Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 June 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed)

Dr. Tony Holohan:

I might bring in some others to reply to the specific comments referred to by the Deputy.

In terms to these things that the Deputy has said we have advised on, yes, we have advised on, as he said, the return of outdoor activities and matches. The reason that matches are happening all over the country now and 100 people are in a position to attend is because we provided advice that we believed, because of the epidemiological and vaccination status, we thought it was safe for us to cautiously but ambitiously move on to that level of easing of restrictions without the dependence on testing. So there is not a requirement on testing applying in any of those tests. People are free now to go to a match. We give public health advice.

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