UL Student Life

Lobbying Organisation UL Student Life

Date published 18 Dec, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Education and Training

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Letter presented to Minister Simon Harris from UL Student Life, on behalf of 18,000 University of Limerick Students. We reminded Minister Harris that we were not members of the USI and requested that UL Student Life be present at future meetings with the Minster and other student unions.

Intended results To meet have the opportunity to meet Minister Harris to discuss issues facing our students. Lobbying for increased funding for UL accommodation.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity UL Student Life President Maeve Rutledge

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? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

Letter presented to Minister Simon Harris from UL Student Life, on behalf of 18,000 University of Limerick Students. We reminded Minister Harris that we were not members of the USI and requested that UL Student Life be present at future meetings with the Minster and other student unions.

Social Media (1)

TIK TOK Video addressing Minister Harris from UL Student Life, on behalf of 18,000 University of Limerick Students. We reminded Minister Harris that we were not members of the USI and requested that UL Student Life be present at future meetings with the Minster and other student unions.

Meeting (1)

Met Minister Harris in the Department of Further and Higher Education on behalf of 18,000 University of Limerick Students. We reminded Minister Harris that we were not members of the USI and requested that UL Student Life be present at future meetings with the Minster and other student unions. We discussed accommodation, our student centre, phd stipends and presented the Minister with our Accommodation Survey, highlighting the severity of the accommodation crisis in Limerick

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.

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)