Most gas leak reports responded to in 1 hour

All but 0.1% of gas escapes reported by the public are responded to within one hour, the annual report on safety by the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) has revealed.

There was a total of 18,147 reports of gas leaks by members of the public in 2012 — a decrease of 7.3% on the previous year.

However, the CER said no leak was detected in the majority of cases. Just 18 reports of suspected gas leaks were not responded to within the one-hour specified limit by Bord Gáis engineers.