School Transport Review brings no seasonal joy for school children- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has claimed that there is very little seasonal joy to be found in a School Transport Review published this week. The Sinn Féin TD was speaking after meeting a delegation of parents from across Ireland who had gathered outside Leinster House to highlight their children’s difficulties in accessing School […]

Crowe welcomes Governments delay on Moore Street court deadline

by Seán Crowe TD

The Government’s failure to submit their appeal on the time to the High Court, regarding the judgement protecting the historic 1916 Moore Street Terrace from demolition, has been described as bizarre, but extremely welcome, by Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “The Government were supposed to have submitted their […]

Crowe expresses concern over pending prosecution of Catalan Parliament Speaker

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Seán Crowe TD, has expressed his party’s concern at the pending prosecution of Ms Carme Forcadell, the Speaker of the Parliament of Catalonia, by the Spanish authorities. Deputy Crowe said: “The Speaker of the Parliament of Catalonia, Ms Carme Forcadell, has been summoned to appear before the High Court on […]

Unfair pension scheme needs changing – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has stated that the Government’s defeat on Sinn Féin’s Dáil motion on pensions shows that there is a need for a more positive and enlightened approach to senior citizen pensions. Crowe said it was wrong that people are being forced to leave their job because their contract […]

New approach needed on bin charges – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has stated his extreme disappointment with the news that the Minister for the Environment, Denis Naughten, will bring forward new proposals to introduce a pay by weight waste management system next year. Crowe said that this will inevitably put an additional burden on hard pressed families. Deputy […]

Tallaght Hospital Under Severe Pressure 35% of Time During last Year

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has described the figures released by the Health Service Executive regarding Tallaght Hospital as “extremely worrying and another indication of the crisis facing the health system and patients in that system.” Deputy Seán Crowe said: “Tallaght Hospital has been operating under severe bed pressure or full capacity for 35% […]

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 […]