Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 September 2021
186. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of his plans to issue EU Digital COVID Certificates to persons vaccinated in non-EU countries; the timeline for the roll-out of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47158/21]
View answerFollowing the successful rollout of the initial implementation phase of the EU Digital COVID Certificate in Ireland the Government is adding a further service to enable Irish citizens vaccinated outside of the EU to obtain a Digital COVID certificate valid in Ireland and across the EU.
This service will be released in a two phased approach. During Phase 1 the portal will accept applications from Irish citizens vaccinated in Northern Ireland who hold a Northern Irish COVID vaccination certificate with a QR code. Phase 2 will accept applications from other non-EU countries. An announcement on the launch of the portal will be made shortly.
