Random breath testing legal issues ‘can be resolved’

THE Government is confident it will be able to introduce random breath testing of motorists, despite legal concerns about its constitutionality, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said yesterday.

On the same day that a hard-hitting all-island campaign was launched to combat drink driving, Mr Ahern told the Dáil that the Ministers for Transport and Justice, Martin Cullen and Michael McDowell respectively, had been meeting to resolve the issue.

“They believe they will find a resolution,” Mr Ahern said in response to criticism from Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny of the Government’s record on road safety.