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 Gerry HorkanGerry Horkan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

On the argument as to the reliability of self-testing, is there a way to ensure an irresponsible person will not go to an event using someone else's test result? Is there a way to check? Will tests be numbered 1, 2 and 3 or have a code that will identify the individual tested? I am trying to work this out. Self-testing is much easier administratively than other forms of testing in that people are not being asked to turn up at a venue and book a time slot. How foolproof is self-testing? I am not Dr. Tony Holohan but I am trying to pre-empt the reasons we are getting such a negative kickback against antigen testing. Can we make it foolproof? Can there be photographic identification? How can it be confirmed that an individual has not got someone else to do his or her test?

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