Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 February 2026
206. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the value of dual-use goods exported to Israel in 2025 in its entirety; the companies that got licenses, as well as applications that were refused, and who the end users were. [8926/26]
View answerMy Department is the National Competent Authority with responsibility for Export Controls, including controls on defence-related exports and exports of dual-use goods. Controls on the export of dual-use items are administered by my Department, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council setting up a Union regime for the control of exports, brokering, technical assistance, transit and transfer of dual-use items.
In 2025, 15 individual dual use licences were issued for exports to Israel with a total maximum value of €3.16m. In the same period, 2 applications for individual dual use licences were refused with a total maximum value of €2.22m.
My Department has a duty to protect the commercial confidentiality and security of exporters who apply for export control authorisations, including their staff and facilities. This is a fundamental principle of how export controls are managed responsibly and in line with international best practice. Therefore, I cannot provide a list of exporters granted or denied licences or the end user these licences relate to.
The bulk of dual-use exports from Ireland, including those to Israel, 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 the fact that they incorporate strong encryption for ICT security purposes.
