Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)

We spoke about this and were both in agreement on it. I had a look at it following the discussion we had on Committee Stage. What has been clarified for me is that the provisions of section 7 directly address the Deputy concerns. The section provides for powers of entry to the Garda Síochána in the particular circumstances about which the Deputy spoke. Where a person has been injured and is perhaps in a doctor's surgery or elsewhere, the gardaí can enter such premises without warrant in order to obtain a preliminary breath specimen, so this is covered.

We had much debate about this and the Deputy was very strong on it. I may have misled him somewhat but what he is looking for is contained in section 7.

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