Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 13 July 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Alleged Issues in the Horse Racing Industry: Discussion (Resumed)
Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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Dr. Hillyer stated at the previous meeting that the IHRB follows up any leads regarding alleged wrongdoing in the industry. We all got emails during the week. In fairness, it was before Dr. Hillyer's time, in 2007 a whistleblower went as far as stating the cupboard where the alleged drugs were stored. In 2018 and 2019, when she was there, the whistleblower stated that the same thing happened again. Is it not surprising that if one was told what cupboard it was in, that something would not have been done? What percentage of leads are followed? At the previous meeting Dr. Hillyer stated she treats everything seriously. Everyone got the email from the whistleblower outlining the information. What does she have to say in response?