Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 1 June 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Horse Racing in Ireland and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board's Anti-doping Programme: Discussion
Victor Boyhan (Independent)
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I am conscious of time so I will conclude quickly. In its opening statement, the IHRB states that between January 2022 and the end of April 2022, a total of 2,009 samples were taken. Of those samples, four returned some adverse analytical findings. It further states, "There have been 40 disciplinary hearings held by the IHRB so far this year, nine of which related to adverse analytical findings." What was the outcome of those disciplinary hearings? What were the sanctions? I know the witnesses cannot get into the granular detail but what were the outcomes of those hearings?