There are two registers, as announced by the Minister for Health, under the newly-established registration board, for both counselling and psychotherapy. The amendment relates to section 36 of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act, which requires registration boards to establish a register of members of that profession as soon as is practicable after the registration board's establishment.
The objective of the registration board of a designated profession is to protect the public by fostering high standards of professional conduct and professional registration of education, training and competence among registrants of that profession.
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Tellers: Tá, Senators Elisha McCallion and Niall Ó Donnghaile; Níl, Senators Robbie Gallagher and Seán Kyne.
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