Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 25 June 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Covid-19: Testing and Tracing

Dr. Colm Henry:

We have developed the capacity to do so but we have not had to use it yet. That is fortunate for all of our sakes. The capacity remains. We have purchased laboratory capacity. Mr. McCallion can brief the Deputy further in that regard. The capacity is also based on the testing centres. Throughout the pathway, we have built up a capacity to carry out 100,000 tests per week. The fact that we have not had to use it does not mean the capacity does not exist.

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