Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 421: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will respond to correspondence from a group (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26575/08]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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Following representations received from various bodies, my Department has consulted the Office of the Attorney General on the amendment of current legislation to achieve compulsory roadside testing for intoxicants of drivers involved in collisions.

All correspondence received by my Department up to and including July — have been responded to by my Department. The Attorney General has now advised on possible amendments to legislation, which continue to take overriding medical circumstances into account. This issue will be included in the next Road Traffic Bill, which I hope to bring to Government later this year.