Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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110. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he intends to continue to exclude Israel from tenders for military equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4266/25]

Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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115. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to the commitment of his predecessor that Ireland would not be procuring military equipment or defence equipment from Israel, if he is aware that various aircraft purchased by the Defence Forces in recent months contain Israeli components; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4271/25]

Sinéad Gibney (Dublin Rathdown, Social Democrats)
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123. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence how much his Department has spent on the purchase of military equipment, leasing of military equipment, and provision of services from Israel in the past two years, broken down by month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4805/25]

Sinéad Gibney (Dublin Rathdown, Social Democrats)
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124. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence how much his Department has spent on the purchase of dual use goods, leasing of dual use goods from Israel in the past two years, broken down by month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4806/25]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 110, 115, 123 and 124 together.

Since the ICJ advisory opinion of 19 July 2024, the Department has included provisions in its tender documentation regarding the right to reject offers from third countries on defence and security grounds, in line with the Commission guidance on the procurement of defensive equipment under Directive 2009/18/EU.

The Department of Defence signed contracts in December 2024 with Airbus Helicopters UK for the provision of four H145 light utility helicopters which will be manufactured by Airbus in Germany. While the Department does not comment on systems fitted to Air Corps aircraft for operational reasons, the H145 rotary wing aircraft comes fitted with the Helionix Avionics Suite, an avionics solution which is proprietary to Airbus. Avionics systems are fitted on all modern civil and military aircraft to assist pilots to fly the aircraft safely and are not military specific.

The Department of Defence has not purchased or leased any dual use goods from Israel.

The Department of Defence has not leased any military equipment from Israeli companies. The value of military equipment and services purchased from Israeli companies since January 2023 is set out in the table below. It should be noted that these relate to pre-existing contracts in place prior to the ICJ advisory opinion.

In addition to the contracts outlined above, in 2023 the Department paid €11,205 to an Israeli company, Reshet Graf for the one off purchase of passive trail markers, and in April and June 2024 the Department paid a total of USD $2,220 to All Cargo Logistics' Israeli office for freight forwarding services.