Mr. Gerard Dollard:

I will take that one. We referenced the programme earlier. We would have issues with what was said on the programme. We would not agree with the veterinary comments. Last year, we did 5,288 tests. Twenty-four of those were negative. The board made a €400,000 investment in the equipment being use. It can trace parts per trillion so it can trace the most minute amounts of any substance.

There is a range of testing done. In race testing, before or after a race, the dogs are selected randomly. For the derby, which is taking place this weekend, all dogs would have been tested at the semi-final stage. They would also be tested at the final stage.

They will be tested in the kennels this week before the derby. Much of our other testing is out-of-competition testing. Our testing is predominantly based on urine samples, but our veterinary director is considering introducing blood sampling as a further robust measure.