RSA pulls €1.5m plan for breathalysers in pubs and hotels after Government intervention

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Ireland's Road Safety Authority has withdrawn a €1.5 million plan to install breathalysers in pubs and hotels. The decision followed intervention by the Irish government. The proposed equipment was intended to support drink-driving enforcement at licensed premises. The short update does not explain which concerns prompted the government to step in. It gives no replacement scheme, revised budget or timetable. The withdrawal means the planned pub and hotel rollout will not proceed as originally proposed.

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