Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has called for a national conversation around childhood obesity after it was revealed that 20% of school children between 4th and 6th class are overweight. Childhood obesity has been an increasing problem among young Irish people for many years, and worryingly Ireland is on course to be the […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has called on the Minister for Defence, Paul Kehoe, to get real when it comes to pay for members of the Defence Forces after it emerged that there has been a huge increase in soldiers and navy personnel getting a Family Income Supplement (FIS) from the Department of Social […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has called on the Government and the Minister for Health to prioritise the roll out of 24 /7 crisis intervention services for all those living with mental health problems. The Sinn Féin TD said that if we are really serious about building an inclusive republic we need to put […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has welcomed the passing of his party’s Private Members’ Motion on maternity services. The Sinn Féin TD described it as a victory for common sense and that it will bring hope for all women who need to access maternity services. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “I am delighted that our […]
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has stated his deep concern for the health and well-being of the over 1,600 Palestinians on hunger strike in Israeli jails after one young man died on hunger strike. Speaking after he raised the hunger strike and the death in the Dáil, Deputy Crowe said: “I […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has described the high non-progression rates in some courses at third-level as extremely worrying and stated that it is clearly linked to continuous funding cuts in Ireland’s education system. The Sinn Féin TD was responding to new figures in the ‘Study of Progression in Irish Education’ published by the […]
Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has expressed his support for the Green Ribbon campaign by SeeChange which encourages everybody to end the stigma around mental health by wearing the Green Ribbon. Deputy Seán Crowe said; “I welcome the launch of SeeChange’s annual Green Ribbon campaign. I will be showing my support for […]
Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has said that the number of homeless children is at an all-time high, with numbers steadily increasing every month since the Government came into office. The Sinn Féin TD was commenting after the release of the Department of Housing’s March homelessness figures showed yet another rise in individual, family, […]
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has expressed deep concern at the escalating violence in Colombia which is threatening the fledgling peace deal. Deputy Crowe’s comments come after the assassination of two members of the FARC and six relatives of FARC members in Colombia in April. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “Since 16 […]
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has raised his concerns about the political situation in Turkey at a plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). Crowe is Sinn Féin’s member of PACE. Speaking from Strasbourg where the PACE meeting is taking place, Deputy Seán Crowe said: “I […]
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