John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Bill will now go through the House. In the presentations today and last week the significant need for education was mentioned. The one thing people always need and want is certainty on what they can and cannot do. Illicit drugs and prescription drugs were mentioned. If I have a bad flu and go to the local shop to buy a box of Panadol or Nurofen and to kill it straightaway I take four instead of two tablets, I need to know whether I could be impaired. Drug testing has been introduced in sport. It is a different issue, but Lemsip bought in Northern Ireland has different contents from that sold here and a sports person could fail a test in one jurisdiction and not the other. The need for education will be very great and it should be rolled out well in advance or along with the passing of the legislation. It is absolutely crucial. I presume the Road Safety Authority will be involved in this regard.