Crowe welcomes ticket touting move

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has welcomed the announcement from Ticketmaster that they are going to close the Seatwave ticket selling website and replace it with a new fan-to-fan ticket exchange system, where tickets can only be bought for the cost price or less. The Sinn Féin TD believes that promised legislation has contributed […]

Childcare needs reform, not half-baked ‘Granny Grant’ proposal – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has described a proposal by Minister Shane Ross for a grant for grandparents who take care for their grandchildren, as a half-baked election gimmick The Sinn Féin TD said he would be better spending his time coming up with workable proposals that would relieve the burden on families’ childcare […]

Crippling back to school costs putting families into debt – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has called on the Minister for Education, Richard Bruton, to do more to tackle the rising back to school costs for families. The Sinn Féin TD’s comments come after the release of the annual Irish League of Credit Union (ILCU) school survey which revealed that one-third of those surveyed […]

Vacant consultant posts putting lives in danger – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has expressed his serious concern at the number of vacancies for consultant posts in Tallaght University Hospital and said it is causing lengthy delays that are putting lives at risk. The Sinn Féin TD’s concerns follow the publication of figures released through a Dáil question which revealed that there […]

Crowe calls on Lloyds Pharmacy to respect Labour Court decision

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has called on Lloyds Pharmacy to respect the findings of the Labour Court and implement its decision regarding union recognition for 190 workers employed at the company. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “The current dispute between Mandate trade union and Lloyds Pharmacy is about pay and work conditions, […]

Government assurance on Permanent TSB loan sale is no comfort – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has described assurances given by the Minister for Finance, Pascal Donoghue, following Permanent TSB’s shock sale of 10,700 of non-performing loans to a vulture fund, as meaningless and cold comfort to those faced with the very real possibility of now losing their home. The Sinn Féin TD said that […]