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Crowe raises passport application delays with Minister Coveney

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, raised the backlog and delay in processing passports with the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney, in the Dáil today. Crowe said that the uncertainties and undue delays need to be eradicated when it comes to the passport application process. Deputy Seán Crowe said: […]

Crowe challenges Government over EU military support and failed refugee policies

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has challenged the Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, over the Irish Government’s passive support for creating a standing EU Army and its support for EU migration policies which are failing refugees. Crowe was speaking in the Dáil during statements on the European Council meeting which will take place […]

Irish Government must ensure GFA is protected- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Seán Crowe TD, speaking in the Dáil, called on the Government to urgently undertake an assessment of the impacts that Brexit would have on the Good Friday Agreement. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “Brexit undermines the institutional, constitutional and legal integrity and status of the Good Friday Agreement. “The Good Friday Agreement political institutions, […]

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 […]

Sinn Féin’s Alternative Budget puts fairness at its heart – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has said that fairness needs to be at the heart of Budget 2017 and Sinn Féin’s Alterative Budget shows how the Government could do just that. Deputy Crowe said: “Ireland is at a crossroads and Budget 2017 is one of the most important in recent years. While […]

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: […]

Crowe alarmed at Bahraini Government revoking of citizenship

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has expressed his shock and alarm at the Bahraini Government’s decision to strip the country’s leading Shia cleric of his citizenship. Deputy Crowe said: “The oppressive, undemocratic, and sectarian regime in Bahrain has continually crushed democratic protests and jailed human rights defenders since mass and popular […]

Crowe calls for Dáil debate on Loughinisland Report

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has called on the Government to allow for a substantive Dáil deport on the Police Ombudsman’s Report on the Loughinisland massacre. Crowe raised the issue in the Dáil today under Topical Issues. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “Along with Gerry Adams TD I raised the Loughinisland report in […]