Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 4 October 2006
325 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the recognition which will be afforded to the newly convened degree courses of architecture at Waterford Institute of Technology and the University of Limerick under the terms of the Building Control Bill 2005 once enacted in law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31119/06]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe architectural degree courses referred to have only recently commenced and, consequently, are not specified as recognised architectural qualifications for the purpose of registration of the title of "architect" in Section 11 of the Building Control 2005, introduced last December. Following the enactment of the 2005 Bill, I will consider making Regulations under Section 11 (5), providing for recognition of these courses, if appropriate, in consultation with the Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC) and the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland (NQAI).
