Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 16: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to an article in a newspaper (details supplied) regarding a District Court judge throwing out charges of drink driving on technicalities; the steps being taken to ensure that persons who should be found guilty of drink driving offences are not free to re-offend. [5535/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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Subject to the Constitution and the law, the courts are independent in the exercise of their functions. The decision on whether a person should or should not be found guilty, based on the evidence presented, is entirely a matter for the court. It would be inappropriate for me to comment or intervene in any way in their decisions.

The court's decision in the case referred to by the Deputy is being examined by the prosecution authorities.