Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 8 July 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Alleged Issues in the Horse Racing Industry: Discussion
Dr. Lynn Hillyer:
We will be increasing the rate of testing. The reality is that we were affected by Covid and had to be sensitive to it. When restrictions eased in February, we were able to do a little more, but then went back to a minimum level of emergency-only, if one likes, testing in March. We do have plans to increase the rate of testing. As regards when, where and how that will be done, it will depend on intelligence and risk, as I stated.