Minister & TDs Challenged to come up with answers to Rental Uncertainty

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin and Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has challenged Fine Gael TD Colm Brophy Fianna Fáil TD John Lahart and Minister Katherine Zappone for their wholly inadequate response to the rents crisis facing many families throughout the constituency and the country. The South West Dublin TD said that every week people were coming […]

Seán Crowe TD challenges Brokenshire on Legacy Issues

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe has challenged the British Government’s Secretary for Northern Ireland James Brokenshire on his assertion that inquiries into legacy issues arising from the conflict in the north should be time-limited because current inquiries are too slow, cumbersome,not delivering,not balanced and one sided. Mr Brokenshire made his comments at a sitting of […]

Crowe sends his condolences after the death of Fidel Castro

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Seán Crowe TD, has sent his condolences to the Cuban people on the death of Fidel Castro. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “I was deeply saddened to wake up this morning and hear of the death of Fidel Castro. “Fidel was a leader of one of the most important revolutions of the […]

Crowe Welcomes Motor Insurance Report But Action Now Needed

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has welcomed the launch of the Oireachtas Finance Committee report on Rising Costs of Motor Insurance but said that swift action was now needed to stop the rising fees and rip off Insurance premiums. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “This is a timely report produced over a number of weeks […]

New approach needed to support people with dementia – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has called for a new approach to support the 55,000 people with dementia across the State.  He said more needs to be done to ensure that every person with dementia who requires home care has access to dementia-specific care in his or her home. Crowe was speaking […]

Irish Government must ensure GFA is protected- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Seán Crowe TD, speaking in the Dáil, called on the Government to urgently undertake an assessment of the impacts that Brexit would have on the Good Friday Agreement. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “Brexit undermines the institutional, constitutional and legal integrity and status of the Good Friday Agreement. “The Good Friday Agreement political institutions, […]

Children in Emergency Accommodation Breaching International Law

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has welcomed comments by Dr Geoffrey Shannon, Special Rapporteur on Child Protection that the placement of homeless children in emergency accommodation is contrary to International Law and said that the scandal of children spending years in bed and breakfast type rooms must be tackled as a matter of urgency. […]

Alcohol Number 1 Killer Claims Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Seán Crowe TD has criticised the Government’s lack of any plan or realistic measures aimed at tackling alcohol misuse in Irish society. Alcohol has been included in the work of Drug Task Forces since 2012 but with no additional mainstream resources, Crowe believes it is simply not a credible approach. The Sinn […]

Minister’s Heritage Priorities All Wrong

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has described the possibility of the loss of Pádraig Pearse’s 1916 surrender letter to a buyer outside the State as incredible while at the same time they fritter money from the 1916 Commemoration budget on opposing the preservation on the historic Moore Street Terrace and National Monument. Deputy Seán […]