Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 18 February 2015
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications
Regulation of Gas Industry: Discussion
9:30 am
Mr. Crozier Deane:
We have heard a brilliant defence from the CER, and every question asked was not answered directly. For example, with regard to Dermott Jewell, the committee got the answer that the CER had followed it up, but there was no follow-up with Dermott Jewell except a letter which was, in Mr. Jewell's view, absolutely unacceptable. That is the approach it takes. It will not be proactive. I have come from another industry and I believe the regulation in this industry is absolutely appalling. If it happened in the industry I was in previously, there would be a Dáil inquiry about it. Unfortunately, I believe in the near future we will face an inquiry into deaths. It will not be about the person who has not got the boiler in their own house serviced but the person in the house next door who has not got their boiler serviced and it blows up. How somebody can say that gas is safe when 60% of boilers are installed illegally is just incredible.
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