Gas Networks Ireland breached terms of its licence

Gas Networks Ireland engaged in a “clear breach of trust” when it covered up the overrun on a pipeline project, the independent energy regulator has said.

The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) yesterday confirmed it had found that Gas Networks Ireland — formerly Bord Gáis Éireann — breached a number of the conditions of its Natural Gas Transmission Licence.

In December 2014, the Irish Examiner revealed that a former employee of the then-Bord Gáis Éireann had alleged an “act of serious financial impropriety” by a senior member of staff within Gas Networks Ireland.