Gardai have already had a busy weekend and look set to be busy throughout the week as the roads across the country get busier.
Flocks of people have been out enjoying the sunshine as temperatures soar in recent days.
And as a result Gardai have been ramping up their roads policing and have been kept on their toes in the last few days alone.
Over the weekend officers in Cahir, Co. Tipperary made a number of detections while out on duty.
One driver was arrested after testing positive for cannabis, while another had their car seized after it was revealed that the driver never held a license or insurance.
Naas Roads Policing Unit were also conducting a checkpoint in Kill Village on Sunday when they stopped a car.
The driver proceeded to test positive for opiates and the car was found to have no insurance and as a result they were arrested and the car was seized.
Gardai also doled out a number of fines to rule breakers in Co. Clare who were out during the sunny weather and decided to block up cycle lanes with their parking.
Officers dished out a number of Fixed Penalty Notices as a result.
Meanwhile gardai and social welfare inspectors were checking the eligibility of PUP recipients at a checkpoint in Co Kilkenny on Monday.
And a senior local officer said that the operation was taking place "nationwide" as the Department of Social Protection tries to cut down on fraudulent Pandemic Unemployment Payment claims.
The multi-agency checkpoints have been spotted in a number of counties in recent months.
Officials at these checkpoints are tasked with the "detection and prevention of suspected fraud and abuse of the social welfare system".
The Department said that these checks have taken place for "a number of years", but now include inspecting eligibility for the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP).
They added that the main group targeted in these operations are people in the transport sector, such as those on their way to work in "commercial vehicles, haulage and taxis".
