Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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533. To ask the Minister for Health when the use of the EU Digital COVID Certificate by the State will be ended given the high rates of transmission of Covid-19 among persons who are vaccinated and the falling numbers of cases and hospitalisation. [2935/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The EU Digital COVID Certificate is a document which is issued to help facilitate the safe and free international movement of people across the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic. The EU Digital COVID Certificate is proof that you have either been vaccinated against COVID-19 or received a negative COVID-19 test result or recovered from COVID-19 in the last 6 months. The document is a record of a medical event and not a precondition for travel.

Since 6^thJanuary overseas travellers to Ireland holding accepted vaccination or recovery certificates, including but not limited to an EU Digital COVID Certificates, may arrive to Ireland without any additional pre-departure test results.

Under the current travel rules, passengers without accepted proof of vaccination, or accepted proof of recovery from COVID-19 must show evidence of a negative / not-detected PCR test result taken within 72 hours prior to arriving in Ireland.

Travel restrictions are kept under close consideration due to the evolving epidemiological circumstances.