David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Perhaps he can talk to Safe Electric as well, because it is hugely important.

There are companies on the register. I commend the SEAI on the form, which is very comprehensive and detailed, with 49 conditions and so on. The SEAI says that it checks insurance every year to make sure that cover is in place and I think the amount is more than €6 million. I am asking these questions because this whole area is expanding very quickly, thankfully, but there is always a risk when something expands quickly that people who are not qualified or trained will get involved, as happened in other jurisdictions. This is something we must be very careful about, especially in the context of health and safety. Representatives of the Health and Safety Authority were before this committee previously and this is an area about which we are very concerned.

I am concerned that a company might hire somebody who is not on the RECI list or on the SEAI's list to do non-domestic microgeneration installation work. How can the owner of a business be sure that the person doing the work is actually qualified and certified to do it?