Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 482: To ask the Minister for Transport the action he proposes to take in regard to ships using Irish ports that have registration and flagging arrangements that are at variance with the provisions of Article 91 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12256/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The registration and flagging arrangements for ships is determined by the internal legal systems of each Member State of the United Nations. The obligation is on the State in which the ship is registered to comply with this Article and the Convention does not provide for port state intervention in relation to this matter. However, all ships trading into Irish ports are subject to port state control and they must comply with the international conventions in relation to safety, security, pollution prevention and living and working conditions.