Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The whole basis of this Bill is to control, and put controls in place, around dual-use items. Nobody is ever hiding from the dual-use industry and this Bill is about updating legislation that has been there since 2008 to reflect modern day trends in terms of technology and geopolitics. This is about controls. As for the Deputy's query about Israel, there are no military exports to Israel from Ireland. The officials assure me of that and I can provide that to the Deputy in writing if he wishes. We are updating this Bill to reflect 2023 realities in this space, which are completely different from those in 2008. In fact, I would even say that they are completely different from when this Bill began this process through this committee in pre-legislative scrutiny in 2021. Yes, nobody is standing back and nobody is saying we do not have a dual-use industry. Nobody is trying to hide from that. This Bill is about regulating it.