Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 21 July 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Update on the Roll-out of the EU Digital Covid-19 Certificate
Ms Elizabeth Canavan:
Yes, it is something we have said we will consider further in the context of the European regulations. That is absolutely the case.
On the second point, I stated earlier that people should be very clear that this is complicated. On the one hand, there is the standard of proof that a country might require, which is the problem in the Malta case. The second issue relates to the rules applying on arrival into a country, depending on a person's status. These are two different aspects and people must be really clear in their minds about the requirements, whether they are vaccinated, recovered or certified with a test result. That is the first point. People must also look at what proof a country requires. Some countries do not accept test results, for example, and they only let in people without quarantine if they are vaccinated. They do not accept people who have recovered from the virus. If a person is relying on one of these elements, he or she must determine the standard of proof. It is all there on the Re-open EU website, which is very helpful. That is my best advice to people.
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