€1.5m Pub Breathalyser Scheme Cancelled Amid Drink Driving Concerns

The RSA had planned to install 20 terminals nationally.

A controversial €1.5 million scheme to place breathalyser machines in pubs and hotels has been cancelled.

The Road Safety Authority had planned to install 20 terminals across the country, allowing people to test their alcohol levels before driving.

However, politicians raised concerns the initiative could send mixed messages about drink-driving, despite the RSA insisting it was designed to improve road safety.

Joe Wynne from Wynne's School of Motoring in Offaly says the cost of the proposal is the bigger problem:

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