Voting rights for visually impaired must be delivered – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has called on Minister Simon Coveney to immediately take steps to allow the constitutional rights of visually impaired voters to vote independently by secret ballot. The Sinn Féin TD’s call comes after a ground breaking High Court judgement recently handed down in a case brought by a Dublin man, […]

MABS and Citizens Information Services under attack – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has called on the Social Protection Minister, Leo Varadkar, to stop his Department’s unwelcome and uncalled for meddling into local MABS and Citizens Information Services (CIS). Deputy Seán Crowe said: “The MABS and the Citizens Information Services provide an indispensable, quality and community led service that must be protected. […]

Foreign holiday coming up? Check your passports before it’s too late – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Seán Crowe TD, is reminding people who are going abroad for holidays this summer to check their passports today and not leave it until the last minute. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “TDs are regularly contacted by panicked constituents who are due to leave the country soon but have only just discovered that […]

Garda controversies undermining public support – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has described the latest revelations around wrongful convictions for motoring offences and major discrepancies in the recording of breath tests on the Pulse system as deeply worrying and said they undermining support. The Sinn Féin TD was speaking after his party tabled a Private Members Motion being that calls […]

Ambulance delays will lead to loss of lives – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West, Seán Crowe, has reacted with concern to the latest Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) report into ambulance capacity which found that there are significant shortcomings in Dublin, putting patients at a high level of risk. Crowe has demanded urgent action and investment, and said that currently there is […]

Homelessness getting worse not better claims Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has said that homelessness across the State is getting worse not better.  The Sinn Féin TD was commenting after the release of official figures showed a 27% increase in 12 months. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “The latest homelessness figures quite clearly show that the problem of homelessness is getting […]

Current talks process in the North has run its course – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, who was involved in the involved in the negotiations that led to the historic Good Friday Agreement, has said that the current talks process to re-establish the political institutions in the North has run its course because satisfactory terms could not be agreed on all of the […]

Closure of Ulster Bank branches will impact on customer service – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has said that the closure of bank branches will inevitably impact on customer service following the 220 jobs losses that were announced by Ulster Bank this week. Commenting on the announcement, Deputy Crowe said: “I am extremely saddened and frustrated to learn of the decision taken by […]

Government continuing policy of private privilege in healthcare – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has described the Health Minister’s proposed eight-point-plan for structural reform of the health services as “a smokescreen”. The Sinn Féin TD said Minister Harris’ plan reinforced Fine Gael’s ideology of private privilege over public investment in the health services. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “The continued crisis in our health […]