Barry Ward
Question:6. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Taoiseach the categories which trade takes place between Ireland and Israel, including the occupied Palestinian territories. [72670/25]
View answerWednesday, 17 December 2025
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The following tables contain the value of trade with Isreal and with Occupied Palestinian Territory by category between 2021 and 2025 for exports and imports. Data for the full year 2025 is currently not available so the value of exports and imports from January to September 2025 is presented. Please note that the most recent month's data on External Trade in Goods figures are provisional and subject to revision.
Table A – Value (€’000) of Export Goods to Israel by Category 2021-2025
|
- |
Jan - Dec 2021 |
Jan - Dec 2022 |
Jan - Dec 2023 |
Jan - Dec 2024 |
Jan - Sep 2025 |
|
Category |
€000 |
€000 |
€000 |
€000 |
€000 |
|
Food and live animals |
27,239.36 |
23,995.06 |
31,909.31 |
33,689.41 |
15,596.96 |
|
Beverages and tobacco |
3,867.04 |
3,615.98 |
3,107.38 |
4,775.96 |
3,134.92 |
|
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels |
512.62 |
790.88 |
855.06 |
260.48 |
160.88 |
|
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related products |
2,179.16 |
2,999.38 |
3,057.90 |
2,982.87 |
2,324.77 |
|
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes |
7.13 |
20.39 |
17.58 |
27.82 |
18.27 |
|
Chemicals and related products nes |
222,165.58 |
261,067.61 |
259,657.75 |
263,624.62 |
208,079.93 |
|
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material |
3,595.04 |
4,116.36 |
6,255.36 |
6,647.48 |
5,563.01 |
|
Machinery & transport equipment |
546,544.42 |
732,148.75 |
181,771.05 |
1,078,685.29 |
748,934.14 |
|
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
15,132.81 |
19,979.73 |
24,906.42 |
70,227.16 |
22,569.57 |
|
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere |
228.96 |
1.42 |
0.20 |
0.004 |
0 |
|
Total |
821,472.12 |
1,048,735.58 |
511,538.00 |
1,460,921.09 |
1,006,382.45 |
Table B – Value (€’000) of Import Goods from Israel by Category 2021-2025
|
- |
Jan - Dec 2021 |
Jan - Dec 2022 |
Jan - Dec 2023 |
Jan - Dec 2024 |
Jan - Sep 2025 |
|
Category |
€000 |
€000 |
€000 |
€000 |
€000 |
|
Food and live animals |
7,193.34 |
7,676.99 |
10,508.79 |
7,628.73 |
5,179.90 |
|
Beverages and tobacco |
5.02 |
8.00 |
1.95 |
3.37 |
6.58 |
|
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels |
192.37 |
233.49 |
270.53 |
162.69 |
129.85 |
|
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related products |
8.09 |
1.75 |
9.73 |
47.43 |
0.32 |
|
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes |
20.19 |
21.47 |
29.12 |
5.48 |
5.43 |
|
Chemicals and related products nes |
21,704.43 |
46,225.39 |
59,167.18 |
69,365.46 |
68,419.37 |
|
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material |
8,027.58 |
11,204.34 |
9,324.10 |
8,340.43 |
5,837.18 |
|
Machinery & transport equipment |
2,375,007.21 |
4,605,478.92 |
3,466,011.11 |
3,658,898.49 |
2,502,963.95 |
|
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
26,552.73 |
165,585.28 |
64,491.97 |
73,610.91 |
26,499.23 |
|
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere |
1.43 |
6.46 |
1.35 |
0.75 |
0.22 |
|
Total |
2,438,712.39 |
4,836,442.09 |
3,609,815.83 |
3,818,063.75 |
2,609,042.03 |
Table C – Value (€’000) of Export Goods to Occupied Palestinian Territory by Category 2021-2025
|
- |
Jan - Dec 2021 |
Jan - Dec 2022 |
Jan - Dec 2023 |
Jan - Dec 2024 |
Jan - Sep 2025 |
|
Category |
€000 |
€000 |
€000 |
€000 |
€000 |
|
Food and live animals |
144.15 |
206.13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Chemicals and related products nes |
1,338.01 |
2,197.92 |
2,113.80 |
259.90 |
13.18 |
|
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material |
11.57 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Machinery & transport equipment |
0 |
0 |
15.82 |
9.63 |
8.56 |
|
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
37.05 |
7.90 |
39.79 |
2.14 |
4.55 |
|
Grand Total |
1,530.78 |
2,411.95 |
2,169.42 |
271.68 |
26.29 |