Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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510. To ask the Minister for Health if those Irish citizens who have received their vaccines in Northern Ireland or in the UK will be in a position to avail of the green cert vaccine passport for travel to other EU states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29704/21]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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529. To ask the Minister for Health if Irish citizens who reside here but work in Northern Ireland and have been vaccinated as part of the system in Northern Ireland will be in a position to apply for an EU Covid-19 digital green certificate when it is introduced here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29793/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 510 and 529 together.

The Digital COVID Certificate Regulation is intended to facilitate people’s fundamental right to move and reside freely and help to support the lifting of restrictions currently in place in a coordinated manner within the EU.

As the Minister for Health, I am supporting the work of my Department in collaborating with relevant Departments under the leadership of the Department of Taoiseach to assist in the implementation of this Regulation to prepare for the introduction of EU Digital COVID Certificates both for those travelling to the country and those travelling from the country.