The responsibility for chemical testing of intoxicants in driving in Ireland rests with the Medical Bureau of Road Safety, which is a statutory body established in November 1968 by the Minister for Local Government under Part V of the Road Traffic Act, 1968. The Minister’s title was altered to Minister for the Environment & Local Government 22nd July 1997. In June 2002 the Medical Bureau of Road Safety came under the ageis of the Minister for Transport following the transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions Order 2002.