Institutes of Technology

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 January 2014

Wednesday, 22 January 2014

Questions (74)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

Question:

74. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration and preparations have been made for architectural technology courses which will be impacted by the New Building Control (Amendment) Regulation; if this regulation will not include architectural technologist in the schedule of those eligible to certify and will potentially reduce the benefit and job prospects of such a course qualification. [3113/14]

Written answers

Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Ruairí Quinn)

Universities and institutes of technology are autonomous institutions with responsibility for their own academic affairs. My Department has no role in relation to the development or amendment of programmes or in relation to recognition of particular qualifications.