Michael Healy-Rae
Question:550. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a proposal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53121/18]
View answerTuesday, 18 December 2018
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The Deputy's proposal that drivers caught over the limit on the "morning after" be somehow exempt from Road Traffic Law is, for obvious reasons, completely unacceptable.
Analysis of Garda Síochána Investigation Files for fatal collisions shows that 11% of fatal collisions involving alcohol occur between the hours of 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. Anyone who chooses to drive while over the limit poses a grave risk to themselves and to others, irrespective of the time of the day. A driver who needs his or her car to get to work needs to take this into account if socialising the night before.
Ignorance is not an excuse, and it would be both inappropriate and massively irresponsible for either An Garda Síochána or the courts system to allow for exemptions of any kind on this matter.