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

Photo of Michael LowryMichael Lowry (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

In Ireland, we are very fond of our sport and a lot of people miss being able to engage with sport. The recent measures brought out by the Government create a huge problem for the administrators in voluntary organisations. The question arises as to who gets admitted and who is left outside. Are we saying that people who are fully vaccinated are not entitled to go to a GAA match? Because we are not using antigen, the current system is farcical in my view and it is going to cause friction, rancour, dissension and division within voluntary organisations. It will put officers and officials in an invidious position. The current limitation on attendance means the numbers are paltry and it is especially galling when we know there is an alternative in rapid antigen testing, as outlined to us today.

On a question to Mr. O'Grady, has his company the capability to deal with, for example, 2,000 to 3,000 people attending a local GAA match? How would that process work?

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