The Union of Students in Ireland

Lobbying Organisation The Union of Students in Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details Lobby on the contents of the USI Student Priorities for Government Document, and as an initial meeting to set out USI’s priorities for students with the new Minister.

Intended results Gain commitment from the Minister on the contents of the USI Student Priorities for Government Document.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Lorna Fitzpatrick, Kevin McStravock

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Discussed details on the contents of the USI Student Priorities for Government Document and where immediate action was necessary.

Virtual Meeting (6-10)

Raised a number of the issues within the student priority document at a number of the TES Steering Group meetings.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Simon Harris TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

William Beausang Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)