Mr. Denis Duggan:

That is correct. We saw the spray painting of the horse's feet with white socks. The vet signs the marking chart and, if it is for a studbook passport, takes a hair sample for a DNA test to be done. If it is for a white book or other identity document, the vet still completes a marking chart and has to sign it but it is possible that no DNA test is done. I can only think of three scenarios where the scenario we saw on the documentary can arise: the vet has been provided with false information and completes and signs the marking chart in good faith and the application is then submitted by the individual to the passport authority, in this case the Northern Ireland Horse Board, which completes it in good faith. The other scenarios are that the vet's signature or stamp is forged or there is a rogue vet. We are dealing with human behaviour.

They are the three scenarios where the marking charge could effectively be tampered with, which would facilitate the identity document being issued. The two biggest-----