347 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the training that is provided to gardaí to prepare them as a witness in drink driving prosecutions; the extent of legal support that is currently offered to gardaí in preparing for such cases; if his attention has been drawn to the view of some individual gardaí that under-training and poor legal support as a witness undermines the prosecuting of cases and contributes to poor prosecution and conviction rates of drink driving cases; his plans to improve training and legal support; the amount provided in the 2006 Estimates for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14146/06]

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347 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the training that is provided to gardaí to prepare them as a witness in drink driving prosecutions; the extent of legal support that is currently offered to gardaí in preparing for such cases; if his attention has been drawn to the view of some individual gardaí that under-training and poor legal support as a witness undermines the prosecuting of cases and contributes to poor prosecution and conviction rates of drink driving cases; his plans to improve training and legal support; the amount provided in the 2006 Estimates for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14146/06]

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