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

The bulk of them would be experiencing delays. A breeder called me this morning. She had a foal and two yearlings which she applied for in May. For the two yearlings she had to get the DNA testing done at her own expense from another stud book. She has the two yearlings done. She has the stud book for the foal, a pure bred Irish draught horse, but is still waiting on that. May is well past the average waiting time, which Mr. Duggan suggested. This is an accomplished breeder who would have all her paperwork in place. That is indicative of the types of calls I get from breeders. They tell me that the situation is calamitous, and is indicative of a lot of the wider issues plaguing HSI at the moment.