Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

No, we are saying it is an option. The system we will operate will be very similar to what the German and UK Governments are seeking to introduce. The health authorities indicated to me that if we are to introduce a testing system, such an approach would involve passengers being tested five days after arrival. My understanding of the health advice is that passengers would restrict their movements for those five days. The chance of persons being asymptomatic in the early stages would be reduced by the five-day delay. Although testing at that point does not provide 100% certainty, as Dr. Holohan stated yesterday, it offers a significantly improved------