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Wednesday, 15 December 2021

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Military Exports

Photo of Patrick CostelloPatrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party)
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7. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the value of military export licences, by country, for each of the past five years. [62127/21]

Photo of Robert TroyRobert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is responsible for administering controls on the export of Military equipment from Ireland, in accordance with the European Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP defining common rules governing control of exports of military technology and equipment. The list of Military equipment subject to these controls is set out in the Common Military List of the European Union.

All applications for export authorisations in respect of Military equipment are subject to rigorous scrutiny by my officials, on a case-by-case basis. Each application is reviewed against the eight assessment criteria set out in Article 2 of the European Council Common Position.

The application is also reviewed against any EU Restrictive Measures, such as trade sanctions or arms embargoes, that may be in place in respect of the destination country.

My officials also seek observations from the Department of Foreign Affairs on any foreign policy concerns, including human rights considerations, that may arise with the proposed export.

Ireland does not have an arms industry and is not therefore an exporter of conventional weapons. Military export authorisations are granted in respect of exports of personal firearms for hunting, sporting and recreational activities; explosives for commercial mining and quarrying; aircraft and related equipment and components; ground vehicles and components; electronic control systems and software.

The value of authorisations in respect of exports of military goods granted in the last five years is set out in tabular format below.

- 2020 € 2019 € 2018 € 2017 € 2016 €
Australia 1,792,443 560,068 523,108 652,416 1,449,005
Canada 67,653 1,294,448 417,291 248,000 1,170,689
Croatia - 4,500 - - -
Czech Republic 20,534 - - - -
Finland - 90,500 90,138 584,808 -
France 908,682 196,188 673,225 36,189 3,600
Georgia 500 - - - -
Germany 18,683,194 456,659 5,336,121 660,540 8,704,112
India 255,323 - 18,680 -
Indonesia - - - - 1200
Italy 389,256 67,460 262,700 308,291 -
Kosovo 5,791 582 - - -
Kuwait - - 55,000 - -
Malaysia 20,508 - - - -
Mali - - - 13,793 45,068
Netherlands 179450 - - - -
New Caledonia - - 2,500 - -
New Zealand - 17,365 - 242,820 329,750
Norway 42,940 2,147 - 288,200 722,332
Oman - - - - 2,671
Pakistan - - 1,836 - -
Poland 375,000 - - - -
Qatar 224,684 - 78,310 - -
Romania - - 17,363 - -
Russia - - - - 3,657
Seychelles - - - - 11,625
Singapore 495,055 77,058 - - 7,738,250
South Africa - - - 67,566 8,550
South Korea 155,000 502,000 128,000 624,000 122,432
Spain 50,000 - - - -
Sweden 346,244 1,948,256 30,788 711,782 680,947
Switzerland 136,400 495,000 567,800 51,000 48,000
Thailand - - - - 1,519
Turkey 3,530 2,902,874 4,043,966 998,553 1,879,472
United Kingdom 16,779,858 1,734,531 1,109,249 855,910 1,908,011
United States 67,537,386 31,972,316 24,006,597 18,586,174 37,948,501

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