Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The bureau should be publishing preliminary figures because they need to be in the public domain. I know the witness has said they are no different from 2020. The figures at this stage are more than 12 months old, but statistics should be informing policy and in the public domain. They could be subject to adjustment following the Comptroller and Auditor General compiling the report. It is something we will follow up. It does not make sense that we could be waiting until September before the bureau publishes its data on tests done in 2021. We will follow that up. I assume the figures would be ready relatively soon after the end of the year.