Meanwhile, the Government is dithering still on antigen testing. People are talking about antigen tests being free, and they should be, but we need PCR testing and we need walk-in PCR testing to be available. I gave information on testing and I said that the HSE is doing everything it possibly can to expand PCR testing.
The higher education sector has used approximately 22,000 antigen tests and in acute hospital settings, which have PCR tests, about 3,000 have been carried out. There has been confusion about the antigen testing, which I raised with the Taoiseach two weeks ago. I note there is a delay with PCR testing in Carlow and quick testing is important.
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Tellers: Tá, Deputies Jack Chambers and Brendan Griffin; Níl, Deputies Pádraig Mac Lochlainn and Denise Mitchell.
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