Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 355: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Question No. 363 of 12 October 2005, if he will provide the figures requested. [33515/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I have made inquiries with the Garda authorities and the information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the following table. This table lists the Garda stations in which evidential breath testing machines are installed and the number of breath tests conducted in each station for the years 2002 to 2004 as supplied by the Medical Bureau of Road Safety. These figures may include tests carried out for demonstration or training purposes.

I am further informed that the Medical Bureau of Road Safety maintains evidential breath testing instrument records, including the number of tests carried out by each instrument. The number of tests conducted in 2004 is provisional pending publication of the Medical Bureau of Road Safety annual report for 2004.