Noel Harrington (Cork South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the motion and anything that will help to improve domestic safety. That most accidents occur in the home is an oft used cliche, but it is true. Electrical accidents are far too frequent. The fuse board works must be carried out only by registered electrical contractors, but by whom will they be certified? I presume the works will be certified by a different authority. Will the regulation go beyond that and insist that contractors be C2 registered? Will the Minister outline the penalties for non-compliance? Does the motion provide for retrospective actions in terms of cleaning up decades of bad practice in homes around the country?