Jim McDaid

[Éanna]

Good point made by someone on Liveline last week about it actually- when you fill out the form for a drivers licence, don't you have to fill in a box about diseases/illnesses and both drug addiction and alcoholism are mentioned as thing you have to declare. Did he declare it?

See an application for a licencehere You have to declare if you've ever been dependent on alcohol. IMO, if McDaid didn't do this, its a resigning issue- lying on an official form.

[Éanna]

This agreeing with me thing is getting old. Need to pick an argument

didn't you hear? I'm reasonable nowadays Besides, how else would I keep up with you in the posting stakes

[Macy]

IMO theres a huge difference. Punishment has to fit the crime. Big difference between someone taking a chance at 2-3 pints & not having the sense even when paralytic not to get into the car.

Exactly how drunk does someone have to be to firstly taking roundabout the wrong way (lets say was innocent mistake) but then not to realise was going the wrong direction on a dualcarraigeway. Clearly so wasted be lucky to stand in the later case.

That was the point I was trying to make - but some of the types that would phone Liveline wouldn't. Thought I made it clear that I do think there is a difference.