Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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846. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline the Government’s position on the International Maritime Organisation, IMO, talks further to recent reports that discussions at the IMO on the decarbonisation of international shipping have stalled; his proposals to address this impasse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24229/16]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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​Ireland will continue to support the progressive approach to the decarbonisation of international shipping which is coordinated at European Union level in discussions at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).

As part of its air pollution management regime from ships the IMO has adopted efficiency measures to address Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, these are the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) which sets compulsory energy efficiency standards for new ships and the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) which requires ships to develop a plan to monitor and improve their energy efficiency.

The IMO is continuing with this work on the review of the EEDI. The IMO also approved a system for data collection for fuel consumption for ships. This is intended as a step in which the analysis of data would provide a basis for future considerations at the IMO.

The IMO also welcomes the Paris Agreement under the UNFCC and recognised the role of the IMO in mitigating the impact of GHG emissions from international shipping.