Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Gray.

I want to move on to the question of testing. The DAA's submission talks about looking at the possibility that passengers would have to be tested and have a negative test result 72 hours before travel. I understand that for a testing regime to be effective a double test must be involved because a person could be tested one day and have no symptoms but could be still carrying the virus and thus a follow-up test is needed a few days later. What is Mr. Gray's advice about the proposal for a single test and to which health authorities has he spoken to get the best advice?