Thanks for the info Shane. Looks like a lot of copying and pasting there!!
You're right about the control aspect but there will have to a complete change in the mindset of legislators in this country. Too many backhanders during the tiger days and no monitoring of whether the person undertaking the job was fit/qualified to do the job. No wet side quality control whatsoever. Wait until water metering enters the fray. Who will be doing the QC on the installations? Will he/she be qualified?
During these quiet construction times emphasis should be put on proper retraining/upskilling of skilled craftspersons who would be only too willing to achieve a proper certificate enabling him/her to earn a living in a controlled industry. These controls would have to cover all aspects of the plumbing/heating industry, eg, Gas/oil/solidfuel heating , solar water heating, underfloor heating, hot and cold water services, above ground drainage etc, etc This would cut out the thriving black economy and lead to a standardised work ethic and a chance of making a good living form their occupation. There is plenty of room in FAS centres and Institutes of Technology were there are qaulified staff waiting to deliver such courses.
You're right about the control aspect but there will have to a complete change in the mindset of legislators in this country. Too many backhanders during the tiger days and no monitoring of whether the person undertaking the job was fit/qualified to do the job. No wet side quality control whatsoever. Wait until water metering enters the fray. Who will be doing the QC on the installations? Will he/she be qualified?
During these quiet construction times emphasis should be put on proper retraining/upskilling of skilled craftspersons who would be only too willing to achieve a proper certificate enabling him/her to earn a living in a controlled industry. These controls would have to cover all aspects of the plumbing/heating industry, eg, Gas/oil/solidfuel heating , solar water heating, underfloor heating, hot and cold water services, above ground drainage etc, etc This would cut out the thriving black economy and lead to a standardised work ethic and a chance of making a good living form their occupation. There is plenty of room in FAS centres and Institutes of Technology were there are qaulified staff waiting to deliver such courses.