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

I move amendment No. 49:

In page 22, line 20, to delete "The Admissions Board" and substitute the following:

"Subject to the provisions of the Directive, the Admissions Board".

Amendments Nos. 49, 77 and 99 set out drafting changes to ensure compliance with EU Directive 2005/36/EC on mutual recognition of professional qualifications. They relate to instances where persons from abroad apply to register as architects in Ireland. The purpose of amendments Nos. 49, 77 and 99 is to clarify that where an admissions board for architects, quantity surveyors or building surveyors requires additional information from certain applicants for registration under sections 14, 28 and 42, respectively, or requires them to appear for an interview, the board will be subject to the provisions of the directive.

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