The Government is to go ahead with a plan to provide subsidised antigen tests despite renewed warnings against the move by the Chief Medical Officer.
It is understood that Dr Tony Holohan sent an email to the Health Minister Stephen Donnelly on Wednesday warning against the plan to roll out reduced rate antigen tests.
Dr Holohan restated his view that such tests could be used incorrectly and could lead to an increase in cases. The Government is aiming to sign off on the cheaper antigen tests at next Tuesday's Cabinet meeting.
Minister Donnelly is proposing to apply a universal subsidy which would then be deducted from the retailer’s price. Earlier, the Chair of NPHET's Expert Advisory Group and Director of the National Virus Reference