Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

This is not a problem for Mr. Downes, but I do not draw that distinction. To my mind, as has been alluded to, the entire Israeli state has been characterised as an apartheid regime engaged in illegal occupation, and is imposing a siege on Gaza that by any definition is in breach of international law. Some of us would be of the view that there should be complete shutting off of all trade links, economic, political and financial - the lot - with this State. However, I know that is not the Government position. I wish it was. I think it should be, but it would be helpful if Mr. Downes could give us as much granular detail as possible on those dual-use exports. Would it also be possible for comparative purposes to go back a couple of years to see if there is a change in different sectors where there are exports, and what those are? Have they gone up in particular areas?