Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 28 June 2023

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Control of Exports Bill 2023: Committee Stage

Photo of Louise O'ReillyLouise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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I have one specific question. The Minister of State said that this reflects his thinking and that of the Department. I should have started by thanking the Minister of State's officials for all their work on this. I appreciate them coming in. Nobody is picking holes in this except to try to be helpful. That is all. I understand the amount of work that goes into it and I thank the officials for that. On the one hand, the Minister of State is saying that in nearly all cases it will be related to State security. What about the small amount of redaction he envisages that will not relate to State security? Will that be for reasons of commercial sensitivity?