Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 1 June 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Horse Racing in Ireland and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board's Anti-doping Programme: Discussion

Ms Cliodhna Guy:

It will take time. It would be wrong to say that we could come back here in three months with all the recommendations implemented. That is not a fair timetable for us to work to. At present, we are dealing with the reports by both the joint committee and Dr. Suann. We are working towards the 2023 budgetary cycle. It will be in the autumn of this year when we will have an understanding of what budget is available to us and when we will make proposals as to what we want to do.

This is going to be an ongoing job for us as members of a regulatory body. We can never stand still; we have to keep going. There will always be things that we can change and improve on. We will continue that work. Mr. O'Loughlin will also focus on that area. Between me and all my colleagues in the organisation, we are focused on the integrity of Irish horse racing and carrying out our work to the best of our ability, in addition to putting the structures in place to enable our staff and the volunteers to do their jobs. That is a very important part. We are welcoming the interest from the committee and are happy to come here to lay out what we do and ensure it is understood.

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