John Brassil (Kerry, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I meant to make two specific references in my contribution that I would like taken into account in the discussions that will follow. The first relates to people who have qualified but not practiced. A very stringent registration process and competency assessment must be done with respect to those individuals who, although they have been qualified for a number of years, have not practised and who are seeking to register now under this legislation. That must be tied down and kept very tight. The second issue relates to people, outside of the IAPT qualification and ISPC qualification process, who are practising and will seek to seek to register under this legislation. There can be no issue around people's livelihoods, this is a matter of public safety. For those people, the competency assessment must be to the highest standard and to the satisfaction of both organisations.