Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)

I reiterate for the Deputy that the final version of the road safety strategy did not contain any recommendation other than the limit should be reduced and that the Road Safety Authority should advise me once it conducted its research on the matter.

In regard to the 0.08% limit in the UK and Ireland, there is a belief that a reduction in the limit would automatically reduce the number of road deaths. I have investigated the statistics throughout Europe and found that some countries with limits as low as 0.02% have the highest rates of road deaths.

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