Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 April 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed)

1:40 pm

Mr. Pat Crotty:

There is another item that was alluded to by Deputy Munster earlier, which is the concept of the designated driver at Christmas. That is a significant time in terms of people drinking outside their normal habits. That still exists and the concept is very active. Most publicans are very actively involved in this. The Deputy mentioned the cost of soft drinks but we provide for a designated driver for an entire night as long as he or she brings other people home with them. That runs for the entire Christmas and new year period.