UL Student Life

Lobbying Organisation UL Student Life

Date published 12 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Letters were posted to TDs, regarding government funding of third level education. UL Students asked their local TD to reject implementing income contingency loans and provide free education to all students

Intended results The government to provide free education to all students

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Liz Gabbett, Chris Collins, Donal Foley

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? Sign letters to be sent to local TDs

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Letter All TDs

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (100+)

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Charlie McConalogue TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Niall Collins TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Tom Neville Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)

Mary Butler TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane Senator (Seanad)

John Deasy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Halligan Minister of State (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)

Gerry Adams TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denis Naughten Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Jan O'Sullivan Minister (Department of Education and Skills)

Willie O'Dea TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Sean Canney Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Ciaran Cannon TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Catherine Connolly Councillor (Galway City Council)

Noel Grealish TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seán Kyne Minister of State (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Hildegarde Naughton Senator (Seanad)

Éamon Ó Cuív TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Fitzmaurice TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eugene Murphy Councillor (Roscommon County Council)

Enda Kenny Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Noonan Minister (Department of Finance)

Frank O'Rourke Councillor (Kildare County Council)

Patrick O'Donovan Minister of State (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)

Michael Noonan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maurice Quinlivan Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Barry Cowen TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Carol Nolan Councillor (Offaly County Council)

Jackie Cahill Councillor (Tipperary County Council)

Séamus Healy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Alan Kelly Minister (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)

Michael Lowry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mattie McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dara Calleary TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lisa Chambers Councillor (Mayo County Council)

Michael Ring Minister of State (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)

Martin Kenny Councillor (Leitrim County Council)

Marc MacSharry Senator (Seanad)

Tony McLoughlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eamon Scanlon Councillor (Sligo County Council)

Thomas Byrne Senator (Seanad)

Shane Cassells TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Peter Burke Councillor (Westmeath County Council)

Kevin Moran Councillor (Westmeath County Council)

Willie Penrose TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Robert Troy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat Buckley Councillor (Cork County Council)

Kevin O'Keeffe Councillor (Cork County Council)

Seán Sherlock Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)

David Stanton Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)

Michael Creed Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Michael Moynihan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Aindrias Moynihan Councillor (Cork County Council)

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Micheál Martin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Councillor (Cork County Council)

Mick Barry TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Billy Kelleher TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Dara Murphy Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Jonathan O'Brien TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Collins Second Secretary General (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Jim Daly TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony Councillor (Cork County Council)

Bobby Aylward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat Deering TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Kathleen Funchion Councillor (Kilkenny County Council)

John McGuinness Director of Services or Equivalent (Leitrim County Council)

John Paul Phelan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Bruton Minister (Department of Education and Skills)

Simon Harris Minister of State (Department of Finance)

James Browne Councillor (Wexford County Council)

Michael D'Arcy Senator (Seanad)

Brendan Howlin Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Patrick O'Donovan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mick Wallace TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Charles Flanagan Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Seán Fleming TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Stanley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Brassil Councillor (Kerry County Council)

Martin Ferris TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Griffin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Danny Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Healy-Rae TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat Breen Minister of State (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)

Joe Carey TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Timmy Dooley TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Michael Harty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pearse Doherty TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Pat the Cope Gallagher TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)