Barry Ward
Ceist:1. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Taoiseach the position regarding the top international trade partners for Ireland for each of the years 2021 to 2024 and to date in 2025. [72663/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraTrade Data
Ceisteanna (1)
Freagraí scríofa
The most recent trade in goods data by top international trade partners for Ireland for years 2021-2025 is shown in the tables below. 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 1. Goods exports/imports by top five trading partners, 2021
|
- |
Exports |
|
Imports |
|
|
|
Rank |
Country |
€000 |
Rank |
Country |
€000 |
|
1. |
United States |
52,567,173 |
1. |
United States |
18,124,914 |
|
2. |
Germany |
17,788,717 |
2. |
Great Britain |
15,468,337 |
|
3. |
Great Britain |
14,418,155 |
3. |
France |
10,369,868 |
|
4. |
Belgium |
13,530,159 |
4. |
China |
8,452,316 |
|
5. |
China |
11,196,873 |
5. |
Germany |
7,477,819 |
Table 2. Goods exports/imports by top five trading partners, 2022
|
- |
Exports |
|
Imports |
|
|
|
Rank |
Country |
€000 |
Rank |
Country |
€000 |
|
1. |
United States |
63,216,798 |
1. |
Great Britain |
23,974,753 |
|
2. |
Germany |
25,238,770 |
2. |
United States |
22,361,294 |
|
3. |
Belgium |
17,603,869 |
3. |
China |
14,428,054 |
|
4. |
Great Britain |
17,222,843 |
4. |
France |
13,161,327 |
|
5. |
Netherlands |
14,340,244 |
5. |
Germany |
10,532,226 |
Table 3. Goods exports/imports by top five trading partners, 2023
|
- |
Exports |
|
Imports |
|
|
|
Rank |
Country |
€000 |
Rank |
Country |
€000 |
|
1. |
United States |
54,033,764 |
1. |
United States |
22,948,942 |
|
2. |
Germany |
20,435,986 |
2. |
Great Britain |
21,088,487 |
|
3. |
Belgium |
18,387,520 |
3. |
France |
17,647,234 |
|
4. |
Great Britain |
17,445,636 |
4. |
China |
10,763,932 |
|
5. |
Netherlands |
16,718,828 |
5. |
Germany |
8,906,314 |
Table 4. Goods exports/imports by top five trading partners, 2024
|
- |
Exports |
|
Imports |
|
|
|
Rank |
Country |
€000 |
Rank |
Country |
€000 |
|
1. |
United States |
73,511,907 |
1. |
United States |
22,995,925 |
|
2. |
Netherlands |
22,916,457 |
2. |
Great Britain |
16,175,798 |
|
3. |
Germany |
20,127,307 |
3. |
France |
14,231,246 |
|
4. |
Belgium |
17,079,716 |
4. |
Germany |
12,377,107 |
|
5. |
Great Britain |
15,452,398 |
5. |
China |
11,768,417 |
Table 5. Goods exports/imports by top five trading partners, (Jan-Sep*) 2025
|
- |
Exports |
|
Imports |
|
|
|
Rank |
Country |
€000 |
Rank |
Country |
€000 |
|
1. |
United States |
100,458,699 |
1. |
United States |
16,602,975 |
|
2. |
Netherlands |
19,844,303 |
2. |
Germany |
12,427,530 |
|
3. |
Germany |
11,765,038 |
3. |
Great Britain |
12,114,750 |
|
4. |
Great Britain |
11,163,605 |
4. |
China |
8,915,959 |
|
5. |
Belgium |
10,230,526 |
5. |
France |
8,598,230 |
*The most recent month's data on External Trade in Goods figures are provisional and subject to revision.
Trade Data
Ceisteanna (2)
Barry Ward
Ceist:2. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Taoiseach if she will outline all recorded trade with Israel for each of the years 2021 to 2024 and to date in 2025. [72664/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
The following tables contain the value and volume of trade with Isreal between 2021 and 2024 for exports to Israel and imports from Israel. Data for the full year 2025 is currently not available so the value and volume 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) and Volume (Tonnes) of Export Goods to Israel 2021-2025
|
- |
|
Jan - Dec 2021 |
Jan - Dec 2022 |
Jan - Dec 2023 |
Jan - Dec 2024 |
Jan - Sep 2025 |
|
Israel |
€000 |
821,472.1 |
1,048,735.6 |
511,538.0 |
1,460,921.1 |
1,006,382.4 |
|
|
Tonnes |
35,660.3 |
37,038.3 |
38,291.2 |
37,831.1 |
26,956.1 |
Table B – Value (€’000) and Volume (Tonnes) of Import Goods from Israel 2021-2025
|
- |
|
Jan - Dec 2021 |
Jan - Dec 2022 |
Jan - Dec 2023 |
Jan - Dec 2024 |
Jan - Sep 2025 |
|
Israel |
€000 |
2,438,712.4 |
4,836,442.1 |
3,609,815.8 |
3,818,063.8 |
2,609,042.0 |
|
|
Tonnes |
21,552.4 |
20,458.6 |
29,580.6 |
18,036.1 |
43,387.5 |
Trade Data
Ceisteanna (3)
Barry Ward
Ceist:3. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Taoiseach the extent and value of trade between Ireland and Israel in each direction. [72665/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
The following tables contain the value and volume of trade with Israel between 2021 and 2024 for exports to Israel and imports from Israel. Data for the full year 2025 is currently not available so the value and volume 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) and Volume (Tonnes) of Export Goods to Israel 2021-2025
|
- |
|
Jan - Dec 2021 |
Jan - Dec 2022 |
Jan - Dec 2023 |
Jan - Dec 2024 |
Jan - Sep 2025 |
|
Israel |
€000 |
821,472.1 |
1,048,735.6 |
511,538.0 |
1,460,921.1 |
1,006,382.4 |
|
|
Tonnes |
35,660.3 |
37,038.3 |
38,291.2 |
37,831.1 |
26,956.1 |
Table B – Value (€’000) and Volume (Tonnes) of Import Goods from Israel 2021-2025
|
- |
|
Jan - Dec 2021 |
Jan - Dec 2022 |
Jan - Dec 2023 |
Jan - Dec 2024 |
Jan - Sep 2025 |
|
Israel |
€000 |
2,438,712.4 |
4,836,442.1 |
3,609,815.8 |
3,818,063.8 |
2,609,042.0 |
|
|
Tonnes |
21,552.4 |
20,458.6 |
29,580.6 |
18,036.1 |
43,387.5 |
Trade Data
Ceisteanna (4)
Barry Ward
Ceist:4. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Taoiseach the basis on which trade with Israel is calculated; which trade statistics apply to Israel; and the way in which a particular trade stream with Israel is determined. [72666/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
CSO trade in goods statistics with non-EU countries such as Israel are compiled using a number of data sources including data sourced from Customs documents, Intrastat survey returns and estimates.
Extra-EU trade statistics are compiled mainly using Customs data sourced from documents (Single Administrative Documents (SADs)) supplied by exporters and importers (or their agents) to the Customs authorities which are used for Customs clearance purposes. The information on the SAD is captured by the Customs AEP (Automated Entry Processing) system, either by feeding it in at the Customs Stations or by electronic transfer direct from the trader. The AEP records, with the statistical data, are transferred to VIMA and then to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) for processing and dissemination.
For import values, Intrastat data with country of consignment as intra-EU but country of origin as Extra-EU are also included in the compilation of trade statistics. CSO data on trade figures records imports by country of origin; that is the country from which the goods originate, rather than the country of consignment which is the last Member State where a change has been made to the goods, for example, where there is a change of ownership of the goods, or goods are repackaged or further processed in some way. If a firm imports goods from country A which have been repackaged in country B for example, the country of origin is country A, but the country of consignment is country B. It should be noted, however, that in the case where the goods simply transit through a Member State, that Member State is not recorded in the trade statistics at all.
In addition, CSO trade statistics include estimates for firms which have not submitted a response to the Intrastat survey, or which are not liable to return a response for the Intrastat data. For Intrastat data, firms whose value of imports exceed the threshold (€750,000) in the previous 12 months must make a detailed import return each month. These estimates are forecast using past historical values. Intrastat data is not used in the compilation of export trade statistics for non-EU countries as export goods are classified by country of final destination.
Countries for trade statistics are classified for all European statistical offices compiling European statistics on international trade in goods using EUROSTAT’s country nomenclature (Geonomenclature) as set out annually in the Official Journal of the European Union. From January 1999, this follows the United Nation’s coding system, where each country is identified by a two-letter code.
CSO trade in goods statistics from non-EU countries such as Israel are thus an aggregation of Customs-based non-EU trade data, Intrastat survey data and estimates for firms which are below threshold or non-response for this survey.
Between January and September 2025, the value of import goods from Israel was €2.6* billion while the value of export goods was €1.0* billion.
*The most recent month’s data on External Trade in Goods figures are provisional and subject to revision.
Trade Data
Ceisteanna (5)
Barry Ward
Ceist:5. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Taoiseach the value of trade with the occupied Palestinian territories for each of the years 2021 to 2024 and to date in 2025. [72667/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
The following tables contains the value of trade with Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) between 2021 and 2024 for exports to OPT and imports from OPT. 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 Occupied Palestinian Territory 2021-2025
|
- |
|
Jan - Dec 2021 |
Jan - Dec 2022 |
Jan - Dec 2023 |
Jan - Dec 2024 |
Jan - Sep 2025 |
|
Occupied Palestinian Territory |
€000 |
1,530.8 |
2,412.0 |
2,169.4 |
271.7 |
26.3 |
Table B – Value (€’000) of Import Goods from Occupied Palestinian Territory 2021-2025
|
- |
|
Jan - Dec 2021 |
Jan - Dec 2022 |
Jan - Dec 2023 |
Jan - Dec 2024 |
Jan - Sep 2025 |
|
Occupied Palestinian Territory |
€000 |
117.0 |
199.3 |
90.5 |
214.2 |
396.1 |
Trade Data
Ceisteanna (6)
Barry Ward
Ceist:6. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Taoiseach the categories which trade takes place between Ireland and Israel, including the occupied Palestinian territories. [72670/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
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 |
Urban Development
Ceisteanna (7)
Eoghan Kenny
Ceist:7. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Taoiseach in light of the city centre action plan passed by Cork City Council, if he still plans to establish a Government task force; if he has read the action plan; and if he will commit to a city deal for Cork. [72690/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
Cork occupies a very important position in the economic, social and cultural life of our country. The Programme for Government commits to applying the Dublin City Taskforce model to other cities, towns and regions in need of revitalisation, beginning with Cork City.
Officials from my Department recently met with Cork City Council and representatives from business and the community to exchange ideas on how to proceed with rejuvenating Cork City and share learnings from the Dublin City Taskforce model. In recognising Cork City’s unique character and potential as our second city, the implementation of the Taskforce model will demand a tailored response in line with the specificity of Cork City.
Cork City Council has submitted a proposal for next steps tailored to Cork City’s specific needs and opportunities which, in addition to the Action Plan, are being considered.