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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: That number will be imprinted in most Irish people's brains in a short period of time. Is that number up and running now?

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

Kieran O'Donnell: I have two quick questions. Who will be carrying out spot checks in airports and ports for people travelling in and out of Ireland? How is Ms Canavan certain that she is eliminating fraud? Because digital Covid certificates can be photocopied, the barcode or QR code will hold. Those are the two quick questions. Who will be carrying out spot checks at the airports and ports? Second, what...

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

Kieran O'Donnell: I now call on Deputy Cathal Crowe, who is now back at the meeting. 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: In that regard, we are already getting many queries around the digital Covid certificate. Ms Canavan might look at setting up an Oireachtas liaison contact for us to interact with. That would make the system very streamlined. To clarify one thing, I am correct in saying that when the digital Covid certificate comes into play, people under the age of six do not require one and can accompany...

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

Kieran O'Donnell: In terms of the UK, that is a Government decision. Ms Canavan will appreciate there is a lot of over and back and families travelling to and fro. A situation where parents can travel but their children cannot results in huge difficulties just on a human level, so it is something that needs to be clarified. That we are doing negative PCR tests within the EU is something that should be...

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Senator Dooley, many of those issues have been clarified already. It would be no harm for Ms Canavan to do a quick recap.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Ms Canavan, you might do a quick recap on those points and maybe deal with the issue of Marian Keyes getting a digital Covid certificate in someone else's name.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: The GP has no role. If someone gets a digital Covid certificate in the post and is uncertain about the address or has received an incorrect digital Covid certificate, I assume he or she can ring 1800 851 504 immediately.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Thank you. I am going to bring in two contributors but I will ask them to be a minute. If it is longer than a minute, I will have to cut in because we are over time and, obviously, we live in Covid times. Deputy Ó Murchú and Senator Horkan have a minute each. I ask them to abide by this please.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: I call Ms Canavan.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: That is something we can look into and correct. On behalf of all my colleagues, I thank Ms Canavan, Mr. O'Connor, Ms Brett, Mr. O'Flaherty, Mr. McCallion, Mr. Lowry, Mr. Rogers and Ms Jones for attending today's meeting. It was hugely informative for the public. Our role, as public servants, is to disseminate information and ask questions. I thank Ms Canavan and her colleagues for the...

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

Kieran O'Donnell: This has been a very worthwhile engagement. It is important to give the freephone number, which is 1800 851 403. That is the number the public can ring, which is for the designated call centre for the digital Covid certificate. Our next meeting will be a private one at 4 p.m. today. We have a meeting with the Minister of State with responsibility for the roll-out of the digital Covid...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (14 Jul 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Apologies have been received from Deputy Duncan Smith. Following the private meeting of the committee yesterday, there is a matter arising which I would like to discuss with the committee in private session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (14 Jul 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: We are dealing with Ireland's implementation of the EU digital Covid certificate, following on from our meeting yesterday with the officials responsible at an executive level for the roll-out. We are now dealing with the political side with the Minister of State responsible for the area, Deputy Ossian Smyth. On behalf of the committee I welcome the Minister of State and Mr. Barry Lowry,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (14 Jul 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Will the Minister of State refer briefly or provide a written response about people being checked when they are getting on planes? Is he, as Deputy Cathal Crowe inquired, looking at alternatives to get people through quicker, such as doing it at the kerbside?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (14 Jul 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Deputy. His point is well made. What percentage of the cost will come back from Europe?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (14 Jul 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is not significant.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (14 Jul 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I got my own digital Covid-19 certificate by email this morning. I printed it off. It is pretty straightforward; it gives your name, the name of your vaccine, and the date on which you were given your second dose. If you were given the Jannsen vaccine, it gives the date of your first dose. It is straightforward and it is good. We will now move to the Sinn Féin slot. Deputy Darren...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (14 Jul 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Just to clarify, are the staff in the call centre from the Department of Social Protection or the Department of Health?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (14 Jul 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is being overseen by the Department of Health, but being staffed by the Department of Social Protection and Revenue-----