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 […]
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 […]
Sinn Féin’s representative to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Seán Crowe TD, used his question time in the Assembly with the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks, to raise the unjust continued detention of Tony Taylor. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “In PACE I informed Commissioner Muižnieks that Tony […]
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has condemned Turkey’s ground offensive and invasion of Syria, and its attacks on Afrin in north-western Syria. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “Turkey’s military attacks on Afrin, which will cause huge civilian casualties, are wrong and I condemn them. “We have already seen the human rights violations […]
Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South-West Seán Crowe TD has said that the Government’s failure to address the ongoing trolley crises is ‘failing the public’. Speaking tonight, Teachta Crowe said: “I have received information that last Thursday security entered the paediatric ED in Tallaght Hospital and prevented access to an area called ‘the pod’. “Management […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has called on the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, to ensure that additional resources are put in place to deal with the very real possibility in a huge increase in patients presenting at hospitals following a dramatic rise in the number of ‘Australian flu’ cases. The Sinn Féin TD […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has said a recent report from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) that shows the numbers living in poverty still at crisis levels is another indicator that the recovery is partial, not impacting on those stuck in poverty, and highlights again the need for the government to put in place […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has described the recent “Trolley Watch” figures released by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) showing that there is a record high of 656 patients on trolleys as frightening, unacceptable and demanding change The Sinn Féin TD said: “We are in the middle of winter, a flu epidemic […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has described the lack of urgency around budgets for Drug Task Forces as another symptom of the malaise that surrounds the government’s Drug and Alcohol Strategy. The Sinn Féin TD said that a recent response he received from the Minister suggested that the 2018 budgets for these Task Forces […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has said the Simon Community’s newly released report, ‘Locked out of the Market XI: The Gap Between Rent Supplement/Housing Assistance Payment levels’, highlights the reality of the rental crisis facing many families in Ireland today. The Sinn Féin TD said: “The story of Christmas, where a family is desperately […]
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