In response to a question put to him in the Dáil by Deputy Michael P Kitt, the Minister confirmed that the requirement for becoming a GLAS advisor is a HETAC Level 8 Bachelor Degree in Agricultural Science and Land Management. Moreover he or she must have taken soil science and an animal or crop production subject to a level 8 degree standard.This requirement means that students graduating from the BSc in Agriculture and Environment Management with the add-on BSc in Rural Enterprise and Environment course in Mountbellew Agricultural College, Co Galway will not be eligible to become advisors as some of the core subjects of soil science and animal and crop production were assessed only as part of the level 7 degree.