Michael D Higgins (Galway West, Labour)
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Question 236: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of checks made on imported Israeli goods in 2008 to verify that the goods were not from an illegal settlement. [33058/09]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that, in the course of 2008, a total of 12 imports from Israel (where a preferential rate of duty was claimed) were referred, in accordance with the relevant EU rules, to the Israeli customs authorities for verification of the entitlement to the preferential rate of duty. The verification process in such cases is set out in the EU rules and would include a check by the Israeli customs authorities to verify that the goods were not from an illegal settlement.