[…]the Government has accepted that struggling students and families can take no more. “Minister Quinn and the Government have listened to students across the country who told them clearly that cuts to the maintenance grant would force students to drop out. “Throughout our campaign we have highlighted the fact that education is a public investment, not public spending. The maintenance grant, meagre as it is, allows those who wouldn’t otherwise have the opportunity to attend third-level, to earn a degree, to have improved career prospects and contribute to our economic recovery. “In our pre-budget engagement with Minister Quinn and TDs […]
[…]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 implement a Youth Guarantee, Ireland can do much more […]
[…]report finds that 96% of current students find their time on placement highly stressful indicating finance as the main driver for stress. 71% of current placement students hold part-time jobs during placement in order to afford rent, materials for teaching, travel and food, citing the €1,500 Gaeltacht fee as the biggest motivation for working part-time while on placement. 89% of current students and 79% of graduates say that the compulsory Gaeltacht fee is too high. Speaking at the launch, USI President Michael Kerrigan, said, “Work placement is invaluable preparation for student teachers pursuing their vocation as educators. Students are following […]
[…]lost thousands of euro for accommodation they could not use. Therefore, it is upsetting and disappointing for students, USI and Students’ Unions across the island to see the public health guidelines being broken in such a manner by a small minority of students. USI notes the statement from the Irish Universities Association thanking the vast majority of students who are abiding by the public health guidelines and reiterating an appeal to all students to continue to abide by the guidelines. USI and its members also call on all students to stand together with the vast majority of their friends and peers who […]
[…]lost thousands of euro for accommodation they could not use. Therefore, it is upsetting and disappointing for students, USI and Students’ Unions across the island to see the public health guidelines being broken in such a manner by a small minority of students. USI notes the statement from the Irish Universities Association thanking the vast majority of students who are abiding by the public health guidelines and reiterating an appeal to all students to continue to abide by the guidelines. USI and its members also call on all students to stand together with the vast majority of their friends and peers who […]
