Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Chairman, I must absent myself to be in the Dáil Chamber. Before I go, I want to say in conclusion that a 14-year-old does not need to have a digital Covid certificate to go to school, attend hurling training, play a match or go to the cinema and suddenly he or she needs it now to socialise at weekends. I believe in vaccination. I believe in the risks of Covid. I believe in the merits of digital Covid certification. However, we should not be putting a ball and chain around the necks of persons aged 14 years or 15 years. Let them live their lives as young people. It is has been denied to them for the past two years. I thank the witnesses. Forgive me for leaving.