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

Ms Elizabeth Canavan:

People should certainly check their email if they were vaccinated at a mass vaccination centre. There is a good chance they will have received the certificate via email. If the certificate landed by post, we suggest to people in advance of 19 July to use their vaccination card as proof that they are fully vaccinated. To be clear, as I set out in my opening statement, the digital Covid certificate is not a requirement for travel. People do not need to worry about being able to travel, as such. They need to complete the European passenger locator form, EPLF, but the certificate is not a requirement for travel. Does Mr. O'Connor wish to comment further on this issue?