There has been a stark increase in the number of people before the courts for drug-driving offences in Donegal in the first ten months of this year.
MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú has obtained the figures from the Irish Courts Service.
They show that in Donegal Town District Court there was a 67% increase in drug-driving cases, while in Letterkenny the figure was 52%.
The Ireland South MEP says she believes there should be more robust consequences for those found to be driving under the influence:
