Dáil debates
Tuesday, 28 May 2024
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
3:35 pm
Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE) | Oireachtas source
All eyes are on Rafah. The Taoiseach spoke earlier about the horrific scenes that the world watched - children being burned alive who had fled from elsewhere in Gaza, like a million other people, to Rafah before being targeted by Israel. Can the Taoiseach tell me whether any Irish-exported technology was used in the preparation of that massacre or in the close to 40,000 other deaths? Regarding the AI targeting that is happening, is any technology exported from Ireland being used in that? We know that more than €70 million worth of technology which can have a dual use was exported from Ireland. It can be used by the military. It was exported to the Israeli state, the defence industry or companies with connections to the defence industry? That has been given licence by the Irish State. We know that since 7 October last, technology worth €32 million has been exported. The Taoiseach said earlier that it is not enough to condemn and there needs to be action. Can the Taoiseach, at the very least, stop the issuing of export licences for dual-use goods to Israel?
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