Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I want to focus on food processing plants and meat factories. It is fair to say, unless our guests want to contradict me, that outside of healthcare and residential settings, food processing plants are by far the most likely workplace in which Covid-19 clusters emerge.

I have two questions. On what basis does testing currently take place in these types of factories? In other words, is testing random, routine or does it only take place where a case is suspected or confirmed? Whose responsibility is it to inform the public when confirmed cases emerge from these factory settings?