Mr. Evan Cullen:

There is no question, Chairman. Rapid antigen testing should be made mandatory at the airport for all departing passengers, all arriving passengers and everyone working at the airport on an almost-daily basis. That is the best way to rebuild confidence in the industry and get people back flying. It is important however that we say it is not PCR testing, which we accept is the gold standard, but rapid antigen testing, which costs between €5 and €10 per test and gives results between 15 and 50 minutes. That is our position. The Irish Government should be moving towards that position. We accept that the gold standard is PCR testing, however we belief 100% mandatory testing of the silver standard is better than a voluntary position on the PCR standard. That is the easiest, best and safest way to get back flying and to give people the confidence to go back flying. I regard with real regret the position put by the Government in the last few days. It could have accommodated Christmas for an awful lot of Irish families, had it adopted and embraced the rapid antigen testing for everybody for this Christmas.