Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Dr. Kenny is making the sale for this in relation to transport, particularly aviation, from the point of view that the danger into the future, until we have everybody vaccinated, booster shots ready and all the rest of it, will come from variants. This is a system that can be deployed. What Senator Dooley has said needs to be done in relation to information on ramp-up capacity. I assume if we have a case of something getting through the gap in relation to a variant, this is a system that could be used in an outbreak setting to catch and contain as quickly as possible. My question is on two things: the applicability, where this can be used and the follow up with that other information, and beyond that, the interaction with Government and NPHET. Nuevo Ireland has its own validation done but it needs validation and acceptance from the public health authorities before it can go where it needs to go in relation to this.