Letter to Mr Leo Varadkar T.D. Minister for Social Protection
Mr Leo Varadkar T.D. Minister for Social Protection Department of Social Protection, Government Office Store Street, Dublin 1 9th August 2016 Dear Minister, We write with reference to the now well-publicised decision of your department to refuse the Back to...
USI welcomes establishment of new body which aims to reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness
The Union of Students in Ireland has welcomed the establishment of a new body, The National Taskforce on Youth Mental Health, which aims to increase awareness of, and reduce the stigma surrounding, mental illness. According to the Mental Health Reform’s ‘A...
USI welcomes funding for Student Housing Project Manager to Find Solution for Student Housing Crisis
The Union of Students in Ireland has welcomed the allocation of €49,000 in support of the appointment of a Student Housing Project Manager to help identify additional student housing, including ‘digs’ and lodgings in private homes, as the next academic year...
Cassells Report Must Push Forward Publicly-Funded Higher Education Option
The Union of Students in Ireland said they are against the introduction of a student loan scheme and said the Cassells Report must push forward publicly-funded higher education. USI stated that the funding option for a publicly-funded higher education is the only...