Paul Coghlan (Fine Gael)

I move:

2. In page 10, line 34, to delete "Act" and substitute the following:

"Act, and providing details of—

(a) the quantities of goods licensed for export,

(b) the values of goods licensed for export,

(c) details of end-users of goods licensed for export, and

(d) details of companies exporting dual use goods under open licences".

The section lays out that a report must be prepared by the Minister after the end of each year on the operation of matters within the scope of the Act. I believe there should be specifics in the report. The Minister of State will tell the House what specifics, if any, will be in the report. This is the worry.

At the outset I want to say I am grateful to Amnesty International for its advice on this matter. If there must be reports, we should be concerned about the parliamentary structures to be put in place for scrutinising them. It is reasonable that export licence data should be included in these annual reports providing details of the quantities of goods licensed for exports as well as details of companies exporting dual use goods under open licences. I look forward to hearing the Minister of State on this matter.