There is an expectation that a degree level course will be introduced in the near future. The Dublin Institute of Technology Act 1992 provides a statutory basis for the establishment of the DIT, which consists of six distinct colleges in the city of Dublin. As a result of this act the DIT will become a degree awarding Technical University. Course fees may be halved in 1995 and abolished in 1996. Living and accommodation expenses must be paid for privately.
Most students finance themselves by vacation work.
The Geo-surveying course qualifies for Local Authority and European Social Fund grants. Basic land and engineering surveying is given as part of the Civil Engineering courses at the universities at Dublin, Cork and Galway. In Ireland cadastral surveying is unregulated. The cadastre is a general boundary system. There is significant involvement by state organisations in commercial surveying activities.