Sinn Féin Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has described the breakdown of a promised food parcel delivery system to financially poor families by An Post as devastating news. Thousands of families were expecting to receive the dry goods parcels Easter weekend from schools but this will not happen now. Amidst the COVID-19 restrictions, schools […]

Sinn Féin today announced that, due to the current restrictions on travel and assembly, the party for the first time will be organising an online National Easter Commemoration at 3pm on Easter Sunday. The party are also encouraging people to wear an Easter Lily and to put a tricolour in your window or garden. Sinn […]

Sinn Féin Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has described it as “unacceptable” that so far into the COVID-19 crisis that healthcare facilities are still scrambling around trying to access basic protective clothing and called for the necessary personal protective equipment (PPE) to be provided to all frontline staff as a matter of urgency. Crowe’s […]

Sinn Féin Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has said that vacant accommodation and hotels should be used to accommodate frontline healthcare staff where possible and that there is a need to be more proactive in supporting these vital workers at this time. Deputy Crowe said that a number of nurses and other hospital staff […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has called for Ireland’s pharmaceutical sector be fully utilised to produce COVID-19 testing kits and materials His comments come as a million people around the world have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and a global shortage of material used in the testing process is resulting in significant […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has welcomed the announcement that the Fuel Allowance scheme is to be extended by four weeks, saying that “at this time of such uncertainty, this will remove a great worry for hundreds of thousands, especially older people who are now cocooning”. The scheme will now run […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has once again appealed to the caretaker Ministers for Education and Social Protection Joe Mc Hugh and Regina Doherty to ensure that school secretaries and other staff such as cleaners, caretakers and bus escort workers who travel with children that have special needs, and paid through […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has commended Tesco Ireland for confirming today that all customers over 65 can avail of a €30 minimum spend and a free delivery service through shopping online. Teachta Crowe said: “It is heartening to see that, amidst the disruption caused by Covid-19, there are some companies […]

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has appealed to the Ministers for Education and Social Protection Joe McHugh and Regina Doherty to ensure that school secretaries and other staff such as cleaners and caretakers who are paid through grants are not left in limbo during the school closures. Teachta Crowe said: “I […]

Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe has said that it is vital that any and all supports are put in place for workers, families and businesses in the wake of the Covid-19 emergency. The Dublin South West TD said: “In the face of the unprecedented public health emergency brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, it is […]