Politician(s) lobbied: Jen Cummins (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To raise the concerns and priorities of UL students with Deputy Cummins and explore potential policy and legislative responses to address student accommodation pressures, the cost of attending higher education, student safety and the operation of the SUSI student grant scheme.
Methods: Email
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Email
UL Student Life confirmed its attendance at a meeting with Deputy Jen Cummins TD and identified the accommodation crisis, cost of living crisis, student safety and SUSI reform as key issues for discussion on behalf of UL students.
Politician(s) lobbied: Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice; Jim O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Calling on the Minister of Justice to review and reconsider visa refusals affecting Palestinian students with scholarships to University of Limerick
Methods: Email
Politician(s) lobbied: James Lawless (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Intent: To secure engagement with the Minister and Department on the issues affecting UL students, raise the concerns and priorities of the student body, and explore potential policy changes or supports to improve student welfare, affordability, accommodation, safety, transport and access to healthcare.
Methods: Email
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Email
Awaiting meeting date
Politician(s) lobbied: Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice; Jim O'Callaghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Calling on the Minister of Justice to review and reconsider visa refusals affecting Palestinian students with scholarships to University of Limerick
Methods: Email
Politician(s) lobbied: John Moran (Mayor of Limerick), Limerick City and County Council; Catherine Slattery (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Sarah Beasley (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Sharon Benson (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Daniel Butler (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; PJ Carey (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Bridie Collins (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Michael Collins (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Gregory Conway (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Frankie Daly (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Maria Donoghue (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Peter Doyle (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Francis Foley (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Liam Galvin (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Ursula Gavan (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Sean Hartigan (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Tommy Hartigan (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Shane Hickey-O’Mara (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Stephen Keary (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Sarah Kiely (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Fergus Kilcoyne (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Joe Leddin (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Dan McSweeney (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; John O'Donoghue (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Elisa O'Donovan (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Kieran O'Hanlon (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Olivia O'Sullivan (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Tommy O'Sullivan (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Joe Pond (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Pádraigh Reale (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Tom Ruddle (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Eddie Ryan (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Martin Ryan (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Jerome Scanlan (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Elena Secas (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; John Sheahan (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Noreen Stokes (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Abul Kalam Azad Talukder (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Brigid Teefy (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Adam Teskey (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council; Ger Ward (Councillor), Limerick City and County Council
Intent: An approval of the proposal for the Toppins Field development in the South side of the city. It was also hoped to secure a commitment from Council that housing developments would be prioritised and that section 139 would only be invoked in emergency situations.
Methods: Unknown
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Lobbying on housing development decisions
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and implementation of Mayor's proposed modular housing scheme
Politician(s) lobbied: Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice
Intent: Lobbying the Minister to:Take immediate and visible action to address street violence and hate-motivated attacks, particularly those targeting minority groups. Implement preventative measures via policy to reduce unprovoked assaults, establish an accessible national hate crime reporting mechanism with meaningful accountability for perpetrators, and outline how trust and safety will be restored for students, residents, and communities who no longer feel protected in public spaces.
Methods: Email
Politician(s) lobbied: Jim O'Callaghan (Minister), Department of Justice
Intent: Take immediate and visible action to reduce street violence and hate-motivated attacks.::Implement effective measures to prevent unprovoked assaults, particularly thosetargeting minority groups.::Establish an accessible national reporting mechanism for hate crimes, ensuring that every report leads to meaningful investigation and accountability for perpetrators.
Methods: Email
Politician(s) lobbied: Orla Nugent (Deputy Chief Executive), Higher Education Authority
Intent: The HEA to lift and remove this capital development block.
Methods: Email
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Email
The email gave context to the accommodation issues in UL and asked for this block to be lifted.
Politician(s) lobbied: James Lawless (Minister), Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Intent: The Minister to continue with reduced third level fees in Budget 2026
Methods: Email
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Email
A back and forth email chain was had with Minister Lawless and his Parliamentary Assistant regarding the decision to revert back to full fees. ULSL expressed discontent with the decision and asked for it to be reverted. The Minister committed to meeting the ULSL Executive at a later date to discuss.
Politician(s) lobbied: John Moran (Mayor of Limerick), Limerick City and County Council
Intent: To open a conversation on issues of student safety within Limerick City
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting
This meeting was organised by the President of the Post Graduates Students' Union with representation from UL Student Life invited to the Meeting. The agenda of the meeting included Student Accommodation, Student Safety & Security, Community Engagement, and Student Employment Opportunities. UL Student Life Representatives spoke to concerns of Student Safety & Security seeking to promote and explore initiatives to curb anti-social behaviour on-campus and in the city-centre after dark.
