Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 16 June 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed)
Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
Yet in the context of face coverings or masks, NPHET revised its position. At the beginning, it said that face masks were unnecessary on public transport or in shops, but on 10 August it became mandatory to wear masks in those settings. NPHET changed its position. Why would antigen testing in the context of aviation or sporting or cultural events not have been reviewed?
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