Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In the area of technology, the alco-lock and alco-interlock have come up here before. I furnished numerous examples to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Shane Ross, of systems from around the world. The greatest number of alcohol-related deaths are caused by people who are well over the legal limit and well over the limit covered by this derogation. Would it not, therefore, be the sensible thing for us to pursue placing alco-locks in every vehicle? Would that not simply prevent the crimes from occurring in the first place? Rather than look at those who are caught for offences, why do we not pursue that? Why are we saying we are waiting for Europe to do it rather than to do it now ourselves?