Tanaiste reacts as biggest threats to Ireland named

Infections that are resistant to medicines are the biggest risk facing Ireland, according to an expert assessment.

READ MORE: Surge in children attending A&E for mental illnesses during Covid-19 lockdowns, study shows This risk is part of a global trend and is not unique to Ireland, but it is the first time antimicrobial resistance has been named as the top threats to the country.A report will be prepared for Government on each risk in order of priority.

"We experienced our own cyber attack on our health service, which basically paralysed our health service for a number of weeks and extraordinary human costs and financial cost.

"We did see a greater awareness of the fragility of our supply chains, whether that's food, medicines, energy, oil. "But this time, the expert focus groups have rated antimicrobial-resistant infections as the top risk facing us at the moment, and so that's quite a shift."

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