Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 3 November 2020

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed)

Dr. Tony Holohan:

I will ask Mr. Morris to address some of the specifics in the Deputy's comments. The testing arrangements in some countries are not isolated arrangements. The arrangements that exist in Germany are not arrangements in regard to testing alone. Our advice is still reflective of the evidence that we talked about today and the guidance of the WHO and ECDC, namely, that we do not recommend rapid antigen testing for use as part of broader screening. If we are to have measures that incorporate testing, it will be in the way we described earlier and will be part of a suite of measures designed to ensure we can minimise the risk of transmission between countries.