Mary Immaculate College Students' Union

Lobbying Organisation Mary Immaculate College Students' Union

Date published 09 Feb, 2016

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details MISU lobbied for the reinstamtent of the Gaeltacht Subsidy for 3rd Level Education Students

Intended results The reinstatement of the Gaeltacht Subsidy

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Students' Union President & Students' Union Vice-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 (2-5)

Students' Union President & Vice-President called to the constituency office of Jan O' Sulllivan, TD on the following dates 25.09.2015, 02.10.2015, 16.10.2015, 30.11.2015 to discuss a proposal to reinstate the Gaeltacht Subsidy

Event / Reception (1)

16.11.2015 Lucinda Creighton, TD visited the MIC Campus and called to the MISU Offices, on her request, where she was presented with a copy of the Gaeltacht Subsidy proposal

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.

Jan O'Sullivan Minister (Department of Education and Skills)

Jan O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lucinda Creighton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)