Dr. David McGrath:

On a really big race night ten or 20 dogs might be sampled. It is really simple to publish all the negative samples; it is just a matter of uploading the results on to the IGB website. That would be a huge boost to the integrity of the industry. It means that an owner who ran a dog in Enniscorthy, Youghal or Shelbourne Park that was tested along with other dogs, could go back two weeks later and see it printed up on the wall that his or her dog was negative and the other people's dogs were also negative, which gives a great boost to the industry. As we know that 99% of the tests are negative, why do we not publish the negative results?

The issue with the lab is not really an issue with the lab itself. There were some technical issues with the lab prior to the purchase of its current equipment. However, it is really about what happens to the sample. We do not know what percentage of the samples that are taken are tested. The only ones we know about are the ones that turn up positive.