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Building Control Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Mar 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: My amendment No. 30 provides that building control authorities may go to either the Circuit Court or High Court, whichever is more cost effective. I will withdraw this amendment in favour of amendment No. 29, which has the same effect.

Building Control Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Mar 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: The Minister of State's proposal is to increase the fine from £800 to €5,000 while Deputy O'Dowd's amendment would increase it to €25,000. Given inflationary costs and the increases in property values, the potential gain of someone who breaks the law or who does not comply with it is substantial. I understand these would be the maximum fines the court could impose so there would be...

Building Control Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Mar 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: I never got that far.

Building Control Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Mar 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: I move amendment No. 35: In page 17, line 38, after "Part" to insert the following: "provided that the Institute shall establish procedures to ensure a separation between the performance of its regulatory functions under this Act and of its existing representative functions, and shall ensure that the regulatory functions are performed independently by the Admissions Board and are not subject...

Building Control Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Mar 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: 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...

Building Control Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Mar 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: I move amendment No. 37: In page 18, line 7, after "architects" to insert the following: "one of whom should have knowledge of management of the construction sector; one of whom should have knowledge of the third level education sector; and two of whom should have knowledge of social partnership". We are trying to avoid visiting committee syndrome, where someone other than the current...

Building Control Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Mar 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: I can accept the Minister of State's position but not that of his successors.

Building Control Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Mar 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: I move amendment No. 43: In page 19, line 23, after "registration" to insert "pursuant to the grandfather clause". I believe the Minister of State has agreed to accept the definition of the grandfather clause, which will flow from this section.

Building Control Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Mar 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: I move amendment No. 44: In page 19, to delete lines 33 to 36. Is the Minister of State withdrawing the provision that a person could self-declare himself or herself to be qualified?

Building Control Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Mar 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Having read this, am I correct that the Minister of State is withdrawing this proposal in one of his amendments?

Building Control Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Mar 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: The effect of my amendment would be to remove the following provision: The registration body may accept as sufficient compliance by a person with subsection (2)(a)(II) a statutory declaration by the person that he or she possesses the experience referred to in that provision. I seem to recall that the Minister of State might have removed this provision himself. It means that someone can...

Building Control Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Mar 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: I move amendment No. 50: In page 22, line 25, after "Board" to insert ", at least 2 of whom shall not be architects,". While its effect, to a degree, would be to tie the hands of those appointed, amendment No. 50 represents an attempt to achieve balance by requiring two board members to be other than architects. Such provision would provide a wider array of experience in assessing interviewees.

Building Control Bill 2005: Report Stage (1 Mar 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: If these amendments will be recommitted can I discard the Ceann Comhairle's letter to me stating that my two amendments are out of order because they were not tabled on Committee Stage? The letter states that amendments Nos. 36 and 45 for Report State must be ruled out of order.

Building Control Bill 2005: Report Stage (1 Mar 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: We accept the proposal to recommit.

Building Control Bill 2005: Report Stage (1 Mar 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: I move amendment No. 2: In page 5, line 21, after "Control" to insert "and Professional Registration". The argument has been made before. It would be a more accurate description of the amended legislation, which purports to amend the existing building control legislation but because professional registration for architects, building surveyors and quantity surveyors is provided for, my...

Building Control Bill 2005: Report Stage (1 Mar 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: I do not accept the advice of the Minister of State.

Building Control Bill 2005: Report Stage (1 Mar 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: I move amendment No. 3: In page 5, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following: "(4) Notwithstanding subsection (3), section 16 shall not be commenced until at least 3 years have elapsed after the commencement of section 10.". A category of people will be affected by this Bill. They will have to apply to be examined and assessed to determine if they meet the terms of the Bill. We...

Building Control Bill 2005: Report Stage (1 Mar 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Amendments Nos. 56 and 57 do not adequately meet my concerns so I am pressing the amendment.

Building Control Bill 2005: Report Stage (1 Mar 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: I move amendment No. 5: In page 6, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following: ""architect in practice" means an architect who has been working on a full-time basis as an architect for at least two out of the previous three years;". This is an attempt to clarify definitions because they affect people who may not have formal qualifications but who, by virtue of their practice and daily...

Building Control Bill 2005: Report Stage (1 Mar 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: I move amendment No. 8: In page 6, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following: ""grandfather clause" means the provisions of this Act (principally section 20) which enables a person to be registered as an architect based on training acquired by practical means;". In the interest of brevity I shall not repeat the arguments I have made elsewhere but this amendment is tabled at the...