Plans for roadside drug testing

ROADSIDE drug testing will be introduced in Ireland as soon as a reliable system is available, the Dáil heard yesterday.

Plans for roadside drug testing
Thu, 18 Dec, 2008 - 00:00

Junior Transport Minister Noel Ahern said the Medical Bureau of Road Safety (MBRS) is currently studying the progress of trials being carried out in Australia and other countries.

He said it made no sense that roadside alcohol testing was mandatory for motorists across the state but drug testing was not.

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