Crowe Calls For Dublin Firefighters Support

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe TD has called on the public to get behind Dublin’s Firefighters and support their demands for critically low staffing levels to be addressed. Crowe said that the huge vote (96% of SIPTU members balloted for industrial action) reflects the widespread concerns shared by Firefighters that the service is being […]

St Vincent De Paul Face Unprecedented Pressure for Support

by Seán Crowe TD

St Vincent De Paul Face Unprecedented Pressure for Support Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe TD has described reports of up to 10,000 struggling families across Tallaght and Clondalkin being supported by St Vincent de Paul (SVP) with back-to-school cost as unprecedented but hardly surprising. Crowe said that traditionally at this time of year with […]

Clarity Needed on Travel Pass Future – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Clarity Needed on Travel Pass Future – Crowe Dublin South West representative Seán Crowe TD has said that the Free Travel Pass Scheme which operates for pensioners and people with disabilities needs to be clarified and its funding ensured for the future. Crowe was responding to a controversial  proposal  that suggests that the travel pass […]

Children with Special Needs facing uphill battle for resources – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Children with Special Needs facing uphill battle for resources – Crowe Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe has claimed that parents with children with special needs are facing an uphill struggle getting and holding on to resources.as they move from primary to secondary education. Crowe said that the process should be seamless with trapdoors that […]

Crowe calls for re-opening of Irish Embassy in Tehran

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has reiterated his calls for the Irish Government to re-open its Embassy in Iran. Crowe was speaking following the British Government’s announcement that they were now re opening their Embassy in Tehran, which is located on Bobby Sands Street. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “It was truly […]

Rough Sleeping Children Symptom of Housing Failure Says Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has described the rising number of families with children sleeping rough as another indication of the failure of the Government’s housing strategy. He stated that there are already 1100 children living in Emergency Accommodation and that increasingly more and more children are rough sleeping with their parents […]

There’s No Meat On The Bones Of The Government’s Employment Strategy- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West and Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has claimed that the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) relating to those in employment highlights the fact that the Government’s current employment programme is not working, is stuck in a rut and overly reliant on workers leaving their existing jobs and emigrating. Crowe […]

Crowe calls for New Back to School Initiative

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has called on the Minister for Education, Jan O Sullivan, to launch a new initiative to tackle the huge back to school costs that families are facing, especially the outrageous costs of school uniforms. Crowe said that during the month of August thousands of parents are struggle […]

Eurostat Water Charge Ruling A Damp Squib Or Game changer – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Eurostat Water Charge Ruling A Damp Squib Or Game changer – Crowe Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has said the Eurostat ruling on Irish Water is much broader than  the government spin would have us believe. Speaking after the ruling was published Crowe said that the Government is now trying to portray  the Eurostat […]