Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 259: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he is taking to encourage research to make CFL bulbs brighter initially and more aesthetic in order to encourage more people to switch from less energy efficient products. [10770/08]

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 260: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he is taking to encourage local light bulb manufacturers to produce enough CFLs for the market here in order to prevent increases to the carbon footprint resulting from having to import them from, for example, China, thus defeating the environmentally friendly label being associated with them. [10771/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 259 and 260 together.

As stated in the reply to Question No. 311 of 5 March 2008, my intention is to propose an energy efficiency standard for lighting that does not prescribe the type of lamp technology to be used. It will be a matter for individual manufacturers to decide the type and quality of lighting products that they make available on the Irish market within the standard to be prescribed. .