Ms Phil Ní Sheaghdha:

The current situation is that unless there is a close contact in an acute hospital, and I am speaking specifically about the acute sector, there is no routine testing. For example, in the private sector and care of the older person services that are public services, there is routine testing of all staff every fortnight. We and our members believe that the same regime should be in place in an acute hospital because we have a lot more information about asymptomatic presentation.