Posts by Seán Crowe TD

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Children with additional needs being failed as school places crisis continues

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has hit out as hundreds of children with additional needs are still without an appropriate school place. Teachta Crowe’s comments was commenting before Sinn Féin’s motion on special education was debated in the Dáil Wednesday night. Teachta Crowe said: “It is absolutely appalling that hundreds of […]

New driving test centre welcome, but ‘results must follow’

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has welcomed confirmation that the additional new driving test centre for south Dublin is now to be situated in Sandyford, but cautioned that we must see a drastic reduction in waiting times for tests in weeks, not months. The confirmation came in correspondence from the Road […]

Over 1,000 children waiting on therapies in Tallaght

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that it is unacceptable that over a thousand children are waiting on much needed therapies from the CDNT in Chamber House, Tallaght alone. Figures released from the HSE show that there were 1,043 children waiting on various therapies from the Children’s Disability Network Team […]

Survivors of breast cancer ‘being failed by the state’

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that cancer survivors are being failed by the state after figures from the HSE revealed that thousands of breast cancer patients were overdue their annual mammogram post-surgery in hospitals right across the state. Teachta Crowe said: “Thousands of breast cancer survivors are overdue their […]

Hundreds more children waiting on Assessment on Needs year on year

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that it is unfair that these children and their families are being made to suffer all because this government is incapable of providing the services that a modern health service should provide as a matter of course. Teachta Crowe’s comments come after HSE figures […]

Rents in south Dublin rising higher than average at 8%

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that the government have no interest in solving the rental crisis and are content to let workers and their families be bled white by rising rents while they refuse to build social and affordable homes Teachta Crowe’s comments come after the latest Daft.ie report […]

Hundreds turn out in Tallaght to demand an end to racist attacks

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that the people of Tallaght have sent a clear message that there can be no more racist attacks like the one last weekend, adding that local residents will not be threatened or beaten off our streets by criminal thugs who are just looking for […]

Violent, racist attack in Tallaght must be the last

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has condemned a racist attack in Tallaght at the weekend saying that there is no place for that in Ireland and that anyone saying that this type of violent behaviour is somehow protecting their community is fooling no one. Teachta Crowe said: “The attack on Parkhill […]