Mr. Muiris O'Connor:

On the issue of availability of the EU DCC being confined to adults in the diaspora, on the basis of data protection and data sharing arrangements we confined our access to a list of valid passports for 18-year-olds and older. We will not be extending the service to under 18-year-olds. In practical terms, for 16-year-old or 17-year-old Irish citizens of Northern Ireland, their NHS vaccine certificates will be recognised on a par with the EU DCC on the basis of a recognition agreement between the EU and the UK. That is the scope of service that we are offering to the diaspora.