Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has welcomed a Government commitment to increase the number of domestic violence refuge spaces, but says that even with the increase, we will not have nearly enough for a population our size. Teachta Crowe said: “There are currently only 140 domestic violence refuge spaces in the […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West has said that a change of Government is needed to end the housing crisis and that no one seriously believes that Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael are capable of doing so. Teachta Crowe was speaking on a Sinn Féin motion of the cost of living and the disastrous […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that the constant rises in rents are only worsening the cost of living crisis, saying that the Government has failed once again to stop runaway rents and that this was only worsening the already dire cost of living crisis affecting many workers and their […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that recent comments from Government Ministers have shown just how shockingly out of touch this Government is with the realities facing Irish families when it comes to paying bills and the real cost of living. Teachta Crowe said: “Across the state, ordinary workers and […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Sean Crowe has called on the Government to give workers the choice to retire or continue working at the age of 65 and to ensure that the state pension protects our workers and family carers when they reach retirement. Teachta Crowe said: “The Government parties went into the […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has urged all TDs to back a motion the party will bring forward in the Dáil this week to protect children’s mental health services. The Private Member’s Bill will be debated in the Dáil on Tuesday evening and urges the government to address the growing crisis […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has called on the Government to facilitate Sinn Féin’s Domestic Violence Leave Bill, saying that paid leave for people affected by domestic violence is an important workers’ right The Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2019 would give survivors of domestic violence a statutory […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Sean Crowe has appealed to the Government to no longer bury its head in the sand while the women of Ireland suffer from gender-based violence. Speaking in the Dáil today, Teachta Crowe “The brutal murder of Ashling Murphy has shone a light on what women in this country […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Sean Crowe has called for cross-party support for a Sinn Féin motion that would mandate the Minister for Education to secure a choice for this year’s Leaving Cert students between calculated grades and written examinations. The motion, which will be debated in the Dáil on Tuesday, is being […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has criticised the government for excluding family carers from the Covid Recognition Payment of €1,000 for frontline health workers. Teachta Crowe said: “Family Carers do important work all of the time but they deserve particular recognition for all the additional work they have undertaken in the […]