'Contingency plans' in place to store medicines post-Brexit, Taoiseach confirms

The Taoiseach has said that Ireland is preparing for a potential shortage of medicines here in the event of a hard Brexit.

'Contingency plans' in place to store medicines post-Brexit, Taoiseach confirms

The Taoiseach has said that Ireland is preparing for a potential shortage of medicines here in the event of a hard Brexit.

Leo Varadkar said the country is making ā€œcontingency plansā€ should a new regulatory regime come into force in the UK when they leave the EU.

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