David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Leader.

I also wish to raise the case of an architect of Filipino origin who is now an Irish citizen. While he lived in the Philippines he was employed in an architectural practice ranked 63rd in the world. He was the major design architect for several international projects and has degrees in architecture coming out his ears. He graduated third out of 900 people in his postgraduate degree. However, the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland is refusing to enroll him. It will not let him in. He is better qualified than most of its members.