and ground-breaking. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “I want to welcome the GAA’s […]

This Government is failing a generation of children – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has accused the current Government of failing a generation of children when it comes to housing, health, and child poverty. The Sinn Féin TD was speaking following the launch of Barnardos’ ‘Lost Childhood’ campaign. The campaign is highlighting how one in seven children in the State are currently experiencing […]

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 […]