Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I must take the Minister up on the point that it does not seem to be affecting us worse than other places. Given all the different causes we are hearing about, whether Covid or the war or various others, we would expect that to be impacting across the board. Brexit was expected to impact access to medication in the UK, yet there are medications available in the UK market that are not available here in the Republic. People would quite readily cross the Border to get access to them or fill a prescription. That is a big step for people coming from Cork. They are doing it because they know they can get access to different prescriptions in the North that are not available here. It is not only prescription medications that are involved; it is also over-the-counter medications. Where some of those over-the-counter medications are not available, say Brolene eye drops-----

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