UCD Students' Union Company Limited by Guarantee

Lobbying Organisation UCD Students' Union Company Limited by Guarantee

Date published 14 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details Lobbied Minister, Constituency TDs and Higher Education Spokespeople regarding a student who had his SUSI status downgraded based on receipt of the PUP and recalculation of his address.

Intended results Have PUP classified as disregarded income for the SUSI eligibility, and have the students' previous allocation restored.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ruairi Power - UCDSU 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.

Email (2-5)

Emailed each TDs office and responded to follow up queries.

Letter (1)

Emailed each TDs office and responded to follow up queries.

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.

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)

Malcolm Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Pauline O'Reilly Senator (Seanad)

Jennifer Whitmore TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Steven Matthews TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Rose Conway-Walsh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Gary Gannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Annie Hoey Senator (Seanad)