State approved €6.4m in Israel arms exports

Export licences for €6.4m worth of military goods for Israel have been approved by the Government in the past three years, the Irish Examiner can reveal.

The figures have led to demands from opposition parties for ministers to “come clean” on exactly what type of goods are being allowed to be exported to Israel.

Enterprise Department documents show the vast majority under the “military export” category, €6.18m, were approved in 2011.