I am continuously concerned because what the Minister has just said in his reply is the same as has been said each year when there have been fatalities from gas leaks. The Gas Company have made the same statement as we have just heard from the Minister. Would the Minister impress on the Gas Company, at least, the urgency of circularising householders who are in close proximity to gas mains so that they will be aware of the high risk involved in sleeping in downstairs front rooms? In all cases of fatalities the people had not got gas in their homes and were therefore unaware of the risk close to their homes. People were sleeping in groundfloor front rooms in close proximity to gas mains without any knowledge of their existance. Consequently, would the Minister impress on the Gas Company the need to make this information available to such householders?

I am not sure that the level of danger or risk is as high as the Deputy imagines. I will undertake to have discussions with the Gas Company