Patrick Costello
Question:97. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total value of dual-use exports to Israel and Palestine for the period of 2017 to date. [13883/22]
View answerTuesday, 22 March 2022
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‘Dual-use’ items are products and components, including software and technology, that can be used for both civil and military applications. The list of ‘Dual-use’ items subject to Export Control is set out in Annex 1 to Regulation (EU) 2021/821. The bulk of ‘Dual-use’ exports from Ireland are mainstream business ICT products, both hardware and software, (networking, data storage, cybersecurity etc). They are categorised as ‘Dual-use’ items as a consequence of fact that they make use of strong encryption for data protection purposes.
My officials assess all ‘Dual-Use’ export applications on a case-by-case basis, in accordance with the relevant legislation and against the eight assessment criteria set out in Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP. In assessing such applications the views of the Department of Foreign Affairs is also considered as well as any EU Restrictive Measures in place.
The value of individual ‘Dual-Use’ export licences issued in respect of Israel from 2017 to date is presented below in tabular format. No licences were issued in respect of exports to Palestine over this period.
|
Year |
Total Value of Individual Licences € |
|
2017 |
5,175,210 |
|
2018 |
3,073,005 |
|
2019 |
4,964,796 |
|
2020 |
7,153,410 |
|
2021 |
10,365,643 |
|
2022 to date |
906,039 |