Utilities regulator records more than 900 work standard complaints

The Commission for Regulation of Utilities investigated 914 reports between January 2021 and September 2023, the highest number of which were about its Registered Gas Installers scheme

A total of 235 reports of illegal electrical works were made to the commission. File Picture: iStock

More than 900 complaints about shoddy workmanship, poor safety standards, or illegal works to gas and electrical systems were made over a near three-year period.

The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) investigated a total of 914 reports between January 2021 and September 2023, the highest number of which were about its Registered Gas Installers scheme.