Rents rising and no new Government measures planned – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has said he is increasingly angry and frustrated at the lack of any new measures coming from Government in order to tackle the rise in rents. The Sinn Féin TD was responding to the latest report from Daft.ie which highlights that the cost of rent is now 18% higher […]

New threat to Dublin Bus service as 24 routes privatised – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has described the privatisation of 24 Dublin Bus routes as worrying and a threat to the overall bus network. The Sinn Féin TD’s remarks come after the announcement that a British commercial transport company, Go Ahead, will now be running 24 routes previously held by Dublin Bus, including 3 […]

New CSO figures highlight crisis in housing sector – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has said that the new Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures, which show that nearly half a million adults are still living at home with their parents, highlights again the challenge of the ongoing  crisis in the housing and rental sector. The figures from the CSO reveal that […]

Back to school costs hitting parents hard – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has urged the Government to address the huge cost of sending a child back to school. His remarks come as the children’s charity, Barnardos’, released its annual School Cost Survey that suggests that the huge burden on families remains the same. The Sinn Féin TD is calling for an […]

Crowe welcomes HSE decision to finance nine new drugs

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has welcomed the Health Service Executive’s (HSE) announcement that it is funding nine new drug treatments and they will now be made available to patients. The Sinn Féin TD said that there will be an audible sigh of relief from families and patients who had campaigned for the release […]

Garda GoSafe van deal unbelievable waste of money – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has criticised the high costs of the operation of the GoSafe speed vans and described the deal as an unbelievable waste of money. The Sinn Féin TD also raised concerns about the unwillingness of Gardaí and the Department of Justice to release such information, with the Office of the […]

Drug money connected to ticket touting – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has repeated his call for ticket touting legislation to be urgently introduced after it was claimed that notorious drug cartels are using the lack of regulation in this area to fund their criminal activities and launder drug money. The Sinn Féin TD called on the Government to urgently move […]