Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 27 June 2023

Select Committee on Education and Skills

Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Committee Stage

Photo of Niall CollinsNiall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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Part of it will require SOLAS to have a system of mutual recognition also. When the licensing authority is set up, as part of its initial set-up phase it will have to have a proper system to scrutinise applications from abroad, particularly from outside the EU area. That will require SOLAS having a look at the people who have conferred the certification or the qualification to assess whether it is up to our standard or not.