health minister robin swann is a member of the uup.ed concerns about the prospect of making vaccine passports compulsory. they have said, for example, it would be against libertarian principles, that they didn't think it would make a big enough impact to justify the intrusion, as they saw it, on people's day—to—day lives. however, they did not, as you say, deploy the cross—community veto that they could have used in order to block the proposal, so the proposal has gone through. it's understood that from the 29th of november, businesses will be expected to ask people going to the likes of concerts and bars for proof of vaccination, but there'll be a grace period of two weeks before fixed penalty notices will be given out. in other words, businesses will have to start asking for proof of vaccination from the end of this month, but it'll really be the middle of december before the scheme is enforced. a few more details to be worked out, and it's understood that a new paper will be brought forward by the stormont department of health and m