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Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 12)
2025-01-08
Politician(s) lobbied: Alan Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patrick O'Donovan (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Padráig Mac Lochlainn (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Malcolm Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pauline O'Reilly (Senator), Seanad; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Annie Hoey (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Hoping to see issues facing students in party manifestos by emailing them and asking for them to be included
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Asking for student issues to be included for party manifestos for the upcoming general election |
2025-01-08
Politician(s) lobbied: Patrick O'Donovan (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Intent: Secure benefits for students in the budget and discuss issues facing students
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Meeting with minister for higher education |
2025-01-08
Politician(s) lobbied: Pauline O'Reilly (Senator), Seanad
Intent: Hoping to secure funding for the higher education sector and better resources for students
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Meeting with pauline o'redly regarding upcoming government budget |
2024-08-30
Politician(s) lobbied: Joe McHugh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marc Ó Cathasaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Leddin (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Aengus Ó Snodaigh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pa Daly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Catherine Martin (Minister), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Intent: Highlight issues around the Irish Language
Methods: Lobby day
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Conradh na Gaeilge Lobby Day |
2024-08-30
Politician(s) lobbied: Aindrias Moynihan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brendan Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Dara Calleary (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Dara Calleary (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Cathal Crowe (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Éamon Ó Cuív (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Butler (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mary Butler (Minister of State), Department of Health; Jackie Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Fleming (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Seán Fleming (Minister of State), Department of Finance; Alan Dillon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Alan Dillon (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; David Stanton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Frank Feighan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Frank Feighan (Minister of State), Department of Health; Hildegarde Naughton (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Hildegarde Naughton (Government Chief Whip and Minister), Department of the Taoiseach; Kieran O'Donnell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Kieran O'Donnell (Minister of State), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Martin Heydon (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Joe O'Brien (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Patrick Costello (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Danny Healy-Rae (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mattie McGrath (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Collins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Michael Lowry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Thomas Pringle (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Verona Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Violet Anne Wynne (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ged Nash (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Ivana Bacik (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brian Stanley (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Claire Kerrane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Darren O'Rourke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sorca Clarke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Cian O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jennifer Whitmore (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Róisín Shorthall (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Bríd Smith (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Mick Barry (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Murphy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Richard Boyd Barrett (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To lobby all members of the oireactas on the demands and needs that face students and what must be included in the 2025 budget
Methods: Lobby day
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Lobby Day organised by USI |
2024-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Annie Hoey (Senator), Seanad
Intent: The enforcement of planning permissions provided for private student accommodation owners to ensure that students are given options for leases that do not exceed the academic year.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Raising the issue of compulsory lease lengths at the Oireachtas. |
2024-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Mairéad Farrell (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Annie Hoey (Senator), Seanad
Intent: The enactment of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2023 which regulates the Rent-a-Room Scheme.
Methods: Meeting, Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Gathering cross-party support for the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2023 |
2024-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Roderic O'Gorman (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Roderic O'Gorman (Minister), Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Intent: The passing of the questions put to the public through referenda on changes to the Irish Constitution. ::Raising issues with the Deputy in their capacity as Minister while we had the opportunity to do so: The treatment of refugees and students fleeing conflict zones on an equal basis regardless of nationality - the state of transgender healthcare - scrapping the Government Green Paper on Disability Allowance Reform
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Engagement with Roderic O'Gorman TD in relation to the Constitutional Referenda held on the 8th of March. |
2024-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science
Intent: Student Accommodation: The publication of the National Student Accommodation Strategy - The enforcement of planning permissions against the owners of private student accommodation with regards to compulsory length leases - an update on the standardized design for student accommodation - the development of a framework for allowing Technological Universities to borrow state funding for the development of student accommodation - the enactment of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2023. ::Mental Health and Student Supports - ensuring that the funding dedicated to the Student Assistance Fund is matched annually permanently - a policy for informing students of any hidden costs from the outset - accommodation services for students that are sent away from home on mandatory placement programs. ::Postgraduate Supports: Workers' Status for postgraduate researchers - issues regarding visas of the spouses of postgraduate researchers - full state funding to bring the stipend amount for all
Methods: Meeting, Email, Informal communication
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | USI's lobbying work with the Minister for Further and Higher Education for the relevant period |
2024-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Tomás Ó Ruairc (Assistant Secretary), Department of Education
Intent: The Minister for Education to develop a comprehensive policy for Irish teaching in the Education System from pre-school up to third level. Based on the briefs of the Gaeilge4All Campaign: 'To strengthen and defend the Irish language in our education system and to ensure that every student can have a positive, meaningful and fulfilling Irish language learning experience from preschool to third level.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Teaching of the Irish Language at all levels of education |
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