Dáil debates

Tuesday, 28 March 2017

An Garda Síochána: Statements

 

8:30 pm

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

In regard to the point the Deputy makes about alcohol, if anything, what has emerged raises more serious issues about our approach to alcohol, how robust the legislation needs to be and how we need to get on with the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill. Effectively, and this is very upsetting, what has emerged from the statistics on the number of cases is the fact that the number of those who are drinking alcohol and driving is far greater than we thought. That is the first point to be made. The whole approach to road safety and dealing with the issues around alcohol need an even stronger approach-----

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