Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Along with other speakers I want to mention the work Professor MacCraith has done but I have a couple of questions. First, the message that the IT system will be ready on the day the vaccine arrives, which Mr. Paul Reid said would be the case, is very welcome but the critical point is public confidence. Does Professor MacCraith believe it is a mistake that the IT system is not ready now in terms of building confidence?

Second, he might elaborate on the certificate because it is inevitable that there will be push-back from some of the anti-vaccine people. My fear is that they will use the confusion around the certificate for people who have taken the vaccine. He might provide some clarity on his thinking with regard to the certificate. Some airlines have said they will require the certificate to allow the passenger fly. I would like to hear his thoughts on those two points initially and I will come back in again with a couple of other questions.