Mr. Gerry McMahon:

I know, but they take a proactive role in transport enforcement and we are getting to that stage with our new organisation, the RSA and An Garda Síochána. That is why I said earlier that I can tell him vehicle checks on the road now are much more numerous than was previously the case. We are becoming more compliant, and that is not a bad thing. We agree with that but it should be in an environment in which we can all compete fairly.

In terms of the new resource, if we recall the blitz many years ago regarding the new alcohol level and enforcement by An Garda Síochána, people consciously became aware of it and they knew it was not the right thing to do. There is no doubt that there is an attitude change. Giving the proper resources and capability to the enforcement agencies of the State to deal with both problems - drugs and alcohol - is the way forward. We should not put the burden back on the employers.

On the alcolock, the Deputy is right. It is called the alcolock. Some of our transport organisations in the State - I will not name them - use that mechanism where the driver must blow into a contraction and if he or she does not pass, the vehicle will not start. It is as simple as that. I have no problem with this committee making that recommendation with a time span whereby it is introduced over a period of time to allow everybody become compliant. I refer to new vehicles being compliant at a specific date, but it should not be retrospective.

On the certificate of professional competence, CPC, the Deputy is correct. It is one of the road safety modules where drivers are taught that they cannot drive a truck over the limit. It is part of the module, as is the drugs element. I think that covers everything.