Patrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party)
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1916. To ask the Minister for Health if he will allow persons vaccinated with a vaccine (details supplied) an exemption from the mandatory hotel quarantine system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35862/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Ireland procures COVID-19 vaccines through its participation in an EU procurement process and their approval is by the Commission following recommendation by the EMA.

At present, the Sinopharm vaccine has not received EMA approval.

COVID-19 vaccines can only be approved and used if they comply with all the requirements of quality, safety and efficacy set out in the EU pharmaceutical legislation. No vaccine will be used until Market authorisation from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) is obtained and any authorised vaccine will be subject to ongoing monitoring in Ireland by the Health Product Regulatory Authority (HPRA).

Passengers who are fully vaccinated in accordance with the table below and have the documents to confirm this are not required to complete mandatory hotel quarantine on arrival in Ireland. Dependents, including children, will also be exempted from the requirement to complete mandatory hotel quarantine.

What 'fully vaccinated' means: