Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am aware of the NVRL carrying out a validation process on LAMP testing, for example, to see if that can be validated. If it is then it will be approved by the Department of Health and we could incorporate it into our testing regimes. At the moment it is the PCR test but this is work that is ongoing. That is why, in our decision at Cabinet, we are leaving it somewhat open for new technologies and new testing to come on board. We are not being definitive that it is only PCR.