Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The opening date, if one likes, for the digital certificate was today, 1 July. We are the only country in the EU that has not done so but the regulation does allow countries six weeks to comply. As we stated from the outset, we intend to have that in place for 19 July. That is being worked on at the moment. I understand there are some significant difficulties but we are still confident that we will have the digital Covid certificate out to most people who are entitled to one before 19 July. There will be some teething and adjustment problems and issues as we try to implement it through the airports but we are pressing ahead with it.

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