Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 337: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 133 of 30 November 2011, if his attention has been drawn to the fact the Royal College of Architects of Ireland considers that the fee reduction will apply for a period of time; if it is his understanding also that this reduction will apply only for a limited time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2164/12]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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2057The position is that the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland (RIAI), as the designated registration body in respect of the register of architects established under Part 3 of the Building Control Act 2007, undertook to absorb for a limited time some of the costs associated with the registration of applicants who seek registration by means of the technical assessment procedure set out under section 22 of the Act. I understand that the RIAI will operate under the current fee arrangement for the time being and has no plans as yet to specify a change of fee in relation to registration by means of technical assessment. As stated in the reply to Question Nos. 514, 521 and 536 of 11 January 2012, the specification of fees in accordance with section 62 of the Act is, in the first instance, a matter for the registration body but no fee may be specified without my approval as Minister.