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

The system in this country works on a voluntary compliance basis. There is no international regulation stating what is certified and what exactly a PCR test is - although there is clear differentiation between antigen, LAMP and PCR tests. Because it is changing and because the virus has come at a certain pace and so on, it is not an area in which there is absolute off-the-shelf regulatory systems. The Department of Health and the HSE have a clear role first and foremost. We need to ensure that in the provision of any testing here it does not infringe on their testing regime. I believe that can be done. They have oversight. They need to be confident and clear that it is appropriate testing which does not interfere with their system. They have the key role in that.