Exhibit 23.0
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:
| No. 333-136381 | Form S-8 Registration Statement for Cooper Industries plc Amended and Restated Directors Stock Plan | |
| No. 333-120337 | Form S-8 Registration Statement for Cooper Industries plc Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan | |
| No. 333-101451 | Form S-3D Registration Statement for Cooper Industries plc Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan | |
| No. 333-51439 | Form S-8 Registration Statement for Cooper Industries plc Amended and Restated Directors Retainer Fee and Stock Plan | |
| No. 333-51441 | Form S-8 Registration Statement for Cooper Industries plc Amended and Restated Management Annual Incentive Plan | |
| No. 333-170456 | Form S-3 Registration Statement for Cooper Industries plc Ordinary Shares, Preferred Shares and other Equity Securities and Cooper US, Inc. Debt Securities |
of our reports dated February 22, 2011, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Cooper Industries plc and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Cooper Industries plc, included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2010.
| /s/ Ernst & Young LLP | ||
| Houston, Texas February 22, 2011 |