Feargal Quinn (Independent)

I can understand exactly the wording and I can picture Frank Lloyd Wright, mentioned earlier as someone who is one of those exceptions. It would be a shame if a youngMozart-like person, an achiever at seven or eight who passes examinations at 22, 25, 28 or 29, would be excluded from becoming an architect until he or she was 35 because of age. I do not know if it is too late for the Minister to reconsider the matter at this late stage.

If it is not too late for an amendment I would suggest that section 12 should be adjusted by the removal of the age limit in total. This would leave the stipulations of seven years of experience and a requirement to pass suitable examinations, as referred to in subparagraphs (i) and (iii).