Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate that. People are very savvy these days. If they have a sniff of a scam coming their way, they avoid it. Unfortunately, that is what is happening here. It is quite a serious problem.

My next question is also directed at Dr. Henry. We are hearing that in the next few day the whole regime around mandatory hotel quarantine is going to change. Those who are coming into Ireland vaccinated will be allowed to go to their home environment and probably quarantine there for a few days. An issue has been brought to my attention by a constituent who is now domiciled in the United Arab Emirates. She was vaccinated with the Sinopharm vaccine in February but has been told that vaccine will not be recognised in Ireland. When she arrives as a passenger into Dublin Airport with the Sinopharm vaccine in her system, that fact will not be recognised. The authorities only recognise the headline vaccines that have been given in other jurisdictions. Has NIAC provided advice to the Minister for Health on which vaccines are acceptable and which are not? If it has done so, why would it make distinctions in that regard?