[…]IT Tallaght Students’ Union, presently USI Officer Board) Vice President for the Border, Midland and Western Region – Barry Clohessy (IT Sligo Students’ Union) Vice President for the Southern Region – Lorna Fitzpatrick (IT Carlow Students’ Union) Vice President for the Dublin Region – Colm O’Halloran (Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union) Vice President for the Irish Language – Aoife Deasy (Saint Angela’s College Sligo Students’ […]
[…]access. Congress condemns: The almost entirely developer-led approach to student housing in Ireland and the lack of useful action by the government since USI highlighted the student side of the crisis in the summer of 2014. Congress notes: Recent calls by the Peter McVerry Trust, Threshold and We’re Not Leaving (among others) for the imposing on emergency rent controls on the private rental sector. Congress affirms: That at the very least, with 9 month leases now a thing of the past and with students being forced to suffer longer commutes, rocketing rents, hostels, couches and in some cases, having to […]
[…]as being long-term unemployed. The key conclusions of the latest Economic Survey of Ireland and a new report ‘Local Job creation: How Employment and Training Agencies can help’ state that while the unemployment rate in Ireland has begun to decline, joblessness remains a serious concern. With more than one-in-ten 15-18 year olds not employed or in education, youth unemployment at 28%, and more and more well-educated graduates being forced to emigrate to find work, the OECD has told the Government they must do more. The OECD said that while it is working closely with the Department of Social Protection to […]
[…]and student housing. We call on people to immediately get in touch with your local representatives and demand that they do all they can to ensure: a publicly funded education system is put in place, student housing becomes affordable and plentiful, The SUSI Grant is increased to reflect the rising costs of student life. We will announce further details of our action in early October, in the coming weeks. USI President, Lorna Fitzpatrick said; “It is clear that our Ministers are out of touch with reality when it comes to student issues, a cohort that both Minister Mary Mitchell […]
