Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

The public and Members of this House were entirely bemused by yesterday's developments, where random breath testing is now apparently deemed consistent with the Constitution when, prior to Christmas, we were advised to the contrary. It begs the question whether it was necessary for the tragic carnage that has happened since Christmas to bring some urgency to the matter and to produce clarity of legal advice. It is an extraordinary development that on something so major we were advised to one effect prior to Christmas and to an entirely different effect when the matter was raised by Deputy Kenny yesterday.

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