[…]a period when an election/referendum has been called and a person wishes to get on the register in order to be able to vote. So You Wanna Change of Address to Vote? If you are currently on the Register of Electors and you wish you change your address you must complete form RFA3. All forms are available to download from www.checktheregister.ie Students According to Citizens Information “Students living away from home while attending college have the choice of being registered at either their home address or their student residential address. You must be registered at one address only and you […]
[…]a period when an election/referendum has been called and a person wishes to get on the register in order to be able to vote. So You Wanna Change of Address to Vote? If you are currently on the Register of Electors and you wish you change your address you must complete form RFA3. All forms are available to download from www.checktheregister.ie Students According to Citizens Information “Students living away from home while attending college have the choice of being registered at either their home address or their student residential address. You must be registered at one address only and you […]
[…]Varadkar T.D. Minister for Social Protection Department of Social Protection, Government Office Store Street, Dublin 1 9th August 2016 Dear Minister, We write with reference to the now well-publicised decision of your department to refuse the Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) to Erica Fleming, a homeless single parent who is currently raising her daughter in a hotel. As you know, education has a transformative quality. Education takes people out of poverty and dependence and gives them options in multiple fields of employment. Education quite literally changes lives. We are asking that Erica have the opportunity that she deserves […]
[…]of the Gender Recognition Bill, but urges the government to consider significant changes in order to further protect the rights of trans* people in Ireland. USI urges the government to amend the Bill to make allowance for marital status requirement, age provisions, and medical requirements. Annie Hoey, USI VP Equality and Citizenship, says “it is of great concern to see the inclusion of a single requirement and a medical evaluation. Ireland has strict divorce laws, which will force a trans person to chose between their marriage and living in their chosen gender identity. The requirement of a medical evaluation is […]