Ms Oonagh Buckley:

We have detected a tiny number of false digital Covid certificates, DCCs. It is a very small number indeed. Those persons are referred to An Garda Síochána for prosecution, as would be the small number we have detected presenting without a PCR or antigen test or with a false result from the past three days. We have detected a slightly higher number of false or wrong PCR tests since the testing requirement as an alternative to a DCC came into force. I should say that the staff are very good at detecting false paperwork.

They get used to seeing what is correct and what is not. Obviously, we have to rely on the good sense and expertise of the immigration staff but they tend to do an excellent job. They have a great deal of experience and are good at looking for false papers. That is part of their training and it is something that we rely on them to do.