Minister Varadkar’s A&E Jaunt ‘No Comfort to Trolley Patients’ – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe has described Health Minister Leo Varadkar’s visits to Accident and Emergency wards as a “pointless public relations exercise that will frustrate and bring cold comfort to patients on trolleys and deliver little if any administrative change to the hospitals he visited”. The Dublin South West TD said that over 4000 patients were on […]

Worrying Period For Technological Universities

by Seán Crowe TD

Worrying Period For Technological Universities Speaking following the debate on the Technological Universities Bill, Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe said that his party were giving qualified support for the Bill to allow it to proceed, but wanted to see major changes for that support to continue. Seán Crowe TD said; “Sinn Féin is on […]

Crowe raises conflict legacy issues with the Irish Government

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, who is a member of the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement (GFA), raised urgent conflict legacy issues with Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs, Seán Sherlock. Crowe was speaking at a meeting of the GFA Committee today which discussed the newly agreed Fresh […]

Crowe raises assassination of Tahir Elçi in the Dáil

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, raised the assassination of prominent Kurdish human rights lawyer, Tahir Elçi, in the Dáil today. Crowe also raised continued human rights violations in Turkey and the jailing of journalists. Deputy Crowe said: “Tahir Elçi was assassinated in broad daylight by a single bullet to the head. […]

Dáil hears call for release of Palestinian MP- Seán Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has called on the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Charlie Flanagan, to support calls for the release of Palestinian MP, Khalida Jarrar. He also called on the Minister to raise the case with his European colleagues. Deputy Crowe said: “Khalida Jarrar, a Palestinian MP, a senior member […]

Crowe Disgusted By Government Inaction on Recognising Palestine

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has said he is disappointed and disgusted at the Irish Government’s reply after he raised  the issue of formally recognising the State of Palestine in the Dáil. Deputy Crowe said: “On 10 December 2014 a Sinn Féin motion calling on the Irish Government to officially and […]

Crowe speaks out against the EU appealing ECJ ruling on Western Sahara

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, speaking in Dáil today welcomed the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling which called for the annulling of a 2012 trade pact between the EU and Morocco because Western Sahara which is illegaly occupied by Morocco, is included in the deal. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “I […]

Student Loan System A Blundering Mistake Says Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Speaking after a leaked report outlined that the Government is proposing to introduce a student loan scheme for third level students, Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe, described the proposal as “a blundering mistake”. This leaked paper follows a commissioned report on Third Level funding, and Crowe has stated that saddling students with more debt is not a substitute […]

Crowe Opens Novas Housing in Firhouse

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, officially opened Novas’ Bellevue Children’s Home and Haarlem Court Apartment Complex. Deputy Crowe said: “I was delighted to be asked to open Novas’ new children’s home and apartment complex. “The Haarlem Court apartment complex comprises of eight two-bed apartments, which are special needs social housing units with […]

Lack of Gardaí Cyber Crime Unit Unacceptable

by Seán Crowe TD

Lack of Gardaí Cyber Crime Unit Unacceptable Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe TD has described revelations in the Garda Inspectorate Report Changing Policing in Ireland, that there is no Cyber Crime unit in An Garda Síochána as unacceptable. Crowe claimed there is a serious backlog in the Computer Crime Investigation Unit in analysing computers […]