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

Photo of Peter FitzpatrickPeter 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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