Ms Eilis McCann:

At the moment the opportunity arises to have a split. In other words the steward taking the sample takes away sample A and the owner or trainer can ask for and get sample B.

In other words, that sample is split so that if an individual is not happy with the result he or she can seek to have sample B independently tested. That is the current position. It is up to the individual to source a laboratory to carry out the test. If the individual does not want the B sample to be tested in Limerick it could be, perhaps, tested in Newmarket or the Irish Equine Centre. There may well be more test centres than that but I am not sure because I have never requested a B sample when testing myself. Dr. McGrath might like to comment on that issue.