[…]arduous and unnecessarily complicated. There are many practical changes that could be implemented in the short term. Checktheregister.ie contains much outdated information and County and City Councils were providing conflicting messages in relation to whether they would accept forms in bulk or in individual envelopes. Standardised information on the process should be produced and promoted post haste. England and many States in the U.S. have the option of online voter registration – this would be an excellent step to making the system here more accessible. Automatic voter registration is being discussed in the U.S. at the moment and this is […]
[…]announcement from the Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn TD, regarding changes in the fees arrangements for migrant students living in Ireland. In future, non-EEA nationals who acquire EEA citizenship during their college course will no longer be required to pay full tuition fees. USI and the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) welcomes this policy change to allow third level students who have secured Irish citizenship to reverse their fee status. The change means migrant students who become Irish citizens during third level will no longer be forced to continue paying the high fees applied to those without Irish […]
[…]scheme could lead to a steep increase in fees, as it gives the Government the impression that finance is available to cope with such increases. If this were to occur, it would not be long before we find ourselves in a comparable situation to the U.S., where graduates are burdened with massive debt upon leaving college because they have to take out ever-more-onerous loans to pay for steep increases in fees. It also creates a ‘debt culture’ whereby the main means of financing a third level qualification is to apply for a loan from a private bank. There is no […]
[…]on Gonorrhoea visit www.yoursexualhealth.ie Follow the campaign, learn something new & join the conversation #OMGsti NOTES: For more information on Gonorrhoea visit www.yoursexualhealth.ie Twitter Accounts for the Campaign Partnership: @SpunOut @TheUSI @thinkjohnny @DubAIDSAlliance @justcarryone Trends in STIs in Ireland, including Gonorrhoea 1995-2012: […]
[…]on Gonorrhoea visit www.yoursexualhealth.ie Follow the campaign, learn something new & join the conversation #OMGsti NOTES: For more information on Gonorrhoea visit www.yoursexualhealth.ie Twitter Accounts for the Campaign Partnership: @SpunOut @TheUSI @thinkjohnny @DubAIDSAlliance @justcarryone Trends in STIs in Ireland, including Gonorrhoea 1995-2012: […]
