He said he had heard that airlines were looking at the potential for people needing vaccinations certificates to fly.
Stephen Donnelly has said that vaccine certificates are part of the implementation plan for the Covid-19 vaccination.
The Minister for Health said that the Government needed to see what level of impact the vaccines have in terms of protecting people from the effects of the virus.
It is also important to understand the impact the vaccines have on the transmission of the virus.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Donnelly said that he heard that certain airlines were looking at the potential for people needing vaccinations certificates to fly.
He said: "The vaccine certificate is part of the implementation plan. What we need to see is exactly what impact these vaccines have. The initial data is on the effectiveness of the vaccine, in other words, how well does it protect a vaccinated person from the effects of the disease?
"What is not yet known by the regulator is how effective is the vaccine at reducing transmissibility. When we know that kind of information, we'll be able to make informed judgements about how exactly a certificate could be used."
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He has previously said that
the vaccine will not be mandatory in Ireland, and that it had not been discussed.
