Covid-19: Statements
Dail Éireann — 2020-10-08
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Stephen Donnelly (FF), Wicklow

I do not know that there is a delay. Various countries are testing it. For example, there is a pilot programme in Heathrow Airport at present. We are looking at it. NPHET had it today. I would hazard an estimate that it will be deployed in the future, for example, as part of the airport testing, but we will have to have it validated by the health experts.
In terms of hiring, the HSE is hiring more than 3,000 people on the testing and contact tracing.
I beg the Deputy's pardon. Will he remind me of his first question?

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