Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

I move amendment No. 33:

In page 11, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following:

"(13A) For the purposes of this subsection certain categories of electrical works may be regarded as exempt from the requirement for inspection and certification under subsection (13) as may be defined by the Commission on the basis that such works are not likely to pose any threat to public safety.".

This amendment makes the simple point that it may make sense for the commission to designate certain categories of electrical works as exempt from the requirement for inspection and certification on the basis that there are certain small electrical contracting jobs that are relatively safe and of a small scale and do not fall into the same category as jobs that require to be safely checked. We should incorporate in the legislation a flexibility to describe or outline such minor works in respect of which it would not be necessary to impose the requirements relating to more serious jobs.

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