Food leaders’ contingency plans to minimise Brexit impact

A recent survey by Bord Bia which found that 40% of Irish food and drink exporters expect their sales to decline in the wake of the British exit from the EU whas been as raised in the Dáil.

Labour TD Willie Penrose asked Agriculture Minister Michael Creed to outline his contingency plans to mitigate the effects on agri-food.

Irish food and drink exports to the UK accounted for 41% of total exports in 2015, valued at €4.4bn, he said.