Unfair pension scheme needs changing – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has stated that the Government’s defeat on Sinn Féin’s Dáil motion on pensions shows that there is a need for a more positive and enlightened approach to senior citizen pensions. Crowe said it was wrong that people are being forced to leave their job because their contract […]

New approach needed on bin charges – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has stated his extreme disappointment with the news that the Minister for the Environment, Denis Naughten, will bring forward new proposals to introduce a pay by weight waste management system next year. Crowe said that this will inevitably put an additional burden on hard pressed families. Deputy […]

Tallaght Hospital Under Severe Pressure 35% of Time During last Year

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has described the figures released by the Health Service Executive regarding Tallaght Hospital as “extremely worrying and another indication of the crisis facing the health system and patients in that system.” Deputy Seán Crowe said: “Tallaght Hospital has been operating under severe bed pressure or full capacity for 35% […]

Minister & TDs Challenged to come up with answers to Rental Uncertainty

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin and Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has challenged Fine Gael TD Colm Brophy Fianna Fáil TD John Lahart and Minister Katherine Zappone for their wholly inadequate response to the rents crisis facing many families throughout the constituency and the country. The South West Dublin TD said that every week people were coming […]

Seán Crowe TD challenges Brokenshire on Legacy Issues

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe has challenged the British Government’s Secretary for Northern Ireland James Brokenshire on his assertion that inquiries into legacy issues arising from the conflict in the north should be time-limited because current inquiries are too slow, cumbersome,not delivering,not balanced and one sided. Mr Brokenshire made his comments at a sitting of […]

Crowe sends his condolences after the death of Fidel Castro

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Seán Crowe TD, has sent his condolences to the Cuban people on the death of Fidel Castro. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “I was deeply saddened to wake up this morning and hear of the death of Fidel Castro. “Fidel was a leader of one of the most important revolutions of the […]

Crowe Welcomes Motor Insurance Report But Action Now Needed

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has welcomed the launch of the Oireachtas Finance Committee report on Rising Costs of Motor Insurance but said that swift action was now needed to stop the rising fees and rip off Insurance premiums. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “This is a timely report produced over a number of weeks […]

New approach needed to support people with dementia – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has called for a new approach to support the 55,000 people with dementia across the State.  He said more needs to be done to ensure that every person with dementia who requires home care has access to dementia-specific care in his or her home. Crowe was speaking […]

Irish Government must ensure GFA is protected- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Seán Crowe TD, speaking in the Dáil, called on the Government to urgently undertake an assessment of the impacts that Brexit would have on the Good Friday Agreement. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “Brexit undermines the institutional, constitutional and legal integrity and status of the Good Friday Agreement. “The Good Friday Agreement political institutions, […]