[…]was being made. The Department of Education needs to seriously reassess their approach to decision making on the Leaving Certificate and the value they place on engaging with students. For instance, why are students being asked to re-confirm that they want to receive their predicted grades, when they have already opted into the system? This latest delay seems unnecessary to us and we feel that not enough was done to prevent this from […]
[…]of research into student housing through the “National Student Housing Survey”, with over 1500 responses received to date; Preparation of USI’s submission to the Low Pay Commission on the National Minimum Wage calling for the gradual introduction of a living wage and outlining how this will positively impact students and graduates at work; Finalised designs and strategy for the next few months on the fight for publicly funded higher education. Equality & Citizenship Launched registration for #WomenLead17, taking place next weekend in Dublin. registration is at http://tinyurl.com/USIwomenlead17; Consent training: 8 SU Welfare Vice Presidents completed the second part of […]
[…]eligibility on Wednesday 7th November. Senator Micheál Carrigy (Fine Gael, Longford) - Raised in Seanad on Tuesday 10th November Willie O’Dea (Fianna Fáil, Limerick) - Raised as Written Q on Thursday 12th November. Cathal Crowe (Fianna Fáil, Clare) - Raised in Oireachtas Committee on Health on Wednesday 11th November. Niamh Smyth TD (Fianna Fáil, Cavan-Monaghan) - Raised in Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Party Meeting on Tuesday 2nd December. Also raised as Written Q on Tuesday 8th September. John McGuinness TD (Fianna Fáil, Carlow-Kilkenny) - Raised in Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Party Meeting on Tuesday 2nd December. Dara Calleary TD (Fianna Fáil, Mayo) - Raised in Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Party Meeting on Tuesday 2nd December. James O’Connor TD (Fianna Fáil, Cork East) - Raised in Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Party Meeting on Tuesday 2nd December. Jackie Cahill TD (Fianna Fáil, Tipperary) - Raised as Written Q on Wednesday 21st October. Jennifer Murnane-O’Connor (Fianna Fáil, Carlow-Kilkenny) - Raised in Dáil on […]
[…]seems even interest, from Government on the disaster that is the situation facing students looking for accommodation at the moment. The situation has been bad for several years, but after years of inaction from Government and the COVID-19 pandemic, it is an absolute mess. “I cannot stress enough how bad the situation is for students at the moment. They are dropping out of college, deferring places, facing travelling long distances every day – that’s if there is even a public transport option – and living in hostels or hotels for crazy money. This cannot go on any longer and action […]
[…]for family members who are unwell or are unwell themselves. We have been constructively engaging on a national level with stakeholders from across the sector through the Tertiary Education Sector Group, which is led by the Department of Education and Skills. We have continuously called for partnerships between individual Higher Education Institutions and their local Students’ Unions to ensure that the student voice is included at all levels of decision making during this time. The quality of higher education degrees and of our education system must not be compromised as a result of COVID-19. The recent calls by students for […]
