Ms Sarah Neary:

I thank the Acting Chairman for his question and the opportunity to clarify. The Irish standard is being developed. In its absence, we have traditionally looked to the British standards where they apply because of our similarities in construction methods, etc. It was the point that the British standards had dealt with this issue explicitly for some time and it would be the prevailing standard here in the absence of an Irish standard. The RGII would have based its guidance on that standard; Oftec, which is the oil-fired plumbing association; and the boiler manufacturers. It was just a reference point in terms of where the guidance can be found.