Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 May 2024
72. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 100 of 18 April 2024, the total value of Ireland’s imports from Israel since 7 October 2023; the total value of Ireland’s exports to Israel since 7 October 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23075/24]
View answerThe Central Statistics Office compiles goods trade data for individual countries on a monthly basis. This data is available from the month of October 2023 but not from the specific date of 7 October.
According to the most recent data available from the CSO, the value of goods imports from Israel in the period October 2023 to end March 2024 was €1,836 million. The value of goods exports to Israel in the period October 2023 to end March 2024 was €395 million.
Services trade data for individual countries is not yet available for 2023 or 2024.
Israel is not a major export market for Enterprise Ireland client companies with exports accounting for less than 1% of total Enterprise Ireland client company exports.
As the Deputy will know, Trade Policy is an exclusive competence of the European Union as part of the Union’s Common Commercial Policy.
