Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 13 July 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Discussion

Photo of Kieran O'DonnellKieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I also want to ask Ms Canavan about the issue with the common travel area and the UK. There are issues that the public will be aware of around the Delta variant. Will the common travel area be treated any differently to the EU? We also are getting a lot of queries from countries such as the US and Australia as we have a lot of Irish people living there. Can Ms Canavan elaborate on the common travel area? Will the exact same process apply? If someone in Ireland has a Covid certificate or if someone in the UK has his or her own Covid certificate, how will the process work in the common travel area? Ms Canavan might then elaborate on the situation outside of the EU and worldwide, including the US, Canada and the likes of Australia, New Zealand and other countries that are not in the EU.