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 […]
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Defence, Seán Crowe TD, has welcomed certain elements of new Defence spending and has his raised concerns about others. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “There is an increase in Defence spending from €885 million in Budget 2015 to €903 million in Budget 2016. “It is welcome that this contains a €2 million […]
Sinn Féin’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Seán Crowe TD, has responded to the announcement of increased spending for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by pointing out that it falls way short of the UN target that this Government has committed to. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “I welcome that Ireland’s Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) has […]
Speaking in the Dáil on the Government Spring Economic Statement, Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, said that people are not fooled by the Governmnet’s economic spin statement and that it contains no let up for struggling families. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “The simple fact is that people are not fooled by the […]
Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has welcomed the Government’s announcement that it will not cut its Overseas Development Assistance in Budget 2015. Deputy Crowe, however, expressed the view that much more needs to be in the Government’s foreign affairs policy to support development, peace, reconciliation and human rights, actions which would […]
Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe has described the latest Overseas Economic Cooperation and Development report on poverty as another sad and graphic indicator of the fallout from the Government’s austerity agenda. The report entitled ‘Society at a Glance’ highlighted how one in ten people in this state now say that they cannot afford to […]
Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe highlighted the cruel cut in the single parent tax credits during a Dáil debate on the Government’s Finance Bill. New tax changes will mean that the One-Parent Family Tax Credit, which is €1,650 per year, will only be available to the primary carer of a child, and […]
Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Diaspora, Seán Crowe TD, has expressed his disappointment at the government’s decision to attack the most vulnerable in Ireland, and by also failing in their public commitment to eradicate poverty worldwide by cutting the Overseas Development Aid (ODA) budget by €19.4 million. Deputy Crowe said: “The Government […]
Speaking at the launch of his party’s alternative budget today, Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe, said that Sinn Féin’s budget was essentially work and family friendly, and would lower the tax burden on families, protect public services, and facilitate investment in jobs. Deputy Crowe said there were alternatives and numerous clear choices […]
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