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

The matter has been put in stark terms. Mr. O'Grady dealt with some of this earlier and Dr. Mina has outlined how antigen testing is a supreme tool for stopping transmission. I had intended to ask a question about optimal times. Dr. Power stated that we will have to be able to facilitate the green digital certificate if we are to go at this. Professor Ferguson spoke about serial testing as a means of bridging the gap between antigen and PCR, and I accept the argument that this could be used to avoid people having to quarantine. I also accept the arguments made about antigen almost being better from the point of view of transmission. Is there a need for any element of serial testing, pre or post arrival, to bridge that gap? Do we need to operate pilot projects as soon as possible in order that we will have our own information as opposed to that freely available from tests carried out in Britain and throughout Europe?