Written answers
Wednesday, 28 January 2026
Department of Finance
State Assets
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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26. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that none of the Collective Investment in Transferable Securities will be invested in military or defence focused EFT’s in order to comply with Ireland's neutrality stance. [6661/26]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The framework for regulated collective investment schemes is set out at an EU level in two Directives –
- Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities
- Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on Alternative Investment Fund Managers
The regulatory framework that is applied to such investment vehicles is a framework that has been agreed at EU level.
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