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

I move amendment No. 65:

In page 28, line 20, to delete "and 7 ordinary" and substitute "and 11 ordinary".

These amendments provide for increasing the membership of the professional conduct committees for architects, quantity surveyors and building surveyors from seven members and a chairperson to 11 members and a chairperson. The increased membership will facilitate the committees creating subgroups and having different persons carry out an initial examination of a complaint to those carrying out any further hearings considered necessary. I consider this will be in the interest of fairness and transparency in the process.

Amendment No. 135 provides that the quorum for a meeting of a board or committee will be increased to six to take account of the increased numbers on the professional conduct committees.

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