Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 January 2026
451. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding any product or service purchased from Israel or the occupied territories by her Department in 2025, broken down by description and amount paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1977/26]
View answerThe ICJ advisory opinion of 19 July 2024 has made it clear that all States must abstain from entering into economic or trade dealings with Israel concerning the occupied Palestinian territory that may entrench its unlawful presence there. Since the ICJ advisory opinion, my Department has included provisions in its tender documentation regarding the right to reject offers from third countries, which includes Israel, on defence and security grounds, in line with the Commission guidance on the procurement of defensive equipment under Directive 2009/18/EU. There have been no new contracts awarded to Israeli companies since before that date.
I am advised that there were no payments made in 2025 by the Defence Forces to Israeli companies in respect of existing contracts.
I am also advised that no goods or services have been purchased from companies registered in the State of Palestine in 2025, and there are no companies registered on my Department's financial systems as being based in the occupied Palestinian territory.
