Written answers

Thursday, 17 July 2025

Department of Finance

Departmental Data

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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251. To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount of Israeli bonds held by any State body under the aegis of his Department; the details of any purchase or sale of Israeli bonds in the past three years, specifying the date of the purchase or sale, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40682/25]

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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Below are the holdings for 2022 to 2024 inclusive of Israeli sovereign debt held by ISIF.

Year Value
2022 €2.69m
2023 €2.62m
2024 €3.62m
Given the recent escalating geopolitical tensions and conflict in the Middle East, ISIF determined that the risk profile of a number of sovereign bond holdings in the region are no longer within its investment parameters. Following this determination, ISIF divested its holdings of sovereign debt issued by Egypt, Israel and Jordan and now holds none of the debt of these three States.

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