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Hiring an electrician in Ireland
Registered Competent Person Electrical is voluntary. Here is what it is worth.

32 guides for hiring electricians in Ireland, each one checked against the regulator, the statute or the official consumer guidance, with the sources and the month at the end. What to check, what to ask, what a fair quote looks like and what you should be handed when the job is done.

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Grouped the way you would ask for them. Every guide covers the checks, the questions and the quote for that job — then takes you to the electricians who cover your area.

Booked by the job: a scope, a written quote and a company answerable for the result.

Booked by the job: a scope, a written quote and a company answerable for the result.

Booked by the job: a scope, a written quote and a company answerable for the result.

What every electrical guide covers

The checks before you book

The Registered Competent Person Electrical register, Electrical Installation Certificate and public liability, and trader status under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 — each guide says which of them applies to its own job.

The questions worth asking

Six to eight questions for the job — what is included, who actually comes, what happens if something is damaged — each with what a good answer from an electrician sounds like.

What a fair quote looks like

What the written quote should contain, the warning signs, and what you should be handed when the job is done — the invoice, and the Electrical Installation Certificate where the job produces one.

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How these guides are made

Checked at the sourceEvery legal, safety or qualification point is taken from the regulator or the statute itself, linked in the guide's sources with the month it was reviewed.
IndependentNo provider is named or recommended. The guides describe what to look for; the search shows who is near you, nearest first.
Kept currentEach guide shows the month it was last reviewed. When a rule changes, the guides it affects are updated and the date moves with them.

Questions people ask

Yes, for the work this register covers. Registered Competent Person Electrical is a voluntary register, run by the electrical competent person scheme operators, authorised by government. Each guide links to the register so you can check a name against it before you book. 6 guides in this category are for work no register covers, and say so.

The work itself, what is not included, the materials, the call-out if there is one, the dates, and the total with VAT shown separately. The quote should state the VAT rate; most work in this family is at 20%, so a price 'plus VAT' is that much dearer than it looks. In writing before anyone starts — a message on Locufy counts.

Electrical Installation Certificate, issued by the electrician, on completion, with the test results; a small job gets a Minor Works Certificate instead. Keep it: it is the evidence a buyer's solicitor, a lender or an insurer asks for. Plus the invoice and any guarantee.

Say what is wrong in writing first: under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 a service must be carried out with reasonable skill and care, and work that is not must be put right. If that fails, the Small Claims procedure handles consumer claims up to £10,000 (small claims track) in England and Wales, £5,000 (simple procedure) in Scotland and £5,000 (small claims) in Northern Ireland.

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Sources — checked October 2026

  1. gov.uk — Approved Document P: electrical safety in dwellings (England)
  2. Registered Competent Person Electrical register
  3. gov.uk — building regulations approval (England)
  4. gov.uk — building regulations: when you do not need approval
  5. gov.uk — building regulations: use a competent person scheme
  6. gov.uk — building work, replacements and repairs to your home (England)
  7. gov.uk — competent person schemes: current schemes and how they are authorised
  8. gov.wales — building regulations: electrics
  9. gov.wales — Approved Document P: electrical safety (dwellings)
  10. gov.scot — Building Standards Technical Handbook 2022 (domestic), standard 4.5 electrical safety
  11. gov.scot — Regulation of electricians in Scotland: Scottish building regulations (2019 research report)
  12. Building (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022
  13. Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020
  14. Electrical Safety Standards for Private Tenancies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
  15. NICEIC — find a registered electrician
  16. NAPIT — find a registered tradesperson
  17. gov.uk — VAT rates
  18. gov.uk — VAT on energy-saving materials and heating equipment (Notice 708/6)
  19. gov.uk — when to register for VAT (the £90,000 threshold)
  20. Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 54 — what you can ask for when a service falls short
  21. Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, regulation 30 — the 14-day cancellation period
  22. Citizens Advice — problem with building work, decorating or home improvements (England)
  23. Civil Procedure Rules Part 26 — the small claims track limit (England and Wales)
  24. Scottish Courts and Tribunals — making a claim under simple procedure
  25. nidirect — the small claims process (Northern Ireland)