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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Jackie Cahill: Where did these findings occur? Were they at race days, in point-to-point racing or during out-of-competition testing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Jackie Cahill: What exactly was the breakdown of those 11 findings? What tests showed up these substances? Were they urine tests, blood tests or hair tests? Were they carried out before the race or post race?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Jackie Cahill: It had to be blood testing for point-to-point because it is the only thing the IHRB does at point-to-point events.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Jackie Cahill: How were the five findings on race days found? They were all post-race tests.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Jackie Cahill: Were they urine, blood or hair tests?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Jackie Cahill: Have there been prosecutions or suspensions in respect of all 11 findings?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Jackie Cahill: Do the 11 adverse findings relate to 11 separate trainers or handlers or are some of them multiple offences within the same training establishment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Jackie Cahill: Did the out-of-competition findings all relate to one establishment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Jackie Cahill: Were adverse findings made against seven different establishments involved in point-to-point races and horse racing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Jackie Cahill: Are the suspensions or fines that ensued set out in tabular form? Who decides what suspension or fine is merited?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Jackie Cahill: Does the referrals committee make a decision based on the IHRB's recommendations?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Jackie Cahill: Does the IHRB put forward its view on the severity of the offence?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Jackie Cahill: Each case is dealt with individually and the level of substance would obviously have an impact.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Jackie Cahill: When horses run outside the country in various parts of the world if they are given a substance that is allowed there but not here, when they come back they are technically out of competition. Is there a timeframe within which the horse would not be tested or are there guidelines in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Jackie Cahill: I thank Dr. Hillyer.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (28 Nov 2023)

Jackie Cahill: 86. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when an application for a foreign birth registration will be processed; when the applicant can expect a decision (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51868/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (28 Nov 2023)

Jackie Cahill: 245. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 171 of 28 September 2023, if the review into occupation lists for employment permits for non-Irish/EEA nationals has been completed; if he can provide a breakdown of the occupations on the list; how many permits are being allocated to each occupation; if there will be an increase in the number...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (28 Nov 2023)

Jackie Cahill: 290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an individual who sat their Leaving Certificate in 2014 and received a C3 in Gaeilge would be permitted to undertake the primary school teaching degree with a college (details supplied) considering that in 2014, a C3 in Gaeilge was the requirement to study primary teaching, but that grade has now increased to a minimum C2; if the fact the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (28 Nov 2023)

Jackie Cahill: 291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Teaching Council recognises the International Postgraduate Certificate in Education with International Qualified Teacher Status through Coventry University, England to allow an individual to obtain primary teaching status in Ireland; whether the Oiriúnú le hAghaidh Cáilíochta sa Ghaeilge or An Scrúdú le...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Funding (28 Nov 2023)

Jackie Cahill: 365. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the 27 Ability Programmes nationwide will be informed of their funding allocations for 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52108/23]