Crowe Calls on Bus Ath Cliath to ‘get real’ on wages

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe has called on the management of Bus Ath Cliath to get real and address the issue of workers’ wages in the company. Crowe said that many of the workers have been eight years without an increase.The TD who is a member of local Bus and LUAS forum […]

Garda Drugs Squad Numbers Decline While Problem Grows

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West and Sinn Fein TD Seán Crowe has described the number of Garda Síochána currently assigned to each Divisional Drugs Unit as totally inadequate for the amount of work at hand.Garda numbers he said are declining, while at the same time the drugs and the menace associated with the trade continues to grow.Crowe […]

Disappointing Response From Government On Belfast Passport Office- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has called the Government’s response to his call for a Belfast passport office inadequate and disappointing, and that it misses the point of opening an office. Deputy Crowe said: “In response to my call to open a passport office in Belfast, the Department of Foreign Affairs have […]

Crowe calls for Irish passport office to be opened in Belfast

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has called on the Irish Government to open a passport office in Belfast to meet the unprecedented demand for Irish passports. Crowe stated there were 46,257 applications from the North between January and July this year, an increase of 18.85 % on last year. Deputy Crowe said: […]

Bethany Home Case to be heard by European Court says Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has welcomed news that Bethany Homes survivor Derek Leinster case to the European Court of Human Rights has been accepted. The Irish Government’s failure and refusal to include the Protestant Church run Bethany Children’s Homes in its redress scheme has led the chairman of the survivors group to take […]

Doctors & Nurses Leaving In Huge Numbers Claims Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has claimed that doctors and nurses are leaving Ireland and the health service in huge numbers. Almost 9 out of every 10 trainee nurses are planning to leave when they qualified he claimed citing an NUIG survey where career opportunities, working conditions and lifestyle were the top three factors […]

Barnardos Survey Explodes Free Education Myth Says Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has described a Barnardos Survey on back to school costs as exploding the myth of free education with parents having to struggle financially to meet the rising costs of sending a pupil to school. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “The Government’s propagated myth of free education has been blown away […]

British Nuclear Plant Unwelcome & Unwanted

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West and Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe has described the pending news that the Hinkley Point Somerset nuclear plant is set for final approval as unwelcome, unwanted and adding another potential danger off our coastline. Crowe said that the £18 billion nuclear plant if approved would join Sellafield as another source of deadly […]

Micro-Credit Initiative Welcomed by Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West and Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe has welcomed the new micro-credit initiative from the Irish League of Credit Unions and said it will give many individuals and families another alternative to illegal moneylenders. The initiative will provide for small loans with an average payment of €500 and with reasonable and affordable interest […]