Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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315. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department or any of its agencies are involved in any exercise, operation, training or research which includes involvement by any Israeli state agency, any Israeli-based company or any company based elsewhere in the world which is owned or part-owned by any Israeli state agency or by any Israeli-based company. [51066/23]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is not involved in any exercise, operation, training or research which includes involvement by any Israeli state agency, any Israeli-based company or any company based elsewhere in the world which is owned or part-owned by any Israeli state agency or by any Israeli-based company.

However, to note Ireland (represented by Met Éireann) and Israel (represented by the Israeli Met service) are both members of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO).

In addition, EUMETNET is a grouping of National Meteorological Services that provides a framework to organise co-operative programmes between its Members in the various fields of basic meteorological activities. Met Éireann is a member of EUMETNET and the Israeli Met Service is a cooperating service in EUMETNET.

Met Éireann is also a member of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and the Israeli Met service is a co-operating member.

In delegate bodies of EUMETNET, ECMWF and WMO, delegates from Met Éireann attend meetings on occasion where Israeli delegates are also present.

My Department does not maintain the requested information in respect of the State bodies under its aegis. These bodies may be contacted directly by e-mail by members of the Oireachtas, as set out in the following table.