Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 February 2022
833. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board plans to publish the commissioned audit of Irish racing’s anti-doping procedures further to the report of the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine on Horse Racing in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4492/22]
View answerHorse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Act, 2001. The Horse Racing Ireland Act, 2016 provides that HRI is responsible for the overall administration, governance, development and promotion of the Irish horse racing industry for guaranteeing funding to the Racing Regulatory Board to carry out its functions through an integrity services budget which is agreed annually. The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) is the regulatory body for all horseracing in Ireland.
The IHRB operate independently of my Department in the exercise of their regulatory functions. However, I confirm that Dr. Craig Suann, former Chief Veterinary Officer in New South Wales, recently began an independent audit of the IHRB's anti-doping procedures.
Following the conclusion of this audit, Dr. Suann will furnish a report and the findings of this report will be made public by the IHRB.
