Breath tests at Garda checkpoints at record low

The annual number of breath tests carried out by gardaí at checkpoints reached a record low last year.

Figures published by the Garda National Traffic Bureau show 441,380 breath tests were conducted last year — a 4.2% reduction on the number of tests in 2012.

It is the lowest number of tests for drink-driving since records began in 2008, and comes at a time when there is growing criticism about enforcement levels by gardaí of road traffic legislation.