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

Ms Moyagh Murdock:

I must answer that. The national fleet comprises 2.7 million vehicles. I am not sure about the cost of an alcolock but I am sure it is in the hundreds of euro. If we are talking about alcolocks, we are talking about mobile phone use and technology to prevent that. We are also talking about technology to prevent someone moving a vehicle without seat belts being engaged. All of those technologies do improve road safety and we welcome them. Certainly, in a commercial environment, we welcome buyers of public services ensuring that contractors come with those things fitted.

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