Seán Kenny (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 119: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of breathalyser machines in each Garda station in the Dublin region. [10819/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by the Garda authorities that there are six evidential breath testing instruments (intoxilysers) in use in the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR), with one located in each of the Garda Divisions comprising the DMR.

The allocation of evidential breath testing instruments remains under review by Garda management. Following the deployment of new evidential breath testing instruments, arising from the introduction of lower breath alcohol concentration limits, it is planned to allocate an additional three machines to the DMR. I am further informed that there are 188 hand held roadside breath testing devices (alcometers) issued to Garda stations within the DMR.