“We’ve been thinking about this issue extremely carefully for some time.” This is how, under questioning from the Oireachtas Finance Committee on Wednesday afternoon, Central Bank governor Gabriel Makhlouf tried to stress how seriously the financial regulator was taking on concerns around its role concerning Israeli bonds.   Despite the fragile ceasefire in place, Ireland’s role as Israel’s designated home member country for the issuance of debt in the EU remains an issue of great public importance. It means Ireland has a very direct role in facilitating the sale of State bonds in European financial markets to raise funds for a…

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