Mary Immaculate College Students' Union

Lobbying Organisation Mary Immaculate College Students' Union

Date published 16 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Attended a meeting request from Minister Patrick O'Donovan in Dáil Éireann on 16 September 2024.

Intended results Minister Patrick O'Donovan was engaging with Students' Union Officers from Third Level Institutions and members of Union of Students in Ireland (USI) in advance of the announcement of Budget 2025.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Aisling Knox

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)

Minister O'Donovan was engaging with Students' Union Officers and members of Union of Students in Ireland (USI) to discuss the current issues facing third level students across Ireland. The following topics were discussed: The Student Accommodation Strategy, developments and expansions of individual institutions and campuses, issues beyond the accommodation crisis, and USI presented their recommendations for Budget 2025.

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.

Patrick O'Donovan Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science)