Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 9 July 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Alleged Issue of Abuse of Greyhounds: Bord na gCon

Mr. Frank Nyhan:

Deputy Corcoran Kennedy asked about the methods of detection. Essentially, urine testing is the standard method of detecting drugs in greyhounds. On occasion, there is blood sampling but generally there is urine testing. This is done either before or after a race, or on a kennel visit. If anything about the running of a dog causes concern for the stewards at the meeting, they can ask for additional testing. That is how it is done.