[…]Students) (Amendment) Bill 2021) deals with only one issue, namely the huge increase in insurance costs for non-EEA students in Ireland regarding health insurance. You will understand that our sector is experiencing unprecedented challenges and international students are extremely concerned about the increase in insurance costs that have been imposed on them since October 2020. All non-EEA students are required to have insurance to meet Department of Justice requirements. However, international students are now required by the Health Insurance Authority (HIA) to have private health insurance. No other group in the country is required to have private health insurance. In […]
[…]has meant that Insurance costs for International Students could rise significantly, due to the ruling which would deem them ordinarily resident in Ireland. A court appeal is currently in progress and USI has been involved in lobbying efforts to ensure its success. USI is a member of the Alliance for Affordable Insurance for International Students, and on the legislative side is currently in lobbying efforts to get the Committee for Select Health to table amendments that would overturn this decision. Amendments tabled thus far have been ruled out of order by the chair. International students already pay extortionate fees […]
[…]online via spunout.ie, just click here: https://tinyurl.com/IrishLGBTIStrategy To participate in the consultations happening around the country, just contact your local Students’ Union welfare officer by email. All events are after 6pm apart from the National Dublin event, which will be during the day on Saturday May 13th. Register your interest now to your local SU Welfare officer, and further info will be sent to you in the coming week. Dates and details are below. Further Q’s: […]
[…]that under TTIP, the US would be allowed to export shale gas to Europe thus increasing fracking in the US and allowing US companies to challenge fracking bans in Europe under the Investor-State Dispute Settlement clause. While Congress supports the EU’s efforts in job creation we believe that TTIP jeopardises the health and wellbeing of those living in the EU and therefore call on the EU to use these negotiations to encourage the US to raise its standards rather than lowering its own. Congress affirms that while it does not oppose free trade in principle, TTIP does not amount to […]
