Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will do so. The Deputy has hit the nail on the head, as did Deputy Butler, that if we can get to a point where nursing homes are in a position to use their own staff, as I know the staff are willing to do, it will further remove the potential delays. The national ambulance service has been incredible and its staff have done an amazing job, but if we can take out that piece and do the testing in-house, it will speed up the process. The HSE's own testing target is to have an average wait from swab to result of one to two days from the week beginning 18 May.

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