Mr. Paul McGowan:

Our safety functions in electricity are limited to the electrical contracting industry. We have a wider remit on safety in respect of the gas chain from well to burner tip.

On the question of Deputies making representations on behalf of customers, the reluctance on the part of suppliers is firmly rooted in data protection issues and avoiding a breach of the Data Protection Acts. I am not sure we could do anything to allow those Acts to be bypassed and I suggest that it is a matter for the Data Protection Commissioner.