Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 395: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a specific directive has been sent out from Garda headquarters to all Garda stations issuing them with guidelines with regard to random breath testing. [7747/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I am informed by the Garda authorities that following receipt of advices from the Attorney General and consultation with the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions with regard to drink driving enforcement, a Headquarters directive has been issued to all Garda officers to give operational effect to these advices. The directive deals with the operation of Garda checkpoints, including those in the vicinity of licensed premises, random testing and other Garda activities aimed at the prevention and detection of drink driving offences.