Irish Second-Level Students' Union (ISSU)
Lobbying activity
The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.
Email (6-10)
Email sent to different TD's and Senators regarding their party's support in signing the ISSU's student voice policy platform and/or getting the support from fellow party members in doing so, to sign the following platform: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d36029ba09e370001fa2248/t/63756b29f231417071fbdfed/1668639530335/The+Student+Voice+Policy+Platform+for+skills+.pdf
Informal communication (2-5)
Similarly to the above, met Paul Murphy, Donnachadh O'Laoghaire and Malcolm Byrne present at an event and the ISSU officer(s) spoke with them about the same issues above briefly. The officer(s) also attended the launch of the Oireachtas gender Equality Committee Report in Leinster House and a brief conversation, more of an informal catch up about their activities ensued, which may not be considered lobbying, but including it nonetheless.)
Letter (21-30)
Letters sent to Politicians so that they would accept an invitation to participate in our national sustainability consultation event. Michael D. Higgins
Micheál Martin T.D.
Leo Varadkar T.D.
Eamonn Ryan T.D.
Norma Foley T.D.
Simon Harris T.D.
Heather Humphreys T.D.
Roderic O'Gorman T.D.
Mary Lou McDonald T.D.
Thomas Pringle T.D.
Matt Carthy T.D.
Gary Gannon T.D.
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin T.D.
Holly Cairns T.D.
Pa Daly T.D.
Alan Kelly T.D.
Brian Leddin T.D.
Senator Pauline O'Reilly
Catherine Connolly T.D.
Marian Harkin T.D.
Rose Conway-Walsh T.D.
Patrick Costello T.D.
Ivana Bacik T.D.
Ged Nash T.D.
Catherine Murphy T.D.
Submission (2-5)
2 Seperate Submissions to Oireachtas house:
1. Presented in front of the Seanad on Cop26 and circular economy, Acting Chairperson (Senator Pauline O'Reilly),Senator Mark Daly, Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (Deputy Eamon Ryan),Deputy Cormac Devlin, Senator Lynn Boylan,Deputy Richard Bruton,Deputy Paul Murphy,Deputy Réada Cronin,Senator Alice-Mary Higgins,Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (Deputy Ossian Smyth) ,Deputy Ossian Smyth. Outcomes: more meaningful engagement and opportunities for young Irish people to attend important conferences such as COP and formal recognition of their representatives as full stakeholders. To provide sustainable, affordable and accessible public transport in every corner of Ireland.
2. I emailed the Comhchoiste na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus Phobal Labhartha na Gaeilge about the Oireachtas Session on the 16th of November 2022 about “Páipéar T2 Ghaeilge na Sraithe Sóisearaí"
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.