Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Under section 9F of the Electricity Regulation Act 1999, as amended, the Commission for Regulation of Utilities is responsible for the regulation of gas installers with respect to safety. I refer the Deputy to the CRU, as a statutorily independent regulator, for updates and timelines on this matter in the first instance. The CRU will shortly seek to introduce a statutory instrument to regulate non-domestic gas works by expanding the scope of the registered gas installers, RGI, regime. My Department has delegated to the CRU responsibility to carry out the proportionality assessment for this proposed regulation, as required under SI 413/2022.

The CRU has provided further detail. It will shortly commence a public consultation on aspects of the expanded RGI scheme. A decision paper on scheme rules and obligations and an updated criteria document will be published as part of the consultation. The CRU has consistently engaged with stakeholders and held multiple public consultations from 2014 to 2022. Recent feedback from industry is informing the forthcoming consultation.

With regard to training and standards, expanding the scope of the RGI scheme will mean that gas installers working on non-domestic gas works must comply with the CRU’s gas criteria document and complete the domestic gas assessment of competency every five years. RGIs must ensure they work on installations for which they are competent. This includes non-domestic gas installations in their specific sector. This means they must have the ability, appropriate training, knowledge and experience to supervise or carry out the work being undertaken in a safe and proper manner.

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