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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: An Post (9 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the An Post officials. I want to return to one or two points. The level of cash An Post has at the moment as an institution is about €80 million. Am I correct? I had a look at the accounts and at the end of 2020 they showed about €80 million. The company has eaten into its cash reserve due to the €50 million cost of Covid. Can An Post operate a self-funding...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: An Post (9 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I understand.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: An Post (9 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is correct.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: An Post (9 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: The question I am asking is a very hard one. Can An Post, providing a public service the length and breadth of the country, survive and be viable without annual State supports? The Grant Thornton report states there is a gap of around €17 million per annum. Mr. McRedmond has come back to the committee and it looks like the pandemic payment An Post is bringing will be funded from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: An Post (9 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: The other €15 was for infrastructure. Finally, does An Post need State support to ensure that it can thrive and build that network even in stronger than it is today?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: An Post (9 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is An Post's business point. If those parameters are changed, its operating model is not as viable. Its current model is based on those parameters. If those parameters change, things change. I accept that. Deputy Ó Murchú has a minute because we have to be out of here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing for Aviation and Travel Sectors: Discussion (9 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Apologies have been received from Senator Craughwell and Deputy Carey. The purpose of this afternoon's meeting is to discuss rapid antigen testing in relation to aviation and travel. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Dr. Niamh Power, V1 Medical; and Mr. Barry O'Brien, Mr. Simon Osman and Mr. Chris O’Grady, Duelchem Limited. We will also be joined by Dr. Michael Mina, assistant...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing for Aviation and Travel Sectors: Discussion (9 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: We will now move to Mr. O'Brien. He has five minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing for Aviation and Travel Sectors: Discussion (9 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr. Osman. Dr. Mina will join us at 1.30 p.m. What I propose is two rounds of questions with the current witnesses remaining for the full session. That way we will get best value. Each member will have two opportunities to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing for Aviation and Travel Sectors: Discussion (9 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is fine

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing for Aviation and Travel Sectors: Discussion (9 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I call Mr. Osman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing for Aviation and Travel Sectors: Discussion (9 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I call Dr. Niamh Power.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing for Aviation and Travel Sectors: Discussion (9 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Dr. Power's company offers a monitored antigen test rather than a self-administered one. What is the cost of that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing for Aviation and Travel Sectors: Discussion (9 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am caught on time. I will let Deputy Lowry in because he asked for the witnesses to come before the committee. I am conscious that Professor Mina is joining us at 1.30 p.m. The Deputy has four minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing for Aviation and Travel Sectors: Discussion (9 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I apologise for interrupting but Deputy Lowry is off camera. We are seeing his chair instead of him.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing for Aviation and Travel Sectors: Discussion (9 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: For the Deputy's information, we there is an open invitation to the CMO, Dr. Holohan, to come before the committee. It is something we will be taking up again this week. In the context of the discourse around this issue, we need him to come before the committee. It is important to put the facts out there, which is all we want to do. I will go to Mr. O'Brien first to respond to Deputy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing for Aviation and Travel Sectors: Discussion (9 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am conscious of time. I ask Mr. Osman to respond to the query from Deputy Lowry, in particular on the interaction with the NHS in dealing with antigen testing and how it is being used.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing for Aviation and Travel Sectors: Discussion (9 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am conscious of time. I call Deputy Lowry to conclude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing for Aviation and Travel Sectors: Discussion (9 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Has Duelchem put this proposal to the Government or to any of the sporting bodies?