Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 13 July 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Alleged Issues in the Horse Racing Industry: Discussion (Resumed)

Dr. Lynn Hillyer:

I will repeat what I said last week, it is incumbent upon me and my team to act on anything that hits our desk. If we were told about a cupboard where drugs were kept or we were given lists of drugs or any information along those lines, it is not even a question of assessing that, it would require immediate action. Sifting out information from intelligence can take time. Sometimes, something is blindingly obvious, for example, if somebody gives the name of a horse, a trainer or a drug, that clearly is a lot stronger and there is a lot more to go on than information which is more anonymous. It depends on what we receive, but if it hits my desk, we will act on it.

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