Batt O'Keeffe (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

This amendment relates to later amendments tabled by Deputy Quinn in which he proposes inserting a requirement that where architects are appointed to various boards under the Bill a certain number should be architects in practice. This could, however, unnecessarily restrict the operation of the Act because it may be difficult at times to get sufficient practising architects to serve on boards. I will explain this further when we come to discuss those amendments but in the circumstances I am unable to accept this amendment.

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