Irish Sea checks will be ‘operationally effective’ even if facilities are unfinished

A Stena Line ferry in Belfast Port as processes on goods moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland will be kept to an “absolute minimum” following the end of the Brexit transition period, the UK Government said.

Irish Sea Brexit checks should be “operationally effective” by the New Year even though the physical facilities will not be finished, a senior Stormont official has said.

Additional checks on animal-based products entering Northern Ireland from Great Britain are required under the terms of the Brexit Withdrawal Treaty.