Architects' Alliance Open Meeting October 2013

Architects' Alliance of Ireland

Open Meeting of Practice-Trained Architects

This meeting is open to all disenfranchised architects and to our supporters

THE FENNELL REVIEW

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THE STATUTORY REGISTRATION OF ARCHITECTS

- Part 3, The Building Control Act 2007 -

Recent Government initiatives
and
The Alliance Lobbying Campaign

• Mandatory Building Certification - S.I. 80/2013
  
  
• The Environment Committee's 2013 Report & Recommendations
  
  
• Mr Garrett Fennell's Review & Report for Minister Phil Hogan
  
  
• The Alliance Campaign for a Grandfather Clause Addition to the Act
  
  
• Your Questions about Registration
  
  
• Next Steps
  
  

We look forward to seeing you at the meeting.

Questions tabled in advance of the open meeting will be collated and given priority.
Email these with the subject "Questions" to spokesperson@architectsalliance.ie

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Under Part 3 of the Building Control Act 2007 it is an offence for a person in business to use the title "architect" (or so-called "cognate terms") unless that person is registered in accordance with the Act.
[The Act itself should be read for a proper understanding of the regime.]

Part 3 of the Act includes:-

The entirely new statutory registration of architects; the protection of the title "architect" and all cognate terms - except those specified as being conditionally permitted; an automatic right to be registered for certain classes of person (principally MRIAI); a costly, drawn-out "technical assessment" process for other classes of persons (long-established, practice-trained architects); an extremely costly, permanent architects' registration examination for non-graduates, an appeal system, criminal penalties and overall control granted to the RIAI.

The Act provides no means of redress for dissatisfied clients of registered architects.

Previous Open Meetings addressed:-

The Registration Body; the Present Status of Part 3; Technical Assessment (the Application Fee, the Methodology - RPL & "Learning Outcomes"); the "Pilot Scheme"; the EC Directive; Architect's Certificates; the "Minister's List"; the Competition Authority Report on Architects; Article 45.2 of The Constitution; Undisclosed and Exceptional Procedures; Inconsistencies and Other Faults; Treatment of Other Newly Regulated Professions; The General Law; Ministerial Obligations; Conflicts of Interest; Consumer Protection; Directive 2005/36/EC; The Royal Trinity - Private Company, Statutory Registration Body & Competent Authority; The Compliance Assertions made by RIAI (Ltd); The RIAI "Form of Undertaking Not to Use the Title"; The Failure of the Technical Assessment Process; The then incomplete Status of Registration under the Law; The Alliance Campaign for a Grandfather Clause Amendment to the Act; Alliance Political Support; Lobbying of Politicians; Your Questions about Registration; Next Steps.

NOTES

The Alliance website has considerable information about registration and our campaign for re-instatement: -

http://www.architectsalliance.ie/

Our Regional Officers are:-

Margaret Kirwan 087 939 6512 - Clare, Offaly, Limerick, Tipperary

Michael Cummins 086 261 8034 - Kerry, Cork, Waterford

Adrian Turner 087 902 2193 - Roscommon, Sligo, Mayo, Galway, Westmeath, Longford, Leitrim

Eamonn Weber 087 230 3449 - Dublin, Kildare, Meath

Ray O'Reilly 087 224 7787 - Donegal, Cavan, Monaghan, Louth

Brian Montaut 01 286 0497 - Wicklow, Wexford, Kilkenny, Laois, Carlow

The Competition Authority's submission to the Fennell Review may be downloaded from:-

http://www.tca.ie/EN/Promoting-Competition/Submissions/Registration-of-Architects.aspx

or from Section 7 of our DATA page:-

http://www.architectsalliance.ie/Data.html

A bound copy of The Competition Authority Report on Architects may be obtained (in the past without charge) from the Competition Authority or downloaded from:-

http.//www.tca.ie/PromotingCompetition/MarketStudies/Professions/Architects/Architects.aspx

or from Section 7 of our DATA page:-

http://www.architectsalliance.ie/Data.html

A copy of the Building Control Act 2007 may be downloaded from:-

http://www.environ.ie/en/DevelopmentandHousing/BuildingStandards/

or from Section 1 of our DATA page:-

http://www.architectsalliance.ie/Data.html

IMPORTANT

Your Membership Number will be required in order to register for the meeting as either a Member or Supporter. Your number is shown in the "personalised" invitation after your own name e.g.
Frank Wright (#17P). The # can be omitted.
Subscribers and Guests will not be asked to enter a number.

Admission is by ticket as indicated above. The organisers reserve the right of admission and the right to expel attendees at its sole discretion. Decisions of the organisers are binding on all attendees.
The paid ticket price shall be the extent of any liability for non-admittance.

Subject to room capacity, tickets will be available at the door but a surcharge of €5 will apply.
In this event, kindly bring cash in the correct sum to avoid delays.
Note: we have no credit card payment facility.

This event is NOT directed at those architects who qualify for automatic registration under the new regime.

For those who have less than 7-10 years working experience as architects, there will remain very little scope, if any, for continuing to use the job description "architect" when conducting business in the State.

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AGENDA

Saturday 5th October 2013

11.00am - 11.25am : Signing-in

11.30am - 1.00pm : Mandatory Certification; EJOC Recommendations

1.00pm - 2.00pm : Break for lunch (though not provided by the Alliance)

1.45pm - 2.10pm : Signing-in for afternoon arrivals

2.15 - 5.00 : The Fennell Report, Q&A, Next Steps

from 5.30pm : Informal discussions in the hotel lounge / bar

There is free underground car parking at the hotel:-

Killeshin Hotel, Dublin Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
tel: 057 863 1200 http://www.thekilleshin.com/

Prior to travelling, check this page, your Inbox and/or your cell phone for any last minute changes.

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