Vol. 554 No. 5
1481 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the current status of the building control (registration of title of architect) Bill when he intends bringing this Bill to Dáil Éireann for consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15928/02]
1482 Mr. McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the position regarding the building control (registration of title architect) Bill, and if he will bring this Bill forward as soon as possible. [15929/02]
1489 Mr. McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he will prioritise the building control (registration of title of architect) Bill, in order to ensure consumer protection and for the general interest of the architectural profession in general. [169023/02]
1500 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government when he proposes to introduce the building control Bill which will deal with the registration of the title of architect. [16142/02]
1511 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he will bring forward a registration of the tile of architect at the earliest possible opportunity in view of the fact that it has been agreed among the five organisations that represent architects here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16258/02]
1517 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government when he intends to publish and bring forward the building control Bill, which deals with the issue of registration of the title of architects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16309/02]
1523 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government when is it proposed to bring forward the building control (registration of title of architect) Bill. [16422/02]
1606 Ms. Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government when it is intended to publish the promised legislation to regulate the use of the title of architect; when it is expected that the legislation will be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17502/02]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 1481, 1482, 1489, 1500, 1511, 1517, 1523 and 1606 together.
The Government has approved the general scheme of this Bill which is designed to strengthen the enforcement powers of local building control authorities, and to regulate the registration of the titles of "Architect", "Building Surveyor", and "Quantity Surveyor". The Government fully accepts the importance of the proposed Bill. However, its progress naturally has to respect the overall prioritisation established by the Government's legislation programme. This programme at present envisages publication of the Bill in mid-2003.
