Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 29 November 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed)

Dr. Lynn Hillyer:

It is the decision of the referrals committee or the panel which hears the case as to what sanction is imposed. We make a recommendation or put our view forward in terms of what sanction. There is a structure within the rules as to what sanctions apply. Beyond that, above a certain minimum, it is at the discretion or the decision of the referrals committee.