Higher Education Colleges Association (HECA)

Lobbying Organisation Higher Education Colleges Association (HECA)

Date published 21 Sep, 2020

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020

Specific Details International Students Medical Cover Insurance

Intended results To provide information regarding the consequences of the decision by the Health Insurance Authority that non-EEA students studying in Ireland on courses of more than one academic year are deemed to be "ordinarily resident" in Ireland for the purposes of the Health Insurance Acts.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Cathal Lee, Associate Director, Instinctif Partners and members of the Alliance for Affordable Insurance for International Students (AAIIS)

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)

Patricia O Sullivan, Executive Director, HECA, Instinctif Partners and members of the Alliance for Affordable Insurance for International Students (AAIIS) had a virtual meeting with Senator Malcolm Byrne to provide the Senator with a briefing of the decision by the Health Insurance Authority (HIA) that non-EEA students studying on courses of more than one academic year are deemed to be ordinarily resident; in Ireland for the purposes of the Health Insurance Acts

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.

Malcolm Byrne Senator (Seanad)