David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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209. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department or an agency under his remit recognises a difference between honours bachelor of arts degrees and higher diplomas for recruitment purposes to local authorities despite their similar national framework of qualifications level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2441/21]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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In line with statutory provisions, my Department declares qualifications of such classes and descriptions for specified employment under a local authority or for such of the employments as belong to a specified class, description or grade.

An Honours degree, Level 8 on the National Framework of Qualifications, is set as the standard requirement for candidates to be deemed eligible to compete for certain posts in the local authority sector.