The purpose of the legislation before us is to bring electrical contractors, for certain purposes, under the remit of the Commission for Electricity Regulation. The main functions of that body, at present, relate to electricity generation and competition within the sector. What is proposed appears to introduce another layer of bureaucracy which we could well do without. It requires businesses and industry to register on an annual basis. As public representatives, one of the biggest complaints we hear from small businesses in our constituencies regards the amount of red tape that the Oireachtas has created. In many ways it has helped to strangle many businesses and some decide it is not worth the effort. Electrical contractors, by and large, fall into this category as most of them are small operators.