Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The first thing we need to do with people on our roads is to ensure they are capable of driving and are not impacted by alcohol or drugs or anything else that can endanger others who use those roads. Surely any responsible public representative would advocate for that as the first priority. After that we need to try to ensure that we support people in terms of socialising and getting to their local pub. That is why we are looking at providing and supporting networks for bus services that can help people do that. Please let us not start proposing solutions which we know, because the facts bear it out, put other people in danger on our roads.

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