Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 9 June 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Rapid Antigen Testing for Aviation and Travel Sectors: Discussion

Mr. Chris O'Grady:

The only challenges I have would be logistical. If there was a logistical solution to testing 80,000 people on the day of an All-Ireland final, it is the exact same process.

The only reason I would benefit from the self-test relates to the question I was asked earlier about how we ensure people are compliant with the post-event test. It will be a big ask from a compliance point of view for people to get a healthcare professional antigen test a number of days after an event and communicate that result to the event co-ordinator. When they have it in their house, it is already in their possession and they have paid for it. It is just asking them to do the swab, interpret the result and upload the photo. I expect compliance to be significantly better for a post-event self-test than one done through a healthcare professional.

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