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 […]

Irish Government needs to veto EU army plans – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Seán Crowe TD, has called on the Irish Government to robustly defend Irish neutrality and to veto any attempt to create an EU army. Crowe was speaking after the European Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker, used his annual State of the Union address to call for an EU military headquarters to […]

Crowe sends solidarity message to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe, has sent a solidarity message to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe who are protesting against the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe have led vibrant protests against the Dakota Access 1,200 mile pipeline linking North Dakota to Illinois, which will threaten their […]

Government Must End Water Charges

by Seán Crowe TD

Speaking prior to Saturday’s National Demonstration in Dublin Against Water Charges, Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has called on Fine Gael and the independents to listen to the very simple message coming from people right across the country and scrap the water charges. Crowe said that people want to see the abolition of water […]

Surgeries being cancelled every day, claims Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has described cancelled surgeries as a fact of daily life in public hospitals right across the State and said the practice was the result of the cruellest of public spending cuts. Crowe believes the only real solution to the crisis lies in the recruitment and retention of […]