Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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I thank members, the Minister of State and his officials for participating in today's meeting to consider Committee Stage of the Control of Exports Bill 2023. I remind the committee that all members are to participate in the meeting either within the meeting room or remotely from within the Leinster House complex only. Should a division occur, any members participating remotely will be required to make their way to the meeting room within the normal division time to vote and to return to their original location. There have been no apologies so far. The Bill was referred to the select committee by order of the Dáil on 11 May 2023. The purpose of the Bill is to provide for control of the export of items that can be used for civil or military purposes and for control of the provision of brokering services or technical assistance in respect of, or control of transit of, those items; to give full effect to Council Regulation (EU) No. 2021/821 of 20 May 2021 setting up a Union regime for the control of exports, brokering, technical assistance, transit and transfer of dual-use items (recast); to provide for control of the export of military items and for control of the provision of brokering services in respect of, or control of transit of, those items; to provide for the Minister to grant authorisations to undertake certain activities relating to dual-use items and military items; to provide for a process for appealing certain decisions of the Minister with due regard to the potentially sensitive nature of the subject matter of the appeal, and for those purposes to establish a panel of persons to deal with appeals; to provide for enforcement; to provide for information sharing; to provide for the repeal of the Control of Exports Act 2008; and to provide for related matters.

I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Dara Calleary, who is accompanied by his officials.