Urgent ceasefire and humanitarian corridors needed in Syria- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

During the Dáil statements on the war and humanitarian crisis in Syria, Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, condemned the lack of adherence to the norms of international law in Syria and called for an urgent ceasefire in the conflict. Deputy Crowe said: “This savage war has left approximately 8 million people […]

Turkish Government’s continued crackdown is attack on democracy- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has strongly criticised the Turkish Government after 60 party executives from the opposition People’s Democratic Party (HDP) and its sister party, the Democratic Regions Party (DBP), were arrested on 11 October. Deputy Crowe said: “The arrest of 60 party executives of the leftist and pro-Kurdish HDP […]

Budget 2017 highlights lack of urgency around Brexit- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has criticised the Government’s failure in Budget 2017 to allocate extra resources to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFA) to deal with Brexit. Crowe welcomed the establishment of a Brexit team within the DFA, but the decision to not allocate extra resources to this […]

Crowe calls on Colombian Government to respect ceasefire

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has reacted with deep disquiet to the Colombian President’s announcement that he will end the ceasefire with FARC rebels on 31 October. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “Many people around the world were shocked and saddened when the Colombian peace process was rejected by a very small […]

The EU’s response to the refugee crisis is failing to assist refugees – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Seán Crowe TD, challenged the European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Cristos Styliandes, at a meeting of the Oireachtas Foreign Affairs Committee today on the EU’s insufficient and harmful reactions to the refugee crisis. Speaking after the Committee meeting, Deputy Seán Crowe said: “The two-year plan, which was […]

Crowe Claims Budget proposals would Slash Childcare Costs

by Seán Crowe TD

Speaking after the launch of the Sinn Fein Childcare section of their Alternative Budget for 2017, Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe said that his party had prioritised the area and has identified as part of their proposals a €111 million fund that would subsidise the cost of childcare for children aged 6 months to […]

Ireland at a crossroad, says Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has described this year’s forthcoming Budget as probably the most important in recent years and Crowe is calling for an increase in public investment. He said that due to years of austerity, and with the uncertainty that Brexit has now brought, that Ireland is clearly at a crossroads, and […]

Regulation for rickshaws urgently needed, says Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has called for the Government to urgently introduce new legislation to regulate the growing number of rickshaw operators working in Dublin and other cities. Crowe said that many naïve passengers are essentially putting their health and safety at risk with no insurance or comeback if an accident happens. […]

Homeless Families & Children – Numbers Still Growing

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe has described a 39% increase in the numbers of children and families homeless deemed homeless as unacceptable, extremely disturbing another indication that the Governments response to the Homeless crisis is not working The statistics released by the Dublin Simon Community has the total homeless population in the […]