[…]by Christmas. The allocation announcement comes after talks between USI President John Logue, the HEA and the Department of Education. John Logue, President of the Union of Students in Ireland said: “This announcement, while welcome, comes after a Budget that increased fees by €250 and cut the income threshold by 3%. Both measures will affect thousands more students than today’s announcement will help. The Minister knows this, just as he knows that the SAF requires €12million to meet the demand currently being placed on it. USI is calling on the Minister to commit to providing adequate resources for the SAF […]
[…]warning comes in advance of the publication this year’s Leaving Cert results and the start of the new college year which will see young people across the country searching for rental accommodation. Explaining the risks involved and how these scams work Niamh Davenport who leads the FraudSMART programme with Banking & Payments Federation Ireland, said: “As the leaving cert results approach we understand that young adults will be excited at the prospect of going to college for the first time and looking forward to their next chapter, but they need to take the time to research accommodation options before committing […]
[…]of the financial and the organisational demands. With the second highest fees in Europe after the UK, and the increase in living costs like rent, part-time or full-time study for students who have children will become more and more difficult if the proper facilities are not there. Trying to source off-campus, more expensive créches is not an option”. Speaking about the closure, President of IT Tallaght Students’ Union Jason Kavanagh went on to say, “Here in IT Tallaght, the on campus crèche is one of our most important facilities. It has, for the past 7 years, been the determining factor […]
[…]thousands of new units of student accommodation being built across Dublin, many of them are run by private companies like Shanowen”, Kerrigan said. ”There is no point in trying to catch up with the lack of accommodation being built if students are forced to starve because they can’t afford rent just to get a degree. The market will not regulate itself, although there is new student accommodation opening across the country, there is not enough to meet the rising number of Irish and International students. Without legislation, this situation will only get worse.” Purpose-built student accommodation is not subject to […]
[…]in addressing the deficit in third level funding is no longer acceptable. In a joint statement today, the Group said: “Government has long since acceded to the fact that higher education in Ireland is chronically under-funded. The Department of Education and Skills has accepted the findings of the detailed analysis of the scale of the funding deficit that was carried out by various expert groups on their behalf. This is the first time that students and staff unions and advocacy bodies representing the higher education institutions have come together to collectively call for action. We request an immediate move by […]
