Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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370. To ask the Minister for Health if the situation will be clarified regarding inward travel to Ireland from Canada by Irish citizens who have received one dose of a vaccine (details supplied); if this qualifies as vaccinated; if such persons will be eligible to enter pending provision of a PCR test and without the need to undergo mandatory hotel quarantine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28503/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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All adults who are returning from abroad are subject to the Government's current travel restrictions upon arrival, unless exempted.

As of June 18th, persons arriving from Canada are no longer automatically subject to Mandatory Hotel Quarantine. However, they are still subject to other travel restrictions such as home quarantine, supplying passenger locator form information and ensuring they have evidence of a negative RT-PCR test which was taken in the 72 hours before arrival in the State.

It is important to note that the list of designated States will be subject to change at short notice and passengers are required to check the list before travelling to Ireland, to be sure of their obligations.

Neither I as Minister for Health nor my Department have a role in decisions relating to whether individual persons must enter mandatory quarantine or whether individual persons are exempted travellers. All such decisions are to be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Act.

Further information can be accessed on gov.ie/quarantine.