The new Garda drug driving testing devices introduced in April do not work below 4 degrees Celsius, despite specifications for the State contract seeking a device to work down to 0 degrees.
The contract, which is worth an initial €1.8 million excluding VAT, was awarded to medical equipment firm Dräger UK.
Their device, the Dräger 5000, can only operate at 4 degrees Celsius or higher. The company’s bid for the contract stated “if the internal temperature of the device is outside of this range a test cannot be started.”
The UK firm’s bid for the contract, and the advertised requirements for the intoxicant testing devices was released to The Irish Times following a Freedom of Information act.
Source: Jack Power, The Irish Times, 03/09/17
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