Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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My Department is responsible for controls on the export of military items from Ireland. Under Irish law, military export licences must be sought in respect of the export from Ireland of military goods and technology, and any components thereof, listed in the Annex to the Control of Exports (Goods and Technology) Order, S.I. No. 216 of 2012 which reflects the EU Common Military List.

My Department is also responsible for licensing the export of dual-use items outside the EU pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No. 428/2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items.

There were 128 licences with a value of €63m issued in 2016, to export goods which have a military classification.  These licences were in respect of:

- components which have a military rating

- firearms for hunting, sporting and recreational activities, and personal use

- explosives for commercial mining and quarrying.

There were 409 individual licences with a value of €394m issued in 2016 to export dual-use goods.  There were further exports of dual use goods with a value of €2.8 billion under 21 global licences.  Global licences are issued to exporters where they have large volumes of low risk products.  These licences are issued subject to a number of strict conditions.

Due to commercial sensitivities, I am not in a position to provide the names of companies that have obtained export licences.