Michael Lowry (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

It is probably a more attractive view but I will turn the camera around.

Mr. Osman mentioned the sequence of exchanges he has had with the NHS and numerous other agencies in the UK. Have Mr O'Brien and his team had a similar experience here? Has the HSE or any Irish agency reached out to his company for a presentation or information?

Will one of the witnesses address the comparative costs of PCR and antigen testing? We are all very aware that Ireland depends on people being able to travel in and out of the country. The aviation sector depends on that capability. We know there are families who will want to go on holiday as soon as the restrictions are lifted, but they will have to look at the costs of testing. For a family of four, comprising two adults and two children over seven years of age, the cost of PCR testing is absolutely enormous. Antigen testing is much more favourably costed. I ask one of the witnesses to address the cost factor.