Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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233. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount allocated to investment in technology for roadside breath tests from 2013 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48243/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 119 of 5 April 2017 wherein I indicated my understanding that the Medical Bureau of Road Safety (MBRS) purchase breath testing equipment. The Deputy will be aware that the MBRS falls within the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Mr. Shane Ross, T.D.

The position remains unchanged.

My reply to Parliamentary Question No. 119 of 5 April 2017 was as follows:

I am informed by the Garda authorities that the Medical Bureau of Road Safety (MBRS) purchase breath testing equipment. The MBRS falls within the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Mr. Shane Ross, T.D. To be of assistance, my Department will make arrangements for the MBRS to respond to the Deputy's question directly.