Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that rip-off increases to home insurance must end. Teachta Crowe’s comments follow a warning by the Consumers’ Association of Ireland that premiums have jumped by almost 22% in the last year. Teachta Crowe said: “I know that many homeowners have been shocked by excessive […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has warned of a spike in arrears and disconnection figures as energy costs continue to cripple households. New figures provided by the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (CRU) reveal that there are now more than 400,000 households in arrears across the state. Teachta Crowe said: […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that local TDs explain why they voted down proposals to support renters. Last night in the Dáil, TDs from Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, and the Green party voted against a package of measures put forward by Sinn Féin which would have ensured renters had […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that investing in social housing is an investment in the well-being and future of the Irish people, promoting social cohesion, reducing inequality, and contributing to economic stability. Speaking in the Dáil last night, Teachta Crowe said: “With a shortage of affordable housing and increasing […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has called on the government to do more to support families struggling with back-to-school costs. Teachta Crowe’s comments follow the publication of the results of a survey by the Irish League Of Credit Unions about the financial pressures parents are facing over their children’s education. Speaking […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that the creeping privatisation of the health service under Fine Gael has left the residential nursing home care sector in a precarious position and has threatened the long term viability of the sector when the population is progressively getting older. Speaking in the Dáil […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that while the state coffers may be selling, child poverty is on the rise and that we cannot the ignore the long lasting effects that that has on society, not least social exclusion and the normalisation of certain crimes. Speaking in the Dáil last […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that the reduction in the price of food items by Tesco, while welcome, shows that more could always have been done by supermarkets to help customers in the face of price hikes. Teachta Crowe also criticised the government for failing to tackle the rising […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has called for a plan and additional resources to tackle fraud and scams, following a massive increase in the crime. Sinn Féin are calling for the Government to bring forward a multi-annual plan to tackle these crimes as citizens feel increasingly vulnerable to the criminal actions […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has strongly criticised the government for their lack of action in protecting workers and families from further additional rises in the cost of living. Teachta Crowe’s comments come in a week where petrol and diesel excise duties were restored and the government took advantage of rising […]