The Union of Students in Ireland

Lobbying Organisation The Union of Students in Ireland

Date published 17 Apr, 2019

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details To lobby for the extension of Rent Pressure Zone legislation to extend to Purpose Built Student Accommodation

Intended results the extension of Rent Pressure Zone legislation to extend to Purpose Built Student Accommodation

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Síona Cahill

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.

Informal communication (2-5)

Opportunistically engaging elected representatives to present the argument to political parties

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.

Mary Mitchell O'Connor TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)