Mr. Chris O'Grady:

The value of the third test, which may not accrue from the others, is that one has the benefit of being able to analyse data post event. This is not something we get from tests carried out prior to an event. The way to obligate people to take this test is, if they buy tickets on the website of the FAI, the GAA or the IRFU, the third test would be the final step of the transaction and would fulfil the requirements of the application. An unfulfilled transaction would disqualify people from purchasing further tickets.

It would be made known to people at the time that the obligation involves a three-step phase. With regard to the value got from the third test, where there is a case relating to an event an asymptomatic attendee would be referred for a PCR test but that would result in earlier isolation, earlier contact tracing and reduced community transmission. It would also reassure the attendee. People are socially responsible and want to know they have not contributed to the problem. They want to know they are clear before they engage with colleagues or family members. They get reassurance some days after the event that they are fine. The event co-ordinator verifies that the event it has run has had no Covid impact. If somebody says there was an outbreak in a certain geographical area, there will be data after the event to show the outbreak was not related to it and could be coincidental. If there are positive results after an event, there is the application to notify anybody who may be affected. The event co-ordinator can notify, through the application, and make people aware that there was a case and that they could be close contacts and should get a HSE confirmatory test. It is just another safety net to catch a case after the event.