Ms Moyagh Murdock:

These are the files on people who died in crashes. However, it is a valid point. What it does do is undermine the confidence of the public in the potential of being stopped at a checkpoint. We have to acknowledge that it has had a big impact on people who have been drinking and driving and I can only imagine the reaction of families who have lost members as a result of people drinking and driving. They are probably asking what would have happened if they had not done so. That is a normal reaction. It is very important that we receive credible data from An Garda Síochána for the purposes of our interventions. We welcome the reviews and examination of this subject, but we do not want them to detract from the Bill which absolutely has the potential to save lives, regardless of other factors. It is very important to state this is based on hard evidence from the files we have examined. That is what we are bringing forward. We are not bringing it forward on the basis of the number of breathalyser tests conducted.