Tensions are rising between the British government and the EU over the bloc's threat to stop vaccine exports.
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says Article 122 of the EU Treaty may be used -- up to and including seizing facilities and suspending patent rights.
The emergency clause can only be invoked where there's "severe difficulites" in the supply of products.
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says he expects the EU to allow contracts be honoured.
But Fine Gael's European Affairs spokesperson Neal Richmond says it's the right call from the Commission.
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