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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: What about someone who has recovered from Covid in the previous six months or someone with a negative PCR test coming from the UK after 19 July? Has that been clarified? Who will make that decision and when will it be made?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Okay. That is a matter we will be taking up with the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, tomorrow as it is critical that point is properly clarified. Lastly, with respect to the US, Australia, New Zealand and non-EU countries of that type, what will be the situation post 19 July?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: What of people who have recovered from Covid in the previous six months and the requirement for a negative PCR test 72 hours prior to arrival? Is that yet to be decided upon for those countries?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Ms Canavan. We will move back to Senator Dooley.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: These are matters we will take up with the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, tomorrow.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: We move to a Sinn Féin slot and Deputy Ó Murchú.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Deputy should conclude his questioning.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I wish to clarify one point. Is the digital Covid certificate app a new app or is the certificate being incorporated into the existing Covid app that is available to the public?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is the existing Covid app that the public have. I thank Ms Canavan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: When the 160,000 certificates are issued to the people by post today and the 1 million over yesterday, today and tomorrow, are those certificates issued two weeks after the recommended period after which one has the full effect of the vaccine? Are they issued when one gets the second vaccine, or with the Janssen vaccine when one has received the first vaccine or are they issued in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does that mean, technically, Ms Canavan that someone who receives a certificate may receive it a few days after they have had the second dose prior to the end of the two-week recommended period and that they could travel on a digital Covid-19 certificate prior to the recommended two-week period having elapsed? Do the authorities not consider delaying this process in the issuing of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: We will now move back to the Fianna Fáil group and to Senator Horkan who has six minutes. As we are having technical difficulties in the convention centre today I will move now to the Green Party and I call on Deputy Matthews to speak and he has six minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I have one quick question for Ms Canavan. The certificates are being issued for everyone who has been vaccinated in Ireland, which is 1.9 million persons. Does the Department know how many people have tested positive for Covid and recovered in the past six months? That particular category includes people who would not have been vaccinated. Does Ms Canavan know the numbers of people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. McCallion would anticipate that roughly 130,000 people, give or take, will be awaiting the digital Covid certificate on the basis of testing positive for Covid and recovering in the past six months. Is that a fair estimate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Will those certificates only be available on request?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: In summary, anyone who is vaccinated in Ireland will receive a certificate automatically. Groups of people who have tested positive in the past six months and who have not been vaccinated will receive a certificate on request when they contact a HSE call centre. Anyone who has tested negative, using a PCR test, must request a digital Covid certificate. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Am I correct in saying there will be specific call centre for the digital Covid certificate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: A digital Covid certificate will be sent automatically when someone is vaccinated but if someone has tested positive for Covid and recovered in the past six months, he or she must contact the call centre. If a person is travelling on the basis of a negative PCR test taken in the previous 72 hours, he or she must also make that phone call.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I wish to clarify one or two matters. When the emails will issue will be down to when groups were vaccinated. I expect that 1 million emails will be sent by tomorrow. On the postal side, Ms Canavan hopes to have them all out by 19 July. Some 160,000 have gone out to date. Many of the people who were Covid positive within the previous six months and have since recovered would have gone to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does the GP have any role in that regard?