Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)

Of course. I do not wish to appear impatient but I cannot understand why these arguments were made, particularly given that it is in the profession's interest, including those who have entered it through experience, to proceed with this legislation. Consultations have been carried out, my door has been open and I have answered most of the e-mails I personally received. I have met people who put forward coherent arguments, as well as one or two who made arguments that were not necessarily coherent. I simply do not understand why we should change the legislation at this late stage. I accept the points made by Senator Bannon but this process has already undergone almost 80 years of lobbying. If any legislation ever deserved enactment without further chatter, it is this Bill. I will be bringing several amendments which were drafted on foot of listening to the cogent arguments made in this House. If I have a fault, it is perhaps that I listen too often. With regard to Senator Quinn's question, I have received the agreement of the Parliamentary Counsel that the changes do not imperil the Bill's process. The matter has been fully addressed.

A person who is an architect can of course go forward for nomination. People who remain fearful of being dragged kicking and screaming into that dreadful body, the RIAI, need fear no longer.