Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)

I concede it is not absolutely necessary because the Minister of State is right, but the amendment does not negate any provision of the Bill. It simply makes explicit at the commencement of the section, which is what people will look at, that there is a clear separation of function between the role the institute currently has and the role we are giving to it under the Bill. I would prefer if the Minister of State would accept this because it will provide comfort to the section of the architectural and design community that freely chooses not to join the institute.

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