Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 29 November 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed)

Photo of Paul DalyPaul Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

To be honest, it is a pity it was not included in the table initially because it is a little misleading. If that information could be forwarded to members, I would appreciate it. I have done my own analysis.

At a previous meeting we discussed in detail Dr. Suann's report. I appreciate it was done during the Covid period, but at the time, I had issues with the fact he was based in Australia and the majority of it was done on a desktop or by phone. Now that Covid has moved on, has a follow-up been considered where he could visit the racetracks and stables and see IHRB people in operation doing their checks and tests? While it was a welcome report and it was needed, at the time I had an issue with the fact the man never set foot in Ireland while he was writing the report. He would have needed to visit racetracks and stable yards. Now that Covid has finished and ended, has the IHRB ever considered that maybe he should come to the country and do an appendix to the report?

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