Irish authorities have pulled plans for a road-safety breathalyser project valued at €1.5 million. The abandoned proposal would have placed breath-testing equipment in pubs and hotels as part of the Road Safety Authority's work. The procurement process for the devices has now been stopped. Seán Canney, minister of state with responsibility for Road Safety, welcomed the cancellation. Canney presented the decision as a welcome change to the original plan. The supplied account does not set out the detailed reasons for ending the procurement. It nevertheless makes clear that no new purchase of the proposed pub and hotel breathalysers is moving forward. The withdrawal also removes a sizable planned spending commitment from the road-safety programme.