Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 November 2021
339. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when the portal will open for Irish citizens who have received a vaccine outside of the European Union and the UK to request an EU Digital COVID Certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56748/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe EU Digital COVID Certificate is a document which is issued to help facilitate enable the safe and free international movement of people across the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic. The EU Digital COVID Certificate Regulation allows for Digital COVID Certificates to be provided to Union citizens vaccinated in a third country provided that the Member State has been provided with reliable proof of vaccination.
From the 18 November the EU Digital COVID Certificate Third Country portal is accessible to all eligible Irish passport holders vaccinated outside of the EU.
This portal will accept applications from individuals vaccinated in a third country, outside of the EU Member States and countries which have been awarded an equivalence decision, who are 18 years of age and older, hold a valid Irish passport, and a reliable proof of vaccination for a vaccine type currently authorised for use in Ireland.
