Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 20 February 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

General Scheme of the Gas Safety (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion

Ms Jennifer Harte:

That is a great question. One of the reasons for the changes around the gas emergency officers is that there would not be a disproportionate burden on these undertakings now falling under the remit of an LPG undertaking and having to have a gas emergency officer role. The CRU and GNI would still appoint these roles. With regard to whether there needs to be more of them, I am not entirely sure. The inspections are ongoing as it stands, so I am not 100% sure whether we will need more of them. The honest answer is that I do not know.