Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Helen McEntee has rightly brought a point to my attention. While what Ms Rooney has stated is laudable, it does not mean that the people in the hotel or other commercial premises will necessarily co-operate. With the Chairman's indulgence, I will revert to my original point:

Hi, i am qualified Carpenter, Handyman, furniture assembler, furniture fitter, cabinet maker. Also i have background experience with plastering work, flooring, tilling, shop fitting and appliences water, gas, electricity installations.

This advertisement is on the Internet. In the current climate where people are hard-pressed for money for one reason or another, if someone wants a good deal on an installation - the delegates can shake their heads if they want - and, as I did, googles "cheap gas installer" and comes across this advertisement, is it any wonder people are being smothered to death because of carbon monoxide poisoning? Unsuspecting people who have difficulty in running their households will naturally opt for the cheapest option they can find. They have never heard of the CER, RGII or the like, but they know the value of the euro in their pocket. In many cases, they do not know about carbon monoxide because it does not affect them until it is too late. If one googles "cheap gas installer Limerick", "cheap gas installer Cork" and so on, one will find a person who can do everything in a house, from digging the foundations to hanging gates. Is it any wonder that we are having this discussion? That is why I am annoyed. Last night I spoke to the family members of the girl mentioned. They want to ensure no one else will have to go through what they have gone through.

Consultations and consultation documents are great, but what the public want is an assurance that those advertising as gas installers are competent. One should be able to receive that assurance by way of a Google search, rather than having to hire someone from Special Branch.