Kate O'Connell (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have not been here for the witnesses before so I am not able to do the compare and contrast that others have. This vast improvement is not immediately apparent to me but I take the previous comments at face value. With regard to the doping issue, there is a lot of testing on site, at kennels and all of that. In terms of international best practice, reference was made to a machine that is parts per trillion and it was €400,000 or something. Is that up to scratch with other countries? Is Bord na gCon able to test for erythropoietin, EPO, residues in terms of residual non-steroidals in the system of dogs? Is it testing for that as well as uppers and downers, as would be the normal things given to dogs by people who are that way inclined? Is a comprehensive doping system in place or is it just in the moment blood residues? Are long-term, non-steroidal use and EPO use in dogs being looked at?