David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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2949. To ask the Minister for Health if provision will be made within the EU Digital COVID Certificate system to verify that a person cannot be vaccinated on medical grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39692/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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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 on-going implementation of the EU Digital COVID Certificates.

It is important to note that the EU Digital COVID Certificate is not a travel document and the possession of an EU Digital COVID Certificate will not be a precondition to exercise free movement rights.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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2950. To ask the Minister for Health if there are or will be any special procedures including supervision by an immunologist of persons who are vaccine candidates but are likely to suffer from anaphylaxis or another reaction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39693/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to restore its IT capacity and resume normal services. Members of the Oireachtas will be advised as soon as the HSE is again in a position to provide responses to PQs and are encouraged to resubmit their Parliamentary Questions at that point.