Dr. Tony Holohan:

It will be no different in broad terms to what we would say with regard to testing generally of people who are either symptomatic or asymptomatic. A single point test of people who are asymptomatic leads to false assurance. Seen on its own, a test does not prevent anything. It has to be part of a suite of control measures to inform control measures. It is not the only measure to put in place and placing undue reliance - and I am not suggesting the Deputy is doing that - on the value of testing at the expense of other things will create a false sense of security and actually increase the risks.