Results 1-17 of 17 for israel speaker:Dara Calleary

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Data (18 Jan 2023)

Dara Calleary: The Central Statistics Office compiles statistical data on Goods Exports and Imports. According to the CSO, the value of goods imports from Israel in 2021 was €2,439 million. In the period January-November 2022 the value of goods imports from Israel was €4,622 million. The value of goods imports from Occupied Palestinian Territory in 2021 was €117,000. In the period...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Data (23 May 2024)

Dara Calleary: .... This data is available from the month of October 2023 but not from the specific date of 7 October. According to the most recent data available from the CSO, the value of goods imports from Israel in the period October 2023 to end March 2024 was €1,836 million. The value of goods exports to Israel in the period October 2023 to end March 2024 was €395 million. ...

Official Engagements. (3 Mar 2010)

Dara Calleary: ..., Deputy Martin, and the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Power, have asked me to send their regrets but they both have engagements. Responding to articles which appeared in the Irish, British and Israeli media, the Minister for Foreign Affairs issued a statement on Tuesday regretting the decision of the Carrickmacross Town Council to remove the signature of the Israeli ambassador from the...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2023: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: ...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...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Export Controls (18 Apr 2024)

Dara Calleary: I absolutely share the Deputy's views on this space and can assure him that applications for dual-use licences in respect of exports to Israel are assessed pretty rigorously on a case-by-case basis in line with the assessment criteria I outlined. There are eight criteria, but the two specific criteria to which I referred are important in this context. We also seek real-time geopolitical...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Export Controls (23 May 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...Deputy believes that those criteria have let things slip through, he should let me know and I will absolutely follow up on the matter. Applications for dual-use licences in respect of exports to Israel are assessed rigorously on a case-by-case basis. In addition, the officials in our Department seek real-time geopolitical observations from the Department of Foreign Affairs in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (24 Jun 2021)

Dara Calleary: 133. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there has been any response from Israel on the decision to categorise the occupation of Palestinian territories as a de facto annexation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33697/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (18 Nov 2021)

Dara Calleary: 44. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on Israel’s plans for the construction of around 3,000 settlement units in the West Bank. [56510/21]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Export Controls (23 May 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...confident in standing over that process. As Ministers in the Department, Deputies Burke and Higgins and I regularly challenge our officials to make sure it is rigorous, particularly in respect of Israel.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Export Controls (23 May 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...it to us and I will be able to give him relevant and accurate information. We have a rigorous process that involves our Department and the Department of Foreign Affairs in respect of not only Israel but also every market that concerns dual-use exports. A great deal of work goes into ensuring that the process is rigorous and independent.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Export Controls (23 May 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...encryption for ICT security purposes. In the period 7 October 2023 to date, my Department has issued fourteen individual dual-use export licences with a value of €52 million to end users in Israel. The majority of these exports are ICT hardware and software. All export licence applications, including those indicating an end destination in Israel, are considered by my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Landscape: Minister of State (4 Feb 2014)

Dara Calleary: ...area, only 27 of the 164, or 16% of new investments last year were in research, development and innovation. Apple is considering locating its new research and development centre not in Ireland, but in Israel. While I welcome all of the companies located here, most of them are engaged in marketing sales rather than research and development. Are we lacking in something that these...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Export Controls (23 May 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...the Deputy said, dual-use items are products and components, including software and technology, that can be used for both civil and military applications. The bulk of dual-use exports from Ireland to Israel are mainstream business ICT products, predominantly software, that are categorised as dual-use items specifically as a consequence of the fact that they incorporate strong encryption...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Equality Budgeting Initiative: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Dara Calleary: ...about it, in terms of the potential impact on gender equality. The witnesses have also suggested that here. In terms of the early stages of our roll-out of gender budgeting versus Scotland or Israel, the two examples mentioned, are we more or less ambitious? How do we compare in terms of the roll-out? Has the NWCI sought to meet the Parliamentary Budget Office to discuss those...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Export Controls (18 Apr 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...for illicit purposes. As part of their assessment, my officials seek the views of the Department of Foreign Affairs in respect of all applications for export licences, including those destined for Israeli end users. Both my own Department and the Department of Foreign Affairs review all dual-use export licence applications against the eight assessment criteria set out in Council...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Export Controls (18 Apr 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...and components, including software and technology, that can be used for both civil and military applications. All export licence applications, including those indicating an end destination in Israel, are considered by my officials in accordance with criteria set out within the relevant dual-use and military EU and national regulations and with Ireland's international obligations and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Landscape: Minister of State (4 Feb 2014)

Dara Calleary: ...are in sales or marketing. Will we land an actual research and development centre, the heartbeat of innovation? Microsoft's research and development centres are not based in Ireland, but in Israel, China and India. We share the Minister of State's ambition for Ireland to be a driver of innovation. What plans has he in place to see this done? The Minister of State cited €300...