Joe Flaherty (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That is good. I appreciate that Ms Eade referred to equine welfare, although it amounted to little more than a footnote in her remarks. Generally, I see a high level of welfare in the racing industry. There are, obviously, some rogue operators but, generally, it is quite good. Nevertheless, I am concerned our guests did not address in their opening remarks the issue of doping and the threat that poses to the industry. We have had a number of exchanges and presentations to this committee from people who are very exercised about it, so I had thought our guests would have addressed those issues and sought to give us some degree of comfort and reassurance. They might wish to take this opportunity to address that point. There have been a number of TV programmes and a significant number of newspaper articles about the issue. Much as I asked about HRI's focus on gambling and gambling welfare, where does the issue of anti-doping fit into its corporate responsibility and corporate risk matrix? How big an issue is it for the organisation and how much of its resources are focused on dealing with it? What reassurance can our guests give us that it is front and centre in the organisation's strategic plan?