Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 24 September 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport
Engagement with Chairperson Designate of the Medical Bureau of Road Safety
2:00 am
Mr. Seán Quigley:
The sample is sealed and cannot be tampered with. We would know, when it comes into the bureau, if it had been tampered with. The turnaround time for alcohol testing is approximately two weeks so we would issue the certificate within two weeks. For drug analysis, the testing process is much more complicated and sophisticated. Currently, it takes in the region of 74 days. We have managed to reduce that by about ten days over the past 12 months. Some can take 90 days depending on the process. There are two completely different processes. That is currently typically the turnaround time.
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