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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Regulation of Gas Industry: Discussion (18 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: There is a final point. Could this be solved with the stroke of a pen, with boilers only being sold to registered gas installers or consumers - such as any of us - who provide evidence of who is to install it and hand over a certificate to show that the installer is registered? Would that require legislation and would that resolve it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Regulation of Gas Industry: Discussion (18 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: I presume that would require legislation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Regulation of Gas Industry: Discussion (18 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: That is fine. As I said at the start, the objective of today's meeting was to highlight this, inform people and see what the committee could and could not do. We cannot investigate, but we can issue a report. That is the reason I asked the last question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Regulation of Gas Industry: Discussion (18 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: Not at all. You have all sides covered now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Regulation of Gas Industry: Discussion (18 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: My apologies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Regulation of Gas Industry: Discussion (18 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: In the interest of fairness, I will let the CER reply.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Regulation of Gas Industry: Discussion (18 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: On behalf of the committee I thank Mr. Sean Giffney, Mr. James Egan and Mr. Crozier Deane of the APHCI, and the commissioners from the CER, Mr. Garrett Blaney, Dr. Paul McGowan and Ms Sheenagh Rooney, for appearing before it today for this issue to be aired in public. We all agree that it is a very important issue. We will suspend the sitting to allow the APHCI representatives to leave,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Regulation of Gas Industry: Discussion (18 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: On behalf of the committee, I again welcome Commissioner Garrett Blaney, chairperson of the Commission for Energy Regulation, who is now joined by Commissioner Aoife MacEvilly, Ms Laura Brien and Ms Adrienne Costello of the commission for this part of the meeting. We have stated the house rules already; the witnesses heard them earlier.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Regulation of Gas Industry: Discussion (18 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: This came about because of the fall in fuel prices and gas prices. Ms Brien has clearly identified that gas is at issue. Some of the providers have reduced their prices in the past number of weeks but this is not coming into play until late March or April. The public is saying that it goes up quickly but does not come down as quickly. Ms Brien referred to the fact that wholesale gas...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Regulation of Gas Industry: Discussion (18 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: Ms Brien mentioned the weak euro but my understanding is that the euro has weakened in the past week. That should not be a factor. Ms Brien also referred to hedging and I presume that means there will be a continuous reduction in price in the future. Fuel and gas are being purchased at lower prices. On switching, Ms Brien mentioned that she advised people to switch. There seem to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Regulation of Gas Industry: Discussion (18 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: If the witnesses do not have answers to the questions the Deputy has asked about gas and electricity prices, they can revert back to the committee at some future stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Regulation of Gas Industry: Discussion (18 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: They should feel free to give an answer now if they wish.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Regulation of Gas Industry: Discussion (18 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: Does Mr. Blaney wish to reply to that? It is really not the-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Regulation of Gas Industry: Discussion (18 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: Could Mr. Blaney put a figure on that? Would it be €30 million a year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Regulation of Gas Industry: Discussion (18 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: Ms MacEvilly noted that some of the providers have reduced their prices in recent weeks and some have not. The providers are appearing before the committee next week. Has that issue been monitored or is there a reason some have not reduced their prices? Is it that their prices were lower already? A response would help us in our deliberations next week.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Regulation of Gas Industry: Discussion (18 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: We would like to see them battling with each other to quote the lowest prices.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Regulation of Gas Industry: Discussion (18 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: On behalf of the committee I thank the representatives for appearing before the committee. It was a useful exercise and many points were explained. Given that the providers are appearing before the committee next week, I am sure that will take on a life of its own and will follow on naturally from today's information.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (18 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: 72. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their agri-environment options scheme payment for 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7273/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: Apologies have been received from Deputies Helen McEntee and Seán Kenny. Today's meeting is an engagement with Aer Lingus and Stobart Air, operators of Aer Lingus Regional, on the possible take-over of Aer Lingus by the international consolidated airlines group, IAG, and to hear from Aer Lingus and Stobart Air, Aer Lingus Regional, their views on the take-over bid by IAG and the likely...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)

John O'Mahony: I thank Mr. Barrington. We will move to Mr. Brogan.