Over 500 older people waiting on home care packages in CHO7

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that there must be a much greater emphasis put on ensuring that older people get the home help packages they need to live independently as possible for as long as possible. Figures released by the HSE show that there are 501 older people on […]

Almost 3,000 children waiting on special needs assessment

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that it is entirely unacceptable that the number of children in the CHO7 area that includes Dublin South West waiting on an Assessment of Need for services such as speech and language or occupational therapy has been allowed reach almost three thousand. Teachta Crowe […]

Industry must end rip-off increases to home insurance

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that rip-off increases to home insurance must end. Teachta Crowe’s comments follow a warning by the Consumers’ Association of Ireland that premiums have jumped by almost 22% in the last year. Teachta Crowe said: “I know that many homeowners have been shocked by excessive […]

Families need urgent help with unaffordable back-to-school costs

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has called on the government to do more to support families struggling with back-to-school costs. Teachta Crowe’s comments follow the publication of the results of a survey by the Irish League Of Credit Unions about the financial pressures parents are facing over their children’s education. Speaking […]

Nursing home sector under threat as Ireland’s population ages

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that the creeping privatisation of the health service under Fine Gael has left the residential nursing home care sector in a precarious position and has threatened the long term viability of the sector when the population is progressively getting older. Speaking in the Dáil […]

Income inequality and deprivation lead young people to crime

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has said that while the state coffers may be selling, child poverty is on the rise and that we cannot the ignore the long lasting effects that that has on society, not least social exclusion and the normalisation of certain crimes. Speaking in the Dáil last […]