Covid 19 (Health): Statements
Dail Éireann — 2021-01-13
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Stephen Donnelly (FF), Wicklow

In terms of rapid antigen testing, I fully agree with the Deputy. I want to see more of it. It is already being deployed, including in Letterkenny and in healthcare settings. We are working on other places where it can be deployed. I note, for example, the very wide use of it in the UK and we are exploring how it can be deployed here. I agree wholeheartedly that it is not in a place where it would replace PCR testing. It is to be used in places where we would not otherwise use PCR testing.
What was the Deputy's third question?

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Sitting date: 2021-01-13