Tim Lombard (Fine Gael)
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Senator Victor Boyhan will come in before Senator Daly then.

I want to acknowledge the contributions made by Horse Sport Ireland and Horse Racing Ireland, and I have no questions for them.

I watched the investigation by Conor Ryan and the "RTÉ Investigates" programme. I watched half of it. I actually turned it off; I could not watch the other half. It was shocking stuff altogether; the worst I have ever seen in my entire life. That would be the response of the majority of our society towards it. I cannot even quantify the knock-on implications for our industry. The damage that has been done is absolutely frightening. The hearings today and the Committee of Public Accounts hearing are helpful but clarity is required on a few issues.

We might start with what investigations are actually happening at the moment, and who is leading what investigations there are into the "RTÉ Investigates" programme?