Enforce the law: No more drink-driving rules

THE new year is hardly up and running and we’re at it again — indulging our sense of helplessness and offering excuses for not tackling wrongdoing. How pathetic, and how pathetic it is that we buy it.

Transport Minister Shane Ross wants new laws to clamp down on drink driving, but anyone with the wit of a one-for-the-road toper knows that lack of enforcement is the primary issue in the rising road deaths. We do not need new rules. We need more garda checkpoints. Simple.

Not to be outdone, Health Minister Simon Harris wants — you got it — new, tougher laws to protect vulnerable adults, following the ‘Grace’ scandal. Would it not be much better to hold to meaningful account the HSE staff responsible for Grace’s welfare, as in fire them? Simple.