Mary Immaculate College Students' Union

Lobbying Organisation Mary Immaculate College Students' Union

Date published 05 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Presented a petition on behalf of the student body to Minister Simon Harris on the urgent need for a new library building on the MIC campus, Limerick

Intended results Update on the situation with funding for the Library Building

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Aoife Gleeson, MISU President

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)

Met Simon Harris during his visit to MIC Limerick on 23rd May 2022 to present him with a petition signed by MIC students which called for the allocation of funding for a new Library building for MIC.

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 Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)