Mr. Pat Herbert:

Yes. There is a process where a library of information has to be inputted into the machine for specific substances. That is ongoing, but samples are going through it.

A limited number of samples go to the UK and have been doing so for several years. We do not send many. When the library of information has been put into this machine, it is not expected that the UK’s service will be any better than our own.

Our laboratory is accredited by the Irish National Accreditation Board, as well being accredited under the international standard for dope-testing, ISO 17025. Every result and adverse little finding is published. Since October 2015 there is a regulatory onus on the regulator to publish every adverse finding.