Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The HSE and the National Public Health Emergency Team, NPHET, have been in discussions regarding the application of antigen testing in the context of healthcare settings initially. The plan is to test it in those settings, not just in the case of mass outbreaks but more generally. There have been various reports on the issue by HIQA and others and the European Commission has provided very helpful guidance in this regard to member states. I appointed the CMO, Dr. Tony Holohan, to the platform of advisers to the European Commission President. Dr. Holohan is well aware of what is happening across Europe and with the Commission proposals. Work is ongoing with a view to the application of the proposals and guidance from the Commission in an Irish setting.

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