Paul Murphy
Ceist:132. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if advice can be provided for persons in circumstances (details supplied). [6823/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 9 February 2022
Ceisteanna (132, 168)
Fergus O'Dowd
Ceist:168. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the way a person can obtain an EU Digital COVID Certificate for travel purposes in circumstances (details supplied); and if advice will be provided for this cohort. [7086/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
I propose to take Questions Nos. 132 and 168 together.
The EU Digital COVID Certificate Regulation (2021 / 953) details the scope and parameters for the issuing, authentication, and validity of certificates. A Digital COVID Certificates can be issued to persons who have tested positive for COVID-19 with a PCR test in Ireland and subsequently recovered.
Digital COVID Certificates for recovery are not currently issued on the basis of antigen tests as per the EU Digital COVID Certificate Regulation.
The EU Digital COVID Certificate is not a travel document or a requirement for travel, but rather a record of a medical event which can make freedom of movement with the European Union easier. Any individual who wishes to travel to another EU country should familiarise themselves with the travel requirements of that country available on the Re-Open EU webpage: reopen.europa.eu/en