Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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249. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to outline his views on the changes to registration for electricians (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40527/15]

Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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The Minister has no function in this matter. Responsibility for the regulation of the electricity and gas markets is a matter for the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER), which is an independent regulator. The CER was assigned responsibility for the regulation of the Irish electricity sector following the enactment of the Electricity Regulation Act, 1999 and subsequent amending legislation. Section 4 of the Energy Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2006 provided CER with responsibility for the regulation of electrical contractors with regard to safety including appointing a person or persons to be a designated Electrical Safety Supervisory Body. The Minister has no responsibility in relation to regulating the registration of electrical contractors. See Press Release from the CER website with regard to the appointment of RECI to operate the Safe Electric Scheme from January 2016 - .