Dáil debates

Tuesday, 28 March 2017

An Garda Síochána: Statements

 

8:20 pm

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Just to make the point, although I have already said this, there is a difference between MAT checkpoints and doing the breathalyser tests. The Garda authorities are satisfied that the figures in respect of the checkpoints are robust because, from a legal point of view, under legislation, they have to be authorised. They could only be wrong if somebody was taken off a checkpoint and the inspector has to report on that. That is the point I am making. The review was done in the western region because it was about the western region. Quite a number of initiatives were taken to try to deal with the issues that were in the whistleblower's letter.

In respect of the medical bureau----

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