The Union of Students in Ireland

Lobbying Organisation The Union of Students in Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Lobby on the HEA bill 2022

Intended results Changes on the HEA bill that would improve student representation and other amendments we had asked for in our previous email action.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Beth O'Reilly

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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

This action was specifically a virtual meeting arranged with Senator Alice-Mary Higgins and the USI President Beth O'Reilly to discuss the HEA bill and how the USI could promote the HEA bill and support proposed changes we mutually supported.

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.

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Marie Sherlock Senator (Seanad)

Emer Currie Senator (Seanad)

Erin McGreehan Senator (Seanad)

Fiona O'Loughlin Senator (Seanad)

Malcolm Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Lynn Ruane Senator (Seanad)

Rebecca Moynihan Senator (Seanad)

Eileen Flynn Senator (Seanad)