Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has described the government plans to cut the Pandemic Unemployed Payment as wrong, ill-timed, and incoherent and has called for an immediate halt to the plan to cut supports in September. The cuts are due to begin on 7th September, despite some sectors still being closed […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has called on the Minister for Transport to get involved and help resolve the dispute at Dublin Bus regarding the deal on changing work practices and terms and conditions at the public transport company. Teachta Crowe said: “Dublin Bus drivers have overwhelmingly rejected proposals put to […]

Sinn Féin has launched proposals that would see free hot meals for all children in DEIS primary schools, and free school books for all children rolled out over a five-year government term. Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe said: “Ireland’s education system is being heavily subsidised by families. Every summer, I speak […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has criticised the Government’s ongoing and persistent failure to tackle the rents crisis facing Ireland. Teachta Crowe said that while the increase in Dublin is a small percentage it is additional evidence and proof that rents are only going one way under a Fianna Fáil, Fine […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has expressed his deep concern at the failure of the government to put in place provisions to address the backlog of over 112,000 passport applications currently outstanding. Teachta Crowe said: “The backlog in processing passport applications is down to the failure of the government to put […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has called on Minister for Education Norma Foley to urgently tackle large class sizes, as figures released to Sinn Féin show there are over 2,500 classes across the country with over 30 children. Teachta Crowe said: “The pandemic has shone a bright light on the fact […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has called for the new tender process for the Local Employment Services (LES) and Job Clubs to be scrapped and the not-for-profit, community-based model to be protected. In response to the government’s recent Request for Tender (RFT) for employment services, Sinn Féin have produced the, ‘Job […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that the health service is at crisis point and is failing the tens of thousands of people who are stuck on waiting lists. Teachta Crowe said that the almost 39,000 on a waiting list in Tallaght University Hospital deserve “a fresh start with a […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has strongly criticised Irish Water for deciding that because a fire hydrant on the Greenhills Road is on the top of a hill that they should supposedly not have to supply it with sufficient water pressure. This came after Dublin Fire Brigade had to recently redeploy […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has called on the government to pay Child Benefit in respect of 16-18 year olds over the Summer months, after many struggling families expecting to get this Child Benefit this week did not receive it. Teachta Crowe said: “Last year due to school closures, Child Benefit […]