Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 287: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of EU measures which have been transposed into primary or secondary legislation by his Department in the past 12 months; if he will list each measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34629/08]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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The following directives were transposed during the last 12 months:

1. Directive 2003/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 96/92/EC.

2. Council Directive 2004/67/EC of 26 April 2004 concerning measures to safeguard security of natural gas supply.

3. Directive 2005/89/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 January 2006 concerning measures to safeguard security of electricity supply and infrastructure investment.

Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 288: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there are EU measures in his Department which require to be transposed into Irish primary or secondary legislation; if so if he will detail those measures; when they were drafted by the EU Commission; when he will transpose them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34644/08]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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The following directives are to be transposed and work is under way in my Department to have them transposed at the earliest opportunity.

1. Directive 2004/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 on the promotion of cogeneration based on a useful heat demand in the internal energy market and amending Directive 92/42/EEC.

2. Directive 2006/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2006 on energy end-use efficiency and energy services and repealing Council Directive 93/76/EEC.

3. Directive 2007/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2007 amending Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities.

4. Directive 2008/6/EC, amending Directive 97/67/EC, on the full accomplishment of the internal market of Community postal services.