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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: We are not talking about self-administered tests but about monitored ones.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Deputy. We will move now to-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Dr. Holohan, I have to pick you up on that-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Dr. Holohan------
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: With due respect-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: With due respect Professor Cormican, we are talking about the spread of the infection. At their most infectious, there is what is called a cycle threshold, Ct, score of less than 25 or less than 30. Is it not fair to say rapid antigen testing will detect the virus at that level over the full spread? Is that not correct to say?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: What about less than 25?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Yes and that is very high. That is at the rate of PCR tests. It is therefore important that-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I would like to have an antigen test prior to boarding which might pick up something that was missed by PCR three days before. I just need to move to-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Dr. De Gascun. I move to Deputy Cathal Crowe who has seven minutes. I have three members and I am going to try to get them in. Two are from the committee and then there will be less time for the non-member. Deputy Crowe does not seem to be available. We move to Senator Buttimer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I think Dr. Holohan will appreciate that robust discussion is always healthy. I ask him to reply to the question on AstraZeneca.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: We are very tight on time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: On 19 July what will happen with the common travel area in terms of the Delta variant? Will the same apply to fully vaccinated people when they fly over and back to the UK from 19 July? I mean that they will not be required to either get a test or isolate but if people are not vaccinated they will still require a PCR test. Dr. Holohan has signalled that he agrees with what has been...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: We will be concluding in about six minutes. Is that acceptable?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the witnesses for their indulgence.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: When answering that, Dr. Holohan might clarify whether it is only fully vaccinated people who will not require a test? Will people who are unvaccinated or who are only half vaccinated still require a PCR test?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Senator Horkan will have to conclude because time is limited.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Two non-members wish to contribute. We are very tight on time so they will have no more than two minutes each. I call Deputy McNamara.