Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 17 May 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed)
9:00 am
Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
That brings me to my next question, which is about young people. Should we introduce a programme in secondary schools? I am a firm believer that prevention is the best cure. I was educated at the young age of 12 in my local school, which is why I became a pioneer at that age. I do not have a problem with alcohol. As I said earlier, I train football teams every month. However, people have to realise the damage alcohol can do. It is very important given the increasing levels of consumption among young people to introduce a programme in secondary schools to educate people.
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