Ms Deirdre Walsh:

Yes, and this is linked in a sense to protection of title. It depends what titles are protected. Obviously, the word "counsellor" and variants of titles will be protected. However, there is an issue, and it relates to all professions registered, whether dietician, speech and language therapist or whatever else, that a person could operate using a title other than the protected title. If a person is holding oneself out to be performing the role of a counsellor, a complaint can be followed through on that basis. The Minister, Deputy Harris, when before the committee previously on a related topic, made the point that the ultimate aim in registering counsellors and psychotherapists, particularly in respect of crisis pregnancy counselling, is that once the register is open and populated, titles protected and qualifications set, other legislation, such as the Regulation of Information (Services Outside the State For Termination of Pregnancies) Act 1995, which is being reviewed as part of a wider exercise on the eighth amendment and related work, would be amended to ensure that anyone providing such information services must be registered with CORU. It is a matter of closing the loop on that.

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