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- 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.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I am limiting the Deputy to two minutes because I am conscious of safety for-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I ask the Deputy to put his final question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Very briefly, Professor Keogan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Some of the points raised by the Deputy have been dealt with already. He has a particular view - he wants it to be validated.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Very briefly, Dr. Holohan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I ask the Deputy to allow the witness to answer. We need to conclude the meeting. I am conscious of health conditions where Dr. Holohan and his colleagues are located.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Professor Keogan. We move now to Deputy Daly, who is absolutely limited to two minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: The first question related to school transport.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Sorry, Deputy, we have to move on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: When does Dr. Holohan expect that we will have herd immunity in Ireland? When will we get to that 70%?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: After a long and hopefully productive meeting, Dr. Holohan and his colleagues will appreciate the huge frustration in the aviation sector. As a committee, we are duty-bound to raise the issues. What has come out of today's meeting is that the committee will follow up on requesting that a pilot scheme be set up to see the role that antigen testing could play in aviation. I understand that...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: But validated.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jun 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Hopefully, we will have Dr. Holohan and his colleagues back in person when the vaccination programme rolls out that bit further and we can have a further exchange. We thank Dr. Holohan for taking the time to come to our committee, which he has done previously. There have been elements of the discussion that have been robust but people's views are genuinely held. We thank Dr. Holohan for...