Politician · Senator · 27th Seanad
Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.
To amend the legislation as drafted in the Bill.
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To raise awareness of the issues affecting international students
To build awareness of Oireachtas members on the lived experience of dyslexia and the need for: (1) accurate, timely identification and support which can be equitably accessed (2) a more developed continuum of support for students with dyslexia (3) mandatory training of all…
To achieve broad reform of the Leaving Certificate/Senior Cycle under three broad categories of Recommendations, namely (i) How We Teach, (ii) How We Assess, and (iii) a Strength-Based Approach to Choice and Progression. The full submission is available at…
Ensure that the views of the technological higher education sector are considered in the drafting of the new Higher Education Authority legislation
To secure required additional funding to allow college campuses to re-open safely with the confidence of staff and students
Seeking meetings on the Fórsa campaign which seeks a fully publicly funded model for higher education.
To highlight the concerns of the Progressive College Network, hat ELE providers would be able to recruit international students from abroad while following public health guidelines and adhering to COVID safety measures
To make politicains and policymakers aware of the findings in the AONTAS CEN Census 2020: Community Education in a Time of COVID-19; in order to influence public policy on adult and community education.
IPPN were invited to share our findings on school bullying and the impact of mental health. We wanted to help find solutions to bullying (traditional and online) and mental health and also raise awareness
Updating and commencement of the EPSEN Act
Policy Change
To secure a public hearing whereby our organisation might advocate our case for reforming EPSEN in the context of new developments on inclusive education and best practices as outlined in international law.
Secure funding for THEA institutions and higher education in Budget 2021
Action to overturn/ address recent court ruling which has resulted in non-EEA international students being forced to pay significant insurance increase after 1 year of living in Ireland i.e they are considered 'ordinarily residence'