Shane McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)

Lobby or no lobby by anybody, we have stood firm together on the issue of drink driving. At times I had to decide for myself what was right and what was wrong. Our young people want to be educated in how to do the right thing and they are acting in that way. I have no problem with the vintners telling it as it was but I do not accept it was a vintners' lobby. It was not really pointed out to me and I accept that. I will go in the interest of fairness, and specifically so that people will realise that speed kills as well.

Speed is a massive problem and it is caused by drug drivers at this stage. They get their cheap drink in an off-licence, they take their drugs and they get into a car and they kill themselves at speed. I am delighted that the three of us are ad idem and I support the Minister's proposal.

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